Saturday, January 23, 2010

Easy Smiles


I'm impressed. Even though my new friends, Scott and Cara visiting from Washington, had never swum with Spinner Dolphins before this morning, they knew a lot about them. Such as the fact that dolphins never sleep, instead they enter a trance state in order to get rest.

Even though they were clearly resting, the 36 dolphins were fairly interactive and were also playing the Leaf Game. One even dropped a leaf in front of me, which I carried on my hand briefly before returning it to the dolphin. I am easily entertained.

Click HERE for lots more photos from this morning.

Posted by Maui Don - Dolphin Dude at 4:01 PM

3 comments:

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppE5stIQ218

    I had my family is a similar spot over Thanksgiving week. Left my freediving fins and mask along the shore...they were gone later in the day...expensive mistake.

    Great photos. What camera are you using?
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  2. I'm currently using a Canon G10 in their underwater housing. I shoot in RAW mode and do the color balance in Photoshop. I also sometimes shoot video using the same camera, although you (Jim) have ruined that experience for me with the high quality of your video ;-)
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  3. Canon HF S10: 1920x1080 resolution. The Housing is a Light and Motion BlueFin. State of the art (pro/consumer)...for the next six months anyway. Very nice vid cam and housing ... great for freediving but...its too bulky to go on the group swims.

    I also have Canon D10 camera which is waterproof to 33 feet...it does pretty well and can go along on the swims without effort, but you've got a professional eye with the photos you take.

    Anyway...thanks for the photos as it is an escape from the winter snow and cold.

    Check out Maui Sporting Goods in Wailuku - Brian's the man up there - they have excellent freediving fins and masks...pick up a light weightbelt and you'll be set free from the buoyancy!
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