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New start!
SAN DIEGO, March 2012.
Sugar, twenty years old, had slipped into a private party, serving drinks... and pitching her project with the drive of a tiger.
But a tiger among sharks is just vulnerable prey.
"Wait, watch this..."
Before showing off some impressive moves and agile turns, a floating alligator dips below the surface to see what's coming.
Alexander Springs Recreation Area
Ocala National Forest
Lake County Florida
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Volvo B9R/Caetano.
ex NX410 1200 London VCS-Birmingham 'Duplicate'.
Nearside view of the recently applied Epsoms livery, seen here on the lay-over bay at Birmingham Coach Station.
25 Aug 13
Who expects to see any manatee at all, after the winter refuge period is over, and the run is open again.
Considering I got these shots from the boat, and the clarity wasn't that great, I'm certainly not complaining.
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
When this Cooter finally realizes it's just another goofball with a camera, it's off to the races towards the springhead.
Alexander Springs Recreation Area
Ocala National Forest
Lake County Florida
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
I imagine once this calf has got the nibbling down pat, Mom will venture out into the St. John's to start on munching bigger meals.
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Volvo B9R/Caetano Levante.
NX540 0730 London VCS-Liverpool.
There are two journeys on the NX540 from London VCS to Liverpool via Manchester, Epsoms working the 0730 departure, with Selwyns doing the 1030 departure.
Departing Manchester Coach Station.
12 Dec 13
Although it never strays too far, while mom is trying to get a moments peace, the calf makes passes back and forth in the spring run.
Florida Manatee
Trichechus manatus latirostris
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
This Volvo B9R/Caetano Levante is seen in the Queensway/Baywater Coach/Bus/Car Park after doing Terravision work to Central London. FJ11GLF was new in June 2011 as EP 01/EP1. EP 1 was new for National Express contract work.
Otters frequent the bank around the run; you can never actually get a glimpse of them until they venture out onto the bank.
While I was along the far bank, two came over and started working the grass right in front of me.
They caused quite a commotion; splashing, spinning around, and churning up debris.
River Otter
Alexander Springs Recreation Area
Ocala National Forest
Lake County Florida
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Volvo B9R/Caetano.
Looking smart in Epsoms livery, is this former NX liveried Levante. It later worked to Birmingham, duplicating the NX410 1200 Wolverhampton service.
25 Aug 13
Not much to choose from on the menu, but the calf is certainly perfecting Mama's technique.
Florida manatee
Trichechus manatus latirostris
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
6 May 2016
During manatee season, which runs from sometime in November until March or April, the sanctuary of Blue Springs is strictly off limits.
Blue Springs reopened in late March this year, but doesn't allow any swimming when manatees are present.
Luckily, the run is open for canoes and kayaks in the mornings, and we spotted this cow and calf towards the middle of the run first thing in the morning.
I think these turned out pretty good, considering how I got them, dipping the camera over the side.
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
I'm sure after a bunch of wacky trials and tribulations, these two finally get over their differences and become inseparable.
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates
Navarre Beach Marine Park
Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary
Gulf of Mexico Reef Site
Navarre Beach, Santa Rosa County, Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
If I was action-figure sized, I'd be getting out of Dodge right about now...
White Tubercled Crayfish
AKA: Spring Crayfish
Procambarus spiculifer
Cypress Springs
Holmes Creek Paddling Trail
Choctawhatchee River Wildlife Management Area
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Washington County, Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
A large specimen caught in the open pauses for a few shots, before retreating into the shelter of a nearby fallen tree.
Cypress Springs
Holmes Creek Paddling Trail
Choctawhatchee River Wildlife Management Area
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Washington County, Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
There are so many Longnoses in this stretch of the run, at times they don't have the room to turn or surface without some fancy fin work.
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
While mom is taking a brief respite on the bottom, her calf is coming up for another breath on it's own.
