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In 2015 we went to the Niue Island in the Pacific Ocean for the first time. The island is small, you can literally drive around it in 30 minutes. But what is unique is that just around 50 m from the shore the ocean goes very deep - up to 300 m. Therefore you can see whales and dolphins a lot - right from the window of you motel, or from a restaurant deck. We went to swim with dolphins and it was a remarkable experience. The picture is from my small Canon camera - therefore not extremely high quality.
At one point on the Baja trip we were surrounded by a superpod of Long-beaked Common Dolphins (Delphinus capensis). We estimated about 3000 individuals that made the sea effervesce as far as they eye could see in all directions. When I looked down there were dozens of them riding the bow and they remained with us for at least half an hour. Most were just rising out of the water en masse but a few individuals leapt clear of the water, like this one at the front.
We have Common Dolphins in British waters but this is a different species; Delphinus delphis that has a shorter beak and a kinder looking face. Long-beaked Common Dolphins are only found in warmer waters around the tropics. But both species have the hourglass markings on the flanks.
I photographed the dolphin at an Asian Lights display.
The background was created by using various brushes in Photoshop.
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Dusky Dolphins in New Zealand.
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I was fortunate to snap this shoal of Humpback Snapper off the world famous atoll of Rangiroa in French Polynesia which is a mecca for divers, with a diversity of marine life that is truly spectacular. Manta rays, sea turtles, barracudas, dolphins, sharks, napoleonfish can also be seen.
In dophin jumping skill I think this one scored close to a 10! We had watched a sperm whale catching its breath after a deep dive for 45 minutes then found a dolphin school. Seen from a Whale Watch boat off Kaikoura, a small town on the East coast in the north of NZ's South Island.
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Capturing a dolphin in mid-jump was very challenging, but they gave me the opportunity when they kept racing alongside the boat playfully. I set the zoom lens to 100mm (as little as possible) to increase the field of view. I then tried timing a series of bursts, anticipating when they would jump. A little luck and a little skill combined to give me this awesome image. The spray off the boat, visible as white dots in the lower right, only added to the feeling of the image. Atlantic Ocean, about 30 miles west of Cape Town, South Africa
Seen from the shore at Richardson Beach Park, Kalanianaole Ave, Hilo, Island of Hawaii [Big Island], Hawaii.
Info: A group of dolphins is called a pod. A pod usually is formed of around 12 dolphins, and it is the usual social group of dolphins. > www.dolphins-world.com/what-is-a-group-of-dolphins-called/
The dolphin gull is native to southern Chile and Argentina, and the Falkland Islands, I found it in Ushuaia, the southernmost city in Argentina.
Had an amazing experience encountering a superpod of thousands of Northern Right Whale Dolphins and Pacific White-Sided Dolphins grouped together in Monterey Bay, CA.
On the way out to photograph whooping cranes we saw this dolphin out in the bay. This group didin't seem to be very playful, and we only saw one surface this once.
The Dolphin Inn at Kingston, Devon,
The main building of the pub was originally three 16th Century cottages before being joined together and converted. The cosy interior features exposed stonework and pleasant low lighting.
The whitewashed building opposite the pub is now an accommodation block and is about the ideal distance to go from for a pint! (Or to wander back to after some)
The dolphin breached the water with a corkscrew twist to give additional height. It reached about 5m clear of the water, just avoiding a belly flop on landing! All this with the Ceredigion coastline in the background. A fabulous encounter...
dolphins playing in the wake of a passing boat, off of my beach.
Yesterday was a perfect beach day and Nancy and I reveled in every second we spent on the sand!
The crowds have thinned now.....people had to pack it up and head back for the beginning of school, which seems to start earlier and earlier every year now.
There were still plenty of people on the beach, but everyone was able to spread out.
It was great to get a nice unobstructed view of the water......especially with views like this!
Later today we're actually going to head out on the boat.
Hoping to get some more cool pics.
I've been experimenting with using a longer lens with the dolphins. Absolutely useless for action shots, but great for slower-paced stuff and detail shots.
Two dolphins coast in the bow wave of the boat as we were going through the fjords of the South Island of New Zealand. I've only swum with wild dolphins once... that was in Hawaii. We swam out about a mile into the ocean where we saw them jumping and having fun... I swam and dove with them for about an hour... They were all totally peaceful and I never felt nervous, even though I was in awe. One of them was even pregnant... was hoping to see it give birth or something! But that didn't happen... but it would have been awesome to see that in the wild.