Brent Stephenson / Type B Killer whale (Orca orcinus) surfacing, close-up, Antarctic Sound, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic, January.

Hougaard Malan / Large wave crashing against rock shelf. Luphathana, Pondoland, Eastern Cape, South Africa. June 2012.

Markus Varesvuo / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) hitting the surface of the lake, whilst hunting for fish, Kangasala, Finland, Scandinavia, April. Magic Moments book plate.

Shattil & Rozinski,Shattil & Rozinski / Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), with the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountains in the background, Denver, Colorado, USA, November.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Storm over Kalk Bay harbor with boat, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Ben Hall / Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.

Claudio Contreras / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) fishing, Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July

Laurent Geslin / Vehicles tracks in sand, Etosha NP, Namibia

LYNN M. STONE / Golden retriever splashing through water, USA

Stephen Dalton / Shotgun discharge, multiflash sequence of eight images

Stephen Dalton / Water splashing over a rock, backlit, UK

Stephen Dalton / Water droplet dropping onto water