Hi. This September I spent (sorry for the pun) a week in Hanifaru bay - Maldives .

We had a bad luck  - Not a single manta in the "manta bay" during the best season  - all week.

So - instead we shoot each other..  

Camera: Nikon Z7 2 . Housing: Isotta. lens: Nikon 8-15mm Sea&Sea strobes

Nice, only a little blueish.

Was there really a week without mantas?? We've been there in August and had anything between 30 and 200 Mantas. Not to mention the nearly everyday whalesharks. "oceanfanaticsreethibeach" on insta were a good source of information.

Impressive how the nail varnish stands out in the dark! 😆

4 hours ago, fruehaufsteher2 said:

Nice, only a little blueish.

Was there really a week without mantas?? We've been there in August and had anything between 30 and 200 Mantas. Not to mention the nearly everyday whalesharks. "oceanfanaticsreethibeach" on insta were a good source of information.

Yep. No mantas all week... 
 

10 hours ago, Ido said:

Yep. No mantas all week... 
 

Get your money back! 🤯

Sorry to hear that, usually Sept. is a great month for mantas.. maybe you had to look to the moon phases before of choosing the time, they are very active in the full and new moon..

Been there a couple of times and always got plenty of mantas!

 

Might be really nice as a black and white too.

On 12/13/2023 at 5:34 PM, pcremone said:

Sorry to hear that, usually Sept. is a great month for mantas.. maybe you had to look to the moon phases before of choosing the time, they are very active in the full and new moon..

Been there a couple of times and always got plenty of mantas!

 

 

We had full moon. I think I spotted some werewolves but unfortunately - not mantas. The locals was astonished by this unlucky week.. 

Edited December 15, 20232 yr by Ido

Picture of the werewolves?