SJ Meikle
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The Majestic Polar Bear
There were tears. Not from me, but it was a near thing. Standing in the underwater tunnel with four strangers, only thin glass separating us from the pool of water overhead, we all shared a moment of awe as a polar bear swam over us with steady, powerful strokes. I'll never see or meet those people again, I don't know who they were or where they were from, but at that moment we all shared the same feeling. It's hard to explain the transcendent feeling that overtook us in that moment, but it left some of us in tears; this amazing animal had graced us with its majesty and we were in awe.
By SJ Meikle3 years ago in Photography
The Happiest Marsupial alive?
This particular Quokka shot is my favourite purely because it's a mother proudly showing off her baby, which is safely tucked in her pouch. What more can be said about how special that is? She came hopping straight up, bold as can be as soon as I kneeled down near her. She sat up and smiled, eyes glittering with happiness! With a greeting like that, how could anyone have a bad day? Not only did she pose for a few photos, with a nice quiet baby behaving in her pouch (she must be a super mother!), but even obligingly looked up at the camera for a quick social media selfie with me as well.
By SJ Meikle3 years ago in Photography