Diving Otter

Displayed in the Gallery at 18x24 (vertical crop), framed on Pro Luster Photo Paper

There were three of these otters playing and chasing each other around on these ice shelves at Lake Almanor, and I was able to get fairly close along the shoreline and observe them for a half hour or so. It was a rare treat, as they normally seem to be pretty shy, only giving me glimpses. This shot stood out as the best one of the bunch, although it’s just a single otter. It is in mid-dive, joining its counterparts in the water.