The 2001 Nature's Best Photo Contest Winners
Atlantic Spotted Dolphins, Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas
Winner - Marine/Professional

Photograph by
Doug Perrine
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This pair of dolphins was part of a pod that gathered to swim along with Perrine’s boat. The boat slowed to its minimum speed, and he entered the water, swimming hard to keep up with the bow-riding dolphins. “I could only keep up for a few minutes before having to climb aboard and rest before trying again.” The reflection from the water’s surface is only possible on rare still days.

Nikonos V; 15mm lens; 1/250 sec at ƒ/5.6; Kodak Ektachrome 100