- From: news.com.au
- May 20, 2012
Penney Hayley, from Kununurra in Western Australia, took this photo during a cruise to Antarctica. Picture: Penney Hayley
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- Photographer spent eight hours lying on ice to get shot
- Picture is one of ten finalists in next round of competition
- Escape photo competition finalists, week 13
IT took eight hours lying on the cold, hard ice in Antarctica to get
the perfect shot, but for Penney Hayley the long wait was worth it.
The Western Australian photographer snapped this picture of a
penguin shooting out of the ocean at Cape Denison in Commonwealth Bay
during a cruise with Orion Expeditions."I love the look on his face,'' she said.
"I don't know who got the biggest shock - him or me.
"I reckon if he could have pedalled backwards he would have.''
The image is one of the ten finalists in week 14 of the Escape Your Holiday photo competition.
Ms Hayley, 50, from Kununurra, took more than 10,000 photographs during the 19 day trip, but this was one of her favourites.
"It's a very restricted area and there's only 100 people allowed at any one time,'' she said.
"We had a window of opportunity where we had really, really good weather which is quite good for Antarctica.
"It was the most surreal experience.
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"The penguins are often getting chased by leopard seals.''
While it looks like a predator in the background, Hayley said it was actually another penguin about to jump out.
"The penguins are often getting chased by leopard seals.''
While it looks like a predator in the background, Hayley said it was actually another penguin about to jump out.
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