Friday, April 29, 2011

Dolphins Leaping


 See the beautiful dolphins leaping high into the air...

These amazing pictures show a gang of young, spotted dolphins leaping an incredible 15 feet in the air - high enough to clear a double decker bus.
The six foot long marine mammals are jumping an astounding two and a half times their own body length.




'It is a very difficult shot to take because they're only above the water for a fraction of a second,' explained Anthony Pierce, photographer from Leeds who took these photographs,
'I have to press the shutter down before they break through the surface in order to capture them - because they're so incredibly quick.  I have to predict where they're going to be.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380093/Flippin-heck-The-dolphins-jump-high-double-decker-bus.html#ixzz1KxRtedc5

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