Florida Manatee
Trichechus manatus latirostris
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Not only is this specimen fairly large, well versed in stalking prey, and an excellent chooser of cypress root lairs.. it's also quite photogenic.
Florida Common Snapping Turtle
Manatee Springs State Park
Chiefland Florida
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Sea Life Sea Dragon 2000 Underwater Photo Light
Cecil on 1stPix InstaGram: Phil's 1stPix Instagram
I wonder if this GBH finds it helpful to make little fish noises when it's stalking the jetty, just like I sometimes whistle nonchalantly when I'm going undercover?
I think I picked it up from Bugs Bunny...
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
St. Andrews State Park
West Jetty- Gulf of Mexico
Panama City Beach,
Bay County, Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
Yet another shot of this smartly turned out B9R, seen in Buckingham Palace Rd, Victoria on the NX410 0900 to Birmingham.
22 Jan 15
De Haan, BELGIUM
In my never ending quest for original angles and creative compositions, I started playing with an Olympus E-PL1 and an underwater housing.
Last weekend I took the kids for a short trip to the Belgian coast and took the camera and my wetsuit with me just in case I felt crazy enough to get into the freezing water for some first test shots. And yep ... I was crazy enough :-)
I only spent 10 minutes or so in the surf but I'm pretty happy with the results.
Check out my blog: www.bertstephani.com/blog
© 2015 Brendan James Photography www.picsporadic.com
Date Taken: 03/15/2016
Camera: Panasonic DMC-G7
Location: Unnamed Road, Guatemala
Volvo B9R/Caetano Levante.
NX410 0730 London VCS-Wolverhampton.
No apologies for another view of this Levante in Epsoms attractive livery. Seen departing Birmingham Coach Stn.
6 Jan 14
These minnows aren't in any real danger, but I probably wouldn't swim quite so close to that mouth, just to be on the safe side.
Florida Common Snapping Turtle
Manatee Springs State Park
Chiefland Florida
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Sea Life Sea Dragon 2000 Underwater Photo Light
© 2015 Brendan James Photography www.picsporadic.com
Date Taken: 03/15/2016
Camera: Panasonic DMC-GH3
Location: Unnamed Road, Guatemala
You can see gar throughout the spring run, but they congregate in the hundreds towards the bottom of the swimming area, where water from the St. John's starts to blend in.
Longnose Gar
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
Sea Life Sea Dragon 2000 Underwater Light
This young manatee is getting the hang of making a mess while sampling the salad offerings on the river bottom.
Florida Manatee
Trichechus manatus latirostris
Weeki Wachee River
Hernando County Florida
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
With that many teeth, I bet this particular Longnose gets it's dental supplies using Subscribe & Save or Prime Pantry.
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
18th March 2014.
Epsom Coaches Volvo B9R (YV3S5P72XBA148469) / Caetano Levante (F113043014) C49FLt EP01 - FJ11GLF.
New to Richmond, Epsom June 2011.
Pipers Row, Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
Wearing full Epsom Coaches livery EP01 is seen in Wolverhampton bus station while working National Express service 410 to London Victoria coach station. EP01 formerly carried full National Express livery.
Image Copyright D.J.Ralley 2014.
Don't forget to check out previous photo's.
Of course, one or two Longnoses just have to be different and want to face downstream; it takes all kinds to make a world.
Longnose Gar
Lepisosteus osseus
Blue Springs State Park
Orange City, Volusia County Florida, USA
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear
© 2015 Brendan James Photography www.picsporadic.com
Date Taken: 03/15/2016
Camera: Panasonic DMC-GH3
Location: Unnamed Road, Guatemala
It's a great perch, with a spectacular view, but there's not much privacy for a quick respite.
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Alexander Springs Recreation Area
Ocala National Forest
Lake County Florida
Olympus OM-D E-M5
14-42mm II Lens
PT-EP08 Underwater Housing,
PPO-EP01 Lens Port
& 14-42mm Zoom Gear