Trevor Pottelberg’s split-second shot captures a skull in a wave

These stunning images show the moment a skull appeared in an icy wave.

Trevor Pottelberg’s split-second photography captured the moment a face appeared in the water off Port Stanley in Ontario, Canada.

The 42-year-old, from Brownsville in Ontario, said he took seven frames in a second to capture the unique image he titled ‘Father Time.’ It’s now become a favorite in his portfolio of wave photographs. 

The 42-year-old, from Brownsville, said he took seven frames in a second to capture the unique image he titled Father Time

‘I captured a great bunch of waves that day,’ he said.

‘I captured these seven frames in the span of one second. It wasn’t until I returned home and started to cull through my images that I noticed a face in the fourth frame of the sequence.

‘To the naked eye, one does not see the subtle formation changes in each wave. The waves form and fall apart in a mere split second of time.’ 

He added: ‘To me, this image which I titled ‘Father Time’, which eerily resembles a face rising out of the murky depths. He reminds us that our time here on earth is limited and you can’t avoid the inevitable!’

Pottelberg, a photo educator, explained that winds intensify as air patterns shift in the autumn months from October to December. 

‘The result of the clashing of warm and cold air creates gale force winds that drive massive waves inland,’ he said.

The photographer said it wasn’t until he got home and sorted through his images that he realized what he had snapped

Pottelberg explained that winds intensify as air patterns shift in the autumn months from October to December

‘The result of the clashing of warm and cold air creates gale force winds that drive massive waves inland,’ he said