After silhouetting the school of jacks against the sea and sun, I was able to catch up to the fish and frame them against the sandy bottom near the reef that attracted their shark.
I rose up in the water column to photograph a silhouette of the jacks against the deep blue ocean as the sun assisted in illuminating the fish.
Donna decided to try to join the school of jacks to offer me a different photo opportunity, but the fish kept their distance. I guess that Donna was more threatening than the shark!
Donna joins the school of jacks. Her exhaust bubbles give away her attempt at camouflage.
The school finally leaves the area in search of its shark. The narrow but strong tail fins propel these fish quite rapidly when they want to flee a predator. Ironically, they seem to enjoy cohabitating with the reef shark.
Modern Aquarium - Greater City A.S (NY)
As we were surfacing, I gazed below to see either another school of jacks or the school that had just swam away. There was no shark in sight. I was low on air and committed to surfacing, otherwise I might have swum back down to investigate these fish.
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