Humpbacks turned on a breathtaking breach-a-thon, the Australian fur seals posed like models on Cabbage Tree Island and the bottlenose dolphins surfed the bow waves.
That's what unfolded last Saturday in the inaugural Peter Lorimer Whale and Wildlife Photography Tutorial Cruise aboard Imagine off the Port Stephens heads.
More than 25 photographers honed their skills in a three-hour voyage.
Imagine skipper Frank Future decided to stick with a pod of three humpbacks for 5km on their migration north and his hunch paid off.
Cameras clicked like a shed full of shears, with more than 10 close-range stunning breaches.
Here are a selection of the best amateur photos shot on the day.
The next tutorial will be held on October 10. Go to imaginecruises.com.au for details.
