Hourglass Dolphin Leaping in Stormy Seas

An hourglass dolphin leaps above a choppy, grey ocean swell during a stormy, overcast day with light catching the sea spray.

A photo of an hourglass dolphin leaping over a grey swell in the Drake Passage during an overcast squall, sunlight catching spray See more

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A Heaviside's dolphin leaps out of the grey ocean water against a backdrop of morning fog and a pale sun.

A southern right whale breaches completely out of the ocean water against a backdrop of distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

A glass bottlenose dolphin leaps out of the ocean at sunset, with golden light reflecting through its translucent body and water droplets splashing around it.

A lone dolphin surfaces in the calm, misty waters of an estuary at dawn, with the sun appearing as a soft disc in the background.

Two bottlenose dolphins leap in unison above the water surface at sunset, with golden spray backlit by the low sun against a backdrop of dark hills.

A humpback whale breaches out of the ocean at sunset, with its body fully clear of the water and one pectoral fin extended, backlit by golden light against a backdrop of distant islands.

A great white shark breaches the surface of the ocean at sunset, with water spray illuminated by golden backlight against a dark sea and distant mountains.

A humpback whale breaches out of the ocean with water spraying around its body, backlit by the low afternoon sun against a backdrop of distant mountains.

A dolphin surfaces in the dark ocean, its back and dorsal fin illuminated by the reflection of a full moon above a distant coastline.

A humpback whale fluke rises from the dark ocean surface, with water spray illuminated by golden sunlight against a distant coastline.

A humpback whale breaches out of the ocean at sunset, with its body and one pectoral fin illuminated by golden light against a backdrop of distant mountains.

A flock of seagulls flies over a turbulent, stormy sea with large breaking waves in the background under a grey, overcast sky.

An adult bottlenose dolphin swims alongside its calf in clear, sunlit blue water with light rays filtering down from the surface.

A fin whale surfaces in the St. Lawrence River near Les Bergeronnes at sunset, with its blow backlit in gold against a distant shoreline.

A whale tail fluke rises vertically out of the ocean at sunset with water cascading off its edges against a backdrop of distant mountains.

A seagull flies over a rocky coastline with crashing waves under a dramatic, dark storm-filled sky illuminated by a shaft of golden sunlight.

A fin whale lunges through a patch of pink krill in jade-colored ocean waters, viewed from directly above with seagulls circling the surface.

A humpback whale breaches out of the water in front of a massive blue glacier in a mountainous bay, with sunlight illuminating the water spray from its flippers.

A white-beaked dolphin leaps from the calm, golden-lit water of a bay with a snow-capped mountain range visible on the horizon under a soft sunset sky.

Two bottlenose dolphins leap in unison through a turbulent bow wave in the ocean under a bright, overcast sky.

A Hector's dolphin swims through the glassy face of a breaking wave at sunset, with the low sun illuminating the water in shades of green and gold.

A dolphin leaps out of the turquoise water of Baía dos Golfinhos in Fernando de Noronha, with water droplets spraying from its body under bright morning sunlight.

Two dusky dolphins leap from the ocean with the snow-capped Seaward Kaikoura Range in the background under soft morning light.

A Peale's dolphin leaps above the grey-green water in front of the massive, blue-tinted ice cliffs of the Pío XI Glacier under an overcast sky.

A northern fulmar glides low over a dark, turbulent ocean wave with sunlight backlighting the sea spray in a moody, overcast setting.

A bottlenose dolphin is silhouetted within the translucent, glowing crest of a breaking ocean wave at sunset.

A Hector's dolphin surfaces in the green waters of Akaroa Harbour, with its characteristic rounded dorsal fin visible against a backdrop of hazy volcanic hills.

A turbulent, dark grey sea with white-capped waves and spindrift blowing across the surface under a low, overcast sky with golden light.

A humpback whale breaches out of the ocean water during a golden sunset, creating a spray of water illuminated by the light.

Sunlight breaks through dark, heavy clouds, casting crepuscular rays down onto the surface of a choppy, dark ocean.

A humpback whale breaches out of the water in Samaná Bay at dawn, with golden sunlight illuminating the spray against a backdrop of distant green hills.

Three bottlenose dolphins surf through a breaking wave at sunrise, with the low sun backlighting the water to create a glowing green and gold effect.

A wandering albatross glides over a turbulent, foam-streaked ocean wave near the railing of a sailing vessel under a low sun.

An orca surges onto a pebbled beach at Punta Norte, surrounded by splashing surf, as several sea lions scatter across the shore under low, golden afternoon light.

