Leatherback Turtle Dives Through Kelp Forest Dalmatia in through a forest of kelp fronds in Dalmatia

Leatherback Turtle Dives Through Kelp Forest Dalmatia

by Melanie Hyde

Late afternoon sun penetrates the exceptionally clear Adriatic water, illuminating a massive leatherback sea turtle as it glides downward. The turtle's dark, leathery carapace contrasts with the translucent, amber-tinted kelp fronds that sway gently in the current. A dense bloom of jellyfish floats nearby, their bell-shaped bodies glowing with a soft, internal luminescence against the blue-green backdrop. The water surface above shows slow-moving ripples, casting shifting patterns of light across the sandy seabed. Shallow depth of field blurs the distant kelp forest, focusing attention on the turtle's textured skin and the delicate, trailing tentacles of the jellyfish drifting just beyond its flippers. One frond of kelp rests against the turtle's trailing edge.

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leatherback turtle kelp forest jellyfish Dalmatia underwater Adriatic Sea marine life midsummer
Camera iPhone 16*AI-imagined, not shot. For real iPhone 16 photos, grab one online.
Lens 26mm f/1.6
Focal Length 26mm
Aperture f/1.6
Shutter Speed 1/4000
ISO 1600
Film processed in Lightroom Mobile
Location through a forest of kelp fronds in Dalmatia
Date 2024-10-18
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
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