Thanks, Bob, Frank and Ann. It was indeed an adventure. Too bad I couldn't take one of my Pentax cameras into the water. <G> Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Dan > Fliker has been giving me a bit of trouble -- > I saw the first one.. the close-up but not the others... > just came back to this now.. > > this is the turtle shot I think I like best.. but for some reason it was > difficult to get from one to the other > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=15186694 > > I'll try again at some point to view the whole portfolio > > can't spend much time here just now > > best, > ann > > > On 2/17/2012 16:48, [email protected] wrote: >> >> That's a wonderful gallery, all the more impressive given the technical >> limitations of your equipment. >> >> So glad you shared it with us. Quite the adventure! >> >> cheers, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >> From: "Daniel J. Matyola"<[email protected]> >> Sent: February 17, 2012 2/17/12 >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"<[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Non-PESO - Underwater Nature Shot >> >> 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<[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Dan, >>> Great pictures! What a wonderful adventure... >>> Regards, Bob S. >>> >>> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Daniel J. Matyola >>> <[email protected]> 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<[email protected]> 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 >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> 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 >>>> [email protected] >>>> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
