Turtle and Jellyfish by Jacob Maentz

Sunday, 13th January 2008

Green sea turtle chasing jellyfish

by Jacob Maentz

A juvenile green sea turtle preparing to eat a jellyfish at the Balicasag Marine Sanctuary, Bohol, Philippines.

Equipment: Canon A610 with underwater housing model WPDC90

Jacob Maentz

I have been into photography since 2000 when I bought my first SLR. I am currently residing in Cebu City, Philippines with my wife and son.

www.jacobmaentz.com

16 Comments

a. Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 2:31 am
Fantastic shot! The vibrant colours really make the picture stand out. The mixture of skill and being at the right place at the right time makes this shot superb! Nice work!
Thomas Vignaud Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 3:57 am
Very nice shot !
never saw a yellow remora, great
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 10:45 am
This is really great. Colors are superb, composition is excellent and the scene itself is a schoolbook example of the right place and the right time. Cheers!
laurens Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
creepy animals…:S
Ann Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Fantastic capture. Great colours/great subject. Well composed and presented.
Sue Gagnon Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
This is just an amazing shot! I am gripped by the circumstance, and your fortunate capture of ‘life in action’, although I bet patience was your fortune, in this case. Great work on this real-life photograph, that is beautiful, gripping, wonderfully colorful, and well taken.
Tom Brooklyn Says:
January 13th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Very unusual scene. Vibrant colors.
Ian Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 2:01 am
Beatiful color well framed very blue water i wonder how deep you where,.. obviously used some sort of artificial light source to get the color so vivid with such a deep background color.
Anurag Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Very dramatic Shot!
Stunning colors and a perfect vantage point.
Thank you very much for sharing such a lovely image. On a lighter note, it looks like a spacecraft aproaching a planet.!!

One of the very best images on Earthshots.
Reuben Chircop Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 7:54 am
very nice shot. Great lighting
Andy Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 11:42 am
it is a very well photographed. I think Jacob should keep taking pics like these, by coleoptera
Yasmin Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Wonderful surreal quality to this image.
Renee Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
This is such a great photo! Its kinda funny how the fish is just on his back hanging out
Pauline Jones Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
A very nice shot.
Eli Shams Says:
January 17th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
It’s like a danse ! Really nice catch.
dinesan cheruvat Says:
February 5th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
really wonderful and colourful expression of animal life interactions