Today's topic is dolphins. We encountered several pods of dolphins with a few hundred members as well as a few smaller groups during our trip. Their playful nature and graceful leaping ability made them a favorite of photographers and non-photographers alike.
Few things got the people on deck as excited as seeing a line of dolphins on the horizon heading our way because it all-but guaranteed that a fun encounter was coming up. Our encounters with the dolphins frequently lasted a while as they seemed to enjoy our presence almost as much as we enjoyed theirs. As a result, these large pods would frequently swim along with us - providing many wonderful opportunities to photograph them.
m. goodwin wrote:
A wonderful story.
The last shot would make anyone happy. Very nice!
marty
Thanks, Marty. I suppose that I would have been happy with the last shot under any circumstances, but the fact that it took two weeks and almost 3,000 images to capture just makes me appreciate it that much more.
and we spent two weeks exploring both coasts of the Baja Peninsula. The whale and dolphin watching was amazing. It was a trip especially designed for photographers so it was a good learning experience too as one of the members of the trip was Flip Nicklin, who has been National Geographic's premier whale photographer for over 20 years. Truly a remakable experience.
