Capt Paulie’s ocean pic of the day
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Hanauma Bay was the first place I went snorkeling in Hawaii!! You're taking me on a trip down memory lane!
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Sad the shape it’s in. At the time I didn’t have my knock off go pro and tried to take pictures with my phone. It’s water proof but when you try to take a picture under water it goes black ; (
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I was in Hawaii a long time ago. Not a chance for underwater pictures, sadly. I would have given anything to photograph Black Rock in Maui. Went spent most of our time there and just walked down the beach to snorkel. I guess I need to go back!!!
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We were walking down the street and crossed over a bridge that had a small channel of water and I happened to look down and there was a big puffer fish slowly swimming. It was an odd site to me.
Here are some shots of Orange Shouldered Tangs. There were large groups of them in the same area as the Stingrays where they did the stingray feeding. I did not shoot any pics of the stingrays being fed, I am not a fan of having ocean creatures perform for tourists, so instead I snorkeled around shooting pics of the tangs that were all about.
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Not fair! That's in my backyard!Navarre Beach Pier on the Gulf Coast of Florida
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Santa Rosa Sound at sunset
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Those are some gorgeous tangs. Wow.Here are some shots of Orange Shouldered Tangs. There were large groups of them in the same area as the Stingrays where they did the stingray feeding. I did not shoot any pics of the stingrays being fed, I am not a fan of having ocean creatures perform for tourists, so instead I snorkeled around shooting pics of the tangs that were all about.
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Not fair! That's in my backyard!
What a wonderful backyard you have!! I'll come see you the end of April.
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Funny how the ocean gives you some kind a connection to it.
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When I was in Polynesia, Google Photos was acting up, so I was not able to post any shark pics. I will post up some of those today.
We have been to Polynesia a number of times and have grown to know some of the staff at one of the hotels we stay at. We were having lunch with one of our acquaintances who is expecting, along with her husband and when the topic turned to the best dive and snorkeling places in Polynesia. They suggested we put Rangiroa on our list of islands to visit and they also mentioned a yearly phenomena that occurs in Fakarava called The Wall of Sharks. This is when the groupers all congregate to spawn along with thousands of sharks that wait for the groupers to start spawning and then they feast on the groupers. Right away I recognized it as part of BBC Blue Planet II where they document the occurrence. In the BBC show, they avoid saying where it occurs, so I was hesitant to put it in this post, but when I googled it, it is well documented online already, so no need to obfuscate where it occurs.
There were mostly black tip reef sharks (about 25 or so). These black tips did not really worry me too much.
The Lemon sharks were bigger than the black tips. The local guide estimated the Lemons at 9 -11 ft long. These guys were a bit disconcerting to be so close.
Although the Lemon sharks did give me a bit of an adrenaline rush. The most 'scared' I have ever been with sharks involved black tips. Last year when arriving at a hotel in Moorea with over the water bungalows that we had previously stayed at, I decided to go in for a short snorkel. It was way later in the day than I would typically be in the water, around 4:45 PM or so. The sun was getting ready to set and the water around the bungalows had the start of gloominess that precedes dusk. The tide was going out, so the water was only 4 - 5 feet deep at that time. I only got about 30 feet from the dive platform on the room, when 2 of the biggest black tip reef sharks I have ever seen swam out of the gloom under the boardwalk connecting the rooms. They were about 9 feet long, and at that length, their torsos were as thick or thicker than mine. They passed by me about 6 feet away, with their snaggle tooth mouths very prominent, and filled with a contingent of razor sharp teeth. When they saw me, they turned towards me and looped around me, heading back the way they came. At that point, I decided that snorkeling was not a good idea at this time and hurriedly exited the water.
It was not uncommon to see sharks here, in fact the over the water restaurant just a little way down the boardwalk has a nightly contingent of 4 - 5 ft sharks circling under it begging for scraps. I had just never seen any this big there, nor have I ever again.
We have been to Polynesia a number of times and have grown to know some of the staff at one of the hotels we stay at. We were having lunch with one of our acquaintances who is expecting, along with her husband and when the topic turned to the best dive and snorkeling places in Polynesia. They suggested we put Rangiroa on our list of islands to visit and they also mentioned a yearly phenomena that occurs in Fakarava called The Wall of Sharks. This is when the groupers all congregate to spawn along with thousands of sharks that wait for the groupers to start spawning and then they feast on the groupers. Right away I recognized it as part of BBC Blue Planet II where they document the occurrence. In the BBC show, they avoid saying where it occurs, so I was hesitant to put it in this post, but when I googled it, it is well documented online already, so no need to obfuscate where it occurs.
There were mostly black tip reef sharks (about 25 or so). These black tips did not really worry me too much.
The Lemon sharks were bigger than the black tips. The local guide estimated the Lemons at 9 -11 ft long. These guys were a bit disconcerting to be so close.
Although the Lemon sharks did give me a bit of an adrenaline rush. The most 'scared' I have ever been with sharks involved black tips. Last year when arriving at a hotel in Moorea with over the water bungalows that we had previously stayed at, I decided to go in for a short snorkel. It was way later in the day than I would typically be in the water, around 4:45 PM or so. The sun was getting ready to set and the water around the bungalows had the start of gloominess that precedes dusk. The tide was going out, so the water was only 4 - 5 feet deep at that time. I only got about 30 feet from the dive platform on the room, when 2 of the biggest black tip reef sharks I have ever seen swam out of the gloom under the boardwalk connecting the rooms. They were about 9 feet long, and at that length, their torsos were as thick or thicker than mine. They passed by me about 6 feet away, with their snaggle tooth mouths very prominent, and filled with a contingent of razor sharp teeth. When they saw me, they turned towards me and looped around me, heading back the way they came. At that point, I decided that snorkeling was not a good idea at this time and hurriedly exited the water.
It was not uncommon to see sharks here, in fact the over the water restaurant just a little way down the boardwalk has a nightly contingent of 4 - 5 ft sharks circling under it begging for scraps. I had just never seen any this big there, nor have I ever again.
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