HIGHLY COMMENDED CATEGORY UNDERWATER
Luc Rooman | Pike

Name: Luc Rooman
Picture title: Pike
Category: Underwater
Nationality: Belgium
Occupation: It’s a hobby, we have a snack bar like we say in Belgium FRITUUR

Technical information
Camera: Nikon D 500
Lens: nikon 16-35 mm
EXIF: f9. SS30
Accessories: Hugyfot underwater housing and 2 subtonic flash

Luc Rooman says:

In the spring in May, the water lilies start to grow quite a bit but the stems are not so close together yet. Ideal to look for fish hiding between the stems then. This photo was taken in the freshwater lake De Melle near Turnhout (Antwerp) where there is a large population of water lilies.
After a while, I noticed this large pike among the stems which I approached carefully and thus was able to take a whole series of pictures.
Taking pictures of pike is very easy as they have no natural predators in the lake and stay calm if you approach them carefully which is also the case with this pike.