Green Turtle Swimming Freely in Belize

Photographer

L. Kelly Jones

Category

Nature Photography - Aquatic/ Underwater

Company

L. Kelly Jones

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2025

Country / Region:

United States

This a very simple image; just a turtle and blue ocean water. I was about 60 feet down when I spotted this young green turtle from maybe 100 feet away at the surface. I tried to move to where I thought the turtle might descend, and it spectacularly rewarded my guess. It was swimming freely and turned slightly on its side against the blue ocean water to display its fabulous shell. Post-processing in Lightroom, Photoshop, On1, and Luminar.