Jim Dockery
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I've now been home long enough to process some RAW images on my computer (not iPad like the last ones). Color balance is tricky - I've been trying extra yellow and magenta to off set the blue and green underwater.
Hawaiian Turtles II
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AlanLichty
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Sweet set Jim - the color images make it a lot easier to see the details in these creatures with the added color contrasts relative to their surroundings. Definitely something I would like try sometime.
Another great set, really liking that first one.
Leslie Hunter
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These are great.
Jim Dockery
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Thanks for all the comments and the Daily Feature Jim!
When the tour groups left (25-40 off a boat) and I had this area to myself, or only a couple of other snorkelers that I kept my distance from, this was one of my most spiritual wildlife encounters. The turtles don't seem to be bothered by our presence. I tried to respect the 10 ft. rule, but often found them drifting right up to me (like the first shot). It was actually scary at first - there were a few quite large, and they are obviously powerful and can move fast when they want to, but they were very mellow. For the most part they seemed to just "hang out" or sleep on the bottom where they find a sandy spot next to some coral to slip under and jam themselves a bit, I never saw them eating anything. The photos were frosting on the cake.
When the tour groups left (25-40 off a boat) and I had this area to myself, or only a couple of other snorkelers that I kept my distance from, this was one of my most spiritual wildlife encounters. The turtles don't seem to be bothered by our presence. I tried to respect the 10 ft. rule, but often found them drifting right up to me (like the first shot). It was actually scary at first - there were a few quite large, and they are obviously powerful and can move fast when they want to, but they were very mellow. For the most part they seemed to just "hang out" or sleep on the bottom where they find a sandy spot next to some coral to slip under and jam themselves a bit, I never saw them eating anything. The photos were frosting on the cake.
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Jim Dockery
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Jeff, I couldn't agree more, and someday might get back into it, esp. in a tropical paradise like HW. When I was in elementary school Jacques Cousteau was my hero and I wanted to live with his crew on the floor of the Mediterranean like I read about in National Geographic. I got certified in high school and did some independent dives in the Puget Sound, but with limited $$ I had to decide between diving and skiing/climbing which my father introduced me to when I was 10. Already addicted to the mountains I reluctantly left the sea behind.
Bob Denton
Premium Member
These are National Geograpic quality.
Joe Colozzo
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very nice set!!!
Douglas Sherman
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Wonderful images, Jim. Congratulations on the Featured Post of the Day.