ENTRY DESCRIPTION
On the third day of our sardine run trip near Port St. John’s, South Africa, we saw a big baitball of mackerels being attacked by copper sharks, blacktip sharks and common dolphins. The predators worked together to keep the baitball to the surface. The mackerels tried to stay tight as a group, rushing around to escape the attack. When a copper shark came to attack the baitball, the baitball rushed around and happened to form a 'C' shape, like the opening mouth of a predator. The copper shark happened to be in the middle of the 'mouth' of the frame. It seems to me that the mackerels showed their determination for survival.

AUTHOR
Wayne is an amateur underwater photographer. He started his underwater photography on his macro trip to Anilao in 2016. He was deeply impressed by the beauty and behavior of the critters there under the focus light. He has always been enthusiastic about underwater macro photography since then and frequently visited Lembeh, Romblon and Anilao. After one and a half year, Wayne started to shoot wide angle during his trips to Maldives, Port St Johns, Port Elisabeth, Channel Islands (USA), the Red Sea, Raja Ampat, Jardines de la Reina (Cuba), Tromso (Norway), Trinco (Sri Lanka) and Fakarava (French Polynesia). Since 2017, Wayne’s photos have been recognized in top underwater and nature & wildlife photography competitions.

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