PRO+

smkeena

Sea Otter mom and pup, Sitka, Alaska

Sea Otter mom and pup, Sitka, Alaska

camera

Canon EOS-1D X

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 640 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 400/1

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2018

Views

2304

Likes

+563

Awards

Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 31

Staff Favorite

Peer Award

+583

Absolute Masterpiece

+36

Magnificent Capture

+26

Top Choice

+17

Superb Composition

+14

All Star

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

Genius

Emotions

Impressed

Happy

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 30 rank

Top 20 rank week 1

Categories

Love this! Beautiful :-)

Amazing!!

Ultimate

It took a few seconds to realize what was going on here, but Mom's love goes across all animals. Great image.

PRO+

Stunning and such love.

Fantastic image

So darn cute@

Awesome. I'm a sucker for sea otters

Oh my goodness! Very adorable and beautifully shot!

cute

Love this, it’s beautiful

PRO+

This is absolutely adorable, so much love.❤

See all

Same photographer See all

This image captured from this moment unfolded rather quickly. We were flanking this mom and calf when she changed directions, pushing the calf towards

A playful humpback whale calf frolics at the surface of the water. Ha'apai, Tonga.

I've revisited this particular Burrowing owl a handful of times. It always has this same expression every time...a true character!

"People protect what they love." Jacques Cousteau
I only had a couple of seconds to reset my focus points and switch to portrait orientatio

Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) playfully come in for a closer look just off of Bimini in the Bahamas.
Many of the Spotted dolphins,

Edit Photo Details
Great Hammerhead shark and diver
A great hammerhead shark dubbed "Patches" swoops past a diver at the world famous Tig

A curious tiger shark comes in for a very close look.
This is shot at 10mm (fisheye) on a full frame so that gives you an idea of how the close encou

A charismatic burrowing owlet taking a leap from a small boulder.

A playful humpback whale calf cruises by for a closer look. Ha'apai, Tonga.

Lihini

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) stretch! Salton Sea, CA. USA

Humpback whale, Ha'apai, Kingdom of Tonga

Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) gracefully pass by in the most tranquil aqua hued waters imaginable off of Bimini in the Bahamas.
Man

A Burrowing owlet with a cheeky expression.

A playful humpback whale calf cruises in for a look at the surface of the water. What I loved about this was the trailing bubbles off of the pectoral

A pair of baby burrowing owls just after sunrise.

I uplit this spider with my halogen dive light in the early hours to create a sense of drama like the old creature movies filmed decades ago. I teased

Discover more photos See all

kayla and Camila by tessawilliams

Into the final turn heading for the finish line. by alfabphoto_5211

Doing Lunch by terryc

A small fox stands alone in the road on a mountain pass in Loveland Pass, Colorado. by ReidCollins

Ella am Strand von Caorle - die letzten Sonnenstrahlen des Tages by angelikawrndl

Colobus Mom and baby high up in the tree tops in Arusha National Park, Tanzania. Colobus monkeys are very protective of their young in the wild so I by pamdorner

Wild colt. by jaychapman

A belligerent hippo bull seen from a small boat on the Chobe river, Botswana. by japiemaritz

Winter Wonderland by karenpphotography

Ayiko and forsythia by lynefournier

Isn't this the cutest?! I adore this sleepy little boy and his kitten friends by nadiacallahanphotography

baby owl by circlepranch

90's Girl and her dog by laceylacersholmen

Atlantic Puffin by josephrotford

A natural light portrait of my son, in our home. I folded the paper cranes, and they were shot in scene. For the metamorphoses into real cranes, I par by danicasherry

Taken on safari in the desert regions of Namibia, where the safari was themed on "Animals in the Landscape". This oribi (?) was photographe by davidjharper

My dog runs happy in the fall morning by giordanoaita

A pair of curious Atlantic Spotted dolphins cruise past, dancing in the light rays of the unusually green waters off of Bimini in the Bahamas. by smkeena

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Or

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.