A pod of dolphins leaps through the white foam of a boat's bow wave in bright, sunny conditions with coastal hills in the background.

Two dolphins leap out of clear, shallow turquoise water under a bright, sunny sky.

A dolphin leaps above the calm surface of the ocean at dawn, with water droplets catching the golden sunlight, while other dolphins swim nearby and mountains are visible in the distance.

A Dall's porpoise leaps through the water in Prince William Sound at sunrise, creating a golden spray of water against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains.

A bottlenose dolphin leaps through the crest of a turquoise ocean wave at sunset, with a city skyline visible in the distant background.

A dolphin swims just below the surface of clear blue water, with sun rays filtering through the surface and bubbles trailing behind it.

A Pacific white-sided dolphin leaps above the calm water of the Broughton Archipelago at sunset, with golden light illuminating the spray against a backdrop of dark forested islands.

A pod of dolphins swims together through clear, sunlit blue ocean water.

A great white shark breaches out of the ocean at dusk, with its body arched against a stormy sky and golden sunlight illuminating the water spray.

A large ocean wave crests in the foreground under a dark, stormy sky with golden sunset light illuminating the foam and water spray.

A shark is silhouetted within the translucent, green-gold crest of a breaking ocean wave at sunset, with rocky cliffs visible in the background.

A large, powerful ocean wave crests under a dramatic, stormy sky with sunlight breaking through the clouds, viewed from the water level.

A pod of common dolphins swims in the clear blue water directly in front of a boat bow, with sunlight creating rippling caustic patterns on their bodies.

A northern gannet dives headfirst into the dark green Atlantic Ocean, creating a splash of white sea spray under a heavy, overcast sky.

A pod of orcas surfaces in the calm, dark water of a fjord surrounded by snow-capped mountains under a cloudy sky.

An Adélie penguin leaps from an ice floe into the dark water at sunset, with water droplets suspended in the air around it.

A dolphin leaps from the water in front of the bow of a boat moving through the ocean under a clear sky.

A Bryde's whale surfaces in calm water at dawn, with its blow backlit by the golden sun and the distant coastline visible in the background.

A humpback whale calf breaches beside a resting adult whale in the calm waters of Hervey Bay, illuminated by the golden light of the morning sun.

An orca breaches out of the water in a fjord, with a steep, rocky cliffside featuring a waterfall in the background under an overcast sky.

A pod of false killer whales leaps through the water at sunset near Cape Brett, with their silhouettes backlit by the golden light and spray.

A silhouette of a dolphin leaping out of the ocean against a large, orange setting sun with water droplets trailing from its body.

Three dolphins leap through the water in the bow wave of a boat during a golden sunset.

A whale surfaces in the calm Ligurian Sea at sunset, with its dorsal fin visible and a golden-lit blow of mist rising against the horizon.

An orca swims through green ocean swells beneath towering cliffs at sunset, with spray blowing off its dorsal fin.

An orca spy-hopping in icy waters surrounded by floating ice floes with pink-lit mountains in the background at dusk.

A group of common dolphins leaps through the water at sunset, with two dolphins clearly airborne amidst golden spray against the backdrop of a large, hazy mountain.

A male orca surfaces in calm, dark water with snow-covered mountains in the background under cool, blue-hour lighting.

A shark leaps vertically out of the ocean at dawn, with water droplets catching the golden sunlight against a calm sea.

A humpback whale breaches out of the ocean at sunrise, with water spray illuminated by pink dawn light.

A pod of dusky dolphins leaps out of the calm blue ocean with the snow-capped Seaward Kaikoura Range in the background under soft morning light.

A killer whale cow and her calf surface together in the cold waters of a fjord, with snow-covered mountains in the background under soft pink winter light.

A Xiphactinus fish leaps out of the water against a sunset sky over a calm sea.

A humpback whale's tail fluke emerges from the calm, silver-toned water of a vast, open sea under soft, overcast lighting.

A short-finned pilot whale swims near the surface of the ocean, its round melon and dark, glossy skin illuminated by sunlight filtering through the water.

A Cuvier's beaked whale with a pale, scarred head surfaces in the calm, rose-tinted waters of the Ligurian Sea at dawn, with distant mountains visible on the horizon.

A spotted dolphin swims through clear, shallow turquoise water over a white sandy bottom, with sunlight filtering down from the surface.

A dark rain squall descends from heavy clouds onto the turbulent, sunlit blue ocean surface.