Dan, It sounds like you're training for the use of a K-01. :-) Regards, Bob S.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Bob. > > Shooting with a compact camera without a viewfinder is always tricky > for me, but doing it underwater, with big clunky buttons that don't > always click as quickly as you want them to was a challenge for me. > Basically, I held the camera out at arm's length, pointed it at the > turtles, and clicked two or three times, hoping something would make > it to the sensor. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > > On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Dan, >> Great pictures! What a wonderful adventure... >> Regards, Bob S. >> >> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Daniel J. Matyola >> <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Thanks, Bipin. >>> >>> No, I did not crop this image. This large green sea turtle rose up >>> from underneath me while I was snorkeling, and really was that close. >>> Here is one of the image showing an entire turtle: >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15186694 >>> >>> After snorkeling on Molokini, a tiny semi-submerged volcanic crater >>> off the West coast of Maui, we went to a reef known for many turtles. >>> There were dozens who surfaced over a period of about 30 minutes. I >>> was able to swim up and behind several of them and obtain a few >>> images, using a Sea Life underwater compact digital camera. My >>> gallery of turtle photos from that dive are here: >>> >>> http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=1026664 >>> >>> Thanks for looking and for you kind comments. >>> >>> Dan Matyola >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Bipin Gupta <bip...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Vow Dan, enthralling capture of of this huge beauty. Did you crop some >>>> of this amphibian out? If yes, can you post the full shot. I guess you >>>> couldn't have been so close. >>>> I have played with these enormous creatures on the beaches of Oman near >>>> Sur. >>>> They come inland at night in hordes for laying eggs. And the eggs are >>>> very rubbery, soft, round and a bit larger than a pin pong ball. No >>>> photos though as flash is not allowed. They try to wade back back into >>>> the ocean before day break, but they become so weak that we had to >>>> push many of them back into the sea. They are a sight to behold in the >>>> moonlight - better than the seven wonders of the world. >>>> Bipin - from a far away enchanting land. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
