Lovely captures !!

Dick on Aruba wrote:
Nice work! It's a very impressive sight to see so many dolphins at the same time..


It was impressive. Very impressive. On three occasions we were in the midst of pods the naturalists estimated at 400-500 animals. We also saw several smaller pods. Even the smaller ones were a fun experience.

Jay

Jude Perera wrote:
Wonderful story and very nice captures. Love the last six shots.

Jude

Thanks, Jude. These are obviously my favorite shots from my encounters, with the last shot and the tail-dancing dolphin being numbers 1 and 2.

Jay

HOWARD KEARLEY wrote:
Great series and info.
Thanks for sharing.

Howard.

Thanks for the compliment and thanks for looking!

Jay

Wayne Willison wrote:
The images and storyline held my interest all the way through. Excellent work on both.

Wayne.

Thanks, Wayne. I enjoy creating a story to go with my photos because I think some context often makes the images more meaningful. I'm glad you liked them.

Jay

ms_yuan wrote:
Great shots, nice narration! Must have been cool to see firsthand.

Thank you. I've seen dolphins on a number of occasions, but it never gets old. They are just fun to watch. I'd love to know what they think of us because it's clear that they are observing us too.

Jay

noelle wrote:
I would love to see this!

The last image is really sweet

Thanks, Noelle. I hope you get a chance to try. I would highly recommend the trip I took to any photographer. I would also recommend Lindblad's shorter/cheaper one week trips. They do an excellent job and have a real understanding of photography. Many of their trips have professional wildlife photographers on board who are there to offer instruction and answer questions. It's definitely a fun way to learn!

Jay

tfoltz wrote:
You nailed it on the last one

Tim

Thanks, Tim. It was definitely exciting and almost a relief to finally get the image I was hoping for after so many attempts.

Jay

GAREN wrote:
tfoltz wrote:
You nailed it on the last one

Tim


+1

Garen

Thanks, Garen. This encounter came so late in the trip that most of the passengers, myself included, had already packed away our camera gear for the next's day's disembarkation. I had to scamble to get things unpacked and ready to go. Fortunately it paid off!

Jay

genefixer wrote:
Lovely captures !!

Thanks for the compliment and thanks for looking!

Very cool set! Another vote for the last one as my favorite but the group en masse must have been something to experience. Thanks for sharing these.

Tim