19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
'SURFACE TENSION' - A bottlenose dolphin about to break through the water

Yet another capture from this magnificent day on the ocean with the bottlenose dolphins surrounding us. I was out whale watching when a pod of bottlenose dolphins stole the show. They stayed with the boat for about half an hour darting all around and under the boat. While there was a pod of whales in the distance, it was the dolphins who took our breath away.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2021
Date Uploaded: 11.2021
Photo Location: BYRON BAY, Australia
Camera: NIKON D850
Copyright: © Sonia Friedrich