Manatee Update

Hey it was great to meet you this weekend. I saw the huge camera rigs and had to ask the question "Are you from Wetpixel?" ... I hope you had safe travels back.

 

Gary Ramey

Great to meet you too, Gary! Thanks for the tips, everyone. I did get out Fri, Sat & Sun morning with Bird's, and there were lots of people but the vis was so low that they didn't usually show up in my shots! LOL.

I've put up some of my shots from Fri at Main Spring, the only morning I got sunlight.

Underwater Journeys

Great you all met and had an adventure!!

I've been doing manatee the last couple of days and yes the viz has been variable. It is because of weather fronts and conditions. But sites can still clear and as was stated it can be good because you just shoot close and nothing else in your pics!!

Still there are lots of manatee and Crystal River and it has been just gorgeous out, the sun returned!!

I did get a chance to take down my new Tokina 10-17 lens today. It was awesome and the Subal lens gear worked flawlessly. I still like my nikon 16mm and am glad I used it so much and learned to get a lot out of it but I love shooting manatee with the wider lens - what a treat!, and now I'll be able to get shots I haven't been able to before - more variety in my manatee photo collection....

OK, got to close tired now, it will be cold and clear again tomorrow. Let's just hope the viz clears...... As I've previously stated you don't need to take up any extra sources of gambling when you bank on shooting manatee and try to figure out the clarity of the springs at Crystal River! But manatee are lovely and mesmerizing in any light and viz I'd say....

Best Carol

But manatee are lovely and mesmerizing in any light and viz I'd say....

I concur.

Alex

Great to meet you too, Gary! Thanks for the tips, everyone. I did get out Fri, Sat & Sun morning with Bird's, and there were lots of people but the vis was so low that they didn't usually show up in my shots! LOL.

 

I've put up some of my shots from Fri at Main Spring, the only morning I got sunlight.

Underwater Journeys

hmmm..you're being way too humble here. The pics I saw on that link were spectacular. The manatees with the sun rays were perfectly exposed.

Great to meet you too, Gary! Thanks for the tips, everyone. I did get out Fri, Sat & Sun morning with Bird's, and there were lots of people but the vis was so low that they didn't usually show up in my shots! LOL.

 

I've put up some of my shots from Fri at Main Spring, the only morning I got sunlight.

Underwater Journeys

Great shots. Especially the few with the streaming sunrays- the group one in particular.

Yes Carol, I hope I wasn't remiss in saying your main spring manatee pics - especially with the sunrays were lovely!!!! A successful trip for sure.

I knew you were good with sunrays because of kelp photos I've seen you take - seems you perfectly transferred that technique to the manatee!!

Very well done!

Lots of interesting stuff going on in manatee-ville...

Carol