UPY British Waters Compact - Highly Commended
James Lynott
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UPY British Waters Compact - Highly Commended
'Spurdog shark'
James Lynott
This image was taken during a fantastic late August weekend of diving at the Falls of Lora, Loch Etive. Easily my favourite shore dive in Scotland, this site features amazing underwater topography and incredible marine life, especially over the summer when spurdog sharks (Squalus acanthias) can be seen. It was a particularly good weekend with small neap tides, giving the opportunity to do several dives at this site, and over 3 dives with many lovely fellow photographers and dive buddies, multiple spurdog sharks were spotted. This shark was seen on the Sunday afternoon dive at HW slack and was found sitting at the bottom of the 22m deep bowl, along with a curious looking shore crab. It was quite placid, and my buddy and I were both able to take a few shots before moving off on our way to explore more of the site.
Judge's comment: Very nice capture of this rare animal! We loved the addition of the little crab in the foreground! Well done!
Tobias Friedrich
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