Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 announced
From the murky depths of the Indian Ocean to the lush forest canopy of Uganda’s Kibale National Park, travel the world this winter at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year
CATEGORY WINNER 2017, BEHAVIOUR: AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
Leatherbacks are the largest, deepest-diving and widest-ranging sea turtles, the only survivors of an evolutionary lineage that diverged from other sea turtles 100–150 million years ago. When mature, females return to the shores where they themselves hatched to lay their own eggs. The females each lay about 100 eggs in nests dug deep in the sand.
Nikon D5 17 – 35mm f2.8 lens at 24mm; 10 sec at f8; ISO 1600; Nikon flash at 1/64th power tungstengel; Nikon remote release.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London
