One thing when you are cruising around the beautiful world that is Antarctica is that you are going to see a lot of penguins either on the ice or land and in the water.  When you do see them in the water it is usually because they are porpoising - basically, doing little jumps out of the water and typically almost synchronized with other animals they are swimming with.  It happens very very very quickly and it is probably the hardest shot you can take of these cute, smelly animals.  
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<center>**The reason they actually porpoise is to grab a quick breathe - as their beaks are open when they are airborne for that split of a second… cool, eh?**</center>
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Since, I am also driving the zodiac and somehow attempting to take photos of these animals in this state makes taking this shot even more difficult.  As it does happen incredibly quickly and they are constantly moving under the water in between leaps, as well as, changing direction too, which makes it insanely difficult. Well, that is my excuse and I am sticking to it...  At the end of the day I basically get shots that look like this. That are somewhat disappointing to say the least.
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[![IMG_3949-2.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdJKPpSW3oAwQbo96Tf6pkkL4P345hU4io2GnZox159VG/IMG_3949-2.jpg)](https://steemitimages.com/DQmdJKPpSW3oAwQbo96Tf6pkkL4P345hU4io2GnZox159VG/IMG_3949-2.jpg)
<center>*A Gentoo penguin re-entering the water after porpoising.
Click image to view full size.*</center>
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Well, I am off down south as of tomorrow - I hope and get another few opportunities to take the one shot that has eluded me for over 2 months!!  Wish me luck, Steemians!
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