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Members of the public, scientists and whale shark tour operators around the world contribute photos of whale sharks to the system, which uses NASA technology to map their locations and track their movements. To help protect the species, Australian marine biologist Brad Norman co-founded The Wildbook for Whale Sharks, a photo identification database that went online in 2003. In this case I had a little noise that I softened in Topaz DeNoise.The world's biggest fish, whale sharks are endangered by human activity, including fishing, oil and gas drilling and climate change. A little bit of high pass, touch the levels using a mask to highlight a little more the shark, and of course clean a little bit the backscatter. Once I'm done with Lightroom I always like to do some final retouches in Photoshop. In underwater photography the photos without flash tend to be quite flat, so the dehaze and clarity tools are something I use quite a lot. In this case I wanted to give it more contrast, a little more intensity and darken the background. Even so, I won a contest with this photograph and even though two years have passed it still transmits me the magic of that moment.įor post-processing I always start using Adobe Lightroom. Now, with more experience I know I would have used a higher shutter speed even though the animal wasn't moving much and probably a higher f/stop as well.
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My settings were 1/100-sec., f/5, ISO 3200 and with such a large animal I set my lens at 16mm. So I had to turn them off and use only the boat light. I went in the water with my Sony Alpha 7 III and two video lights but there was so much plankton in the water that every time I turned on the lights I got plankton all around me and I couldn’t see anything. My Camera SettingsĪs I mentioned, I didn't have much experience when I took this shot. When I do underwater photography I always use the Sony 16-35mm f/4 lens because it gives me a lot of leeway whether I'm close to the animals or a little further away.
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I chose the Sony Alpha 7 III, because of its quality, because it is full frame, and because the results at high ISOs are very good. I had owned a smaller one before and was very happy with it.
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When I decided to buy a professional camera I had no doubt it would be a Sony.
I took many photos, vertical and horizontal, but this is my favorite because I think it shows the magic of that moment. I wanted the whole shark, the light and the dark. This photo was shot during my first months with the camera and I was still learning so I didn't know exactly what photo I wanted but when I saw it there under the light it was clear. It was a magical feeling, to be in the middle of the night with such a large and beautiful animal with just the light from the boat. After the customers on that boat enjoyed it they let us dive. There were two other boats in the same spot and our shark decided he liked the plankton more on the other boat. Everyone on the boat was clapping for joy but it was not going to be that easy. It took several hours for the shark to show up and for a moment we thought we would not see it, but it finally did. It is a very special dive as it is not very common to see a whale shark feeding in the night. When it gets dark they put a strong light on the stern of the boat to attract the plankton and, with it, the whale sharks.
The photo was taken in Maldives during a liveaboard two years ago. See the story behind this award-winning photo of a whale shark and how a photographer traveling the world in search of rare creatures captured the moment. Read as she shares her story behind capturing the image with her Sony Alpha 7 III and Sony 16-35mm f/4 lens below. We came across this magical underwater moment she captured and connected with her to learn more. Now, at 34 years old, she’s traveled around the world photographing many animals she used to dream of seeing, “I can only say that it has been better than I could have ever dreamed.” Llobera’s hope is that through her photos people can fall in love with these animals and understand that they need to be protected. She always loved watching animal documentaries and dreamed of one day being able to see them in their habitat. Llobera’s love for animals and learning about the world around us started at a very young age. During this time she has worked for several companies doing photography and video. Although she has always been involved in artistic things like music and dubbing, Merche Llobera’s ( photography career started a little less than three years ago.
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