TASMANIA - Wild Dolphins at Play

[Guest]

Cruising around the southern coast of Tasmania yesterday we were suddenly surrounded by a large pod of
wild Bottle-Nosed Dolphins that seemed to delight in leaping and diving around and beneath the boat.
This is a very rare sight indeed and we were so lucky to have been there on such a perfect day.
1.
E-3 + 12-60mm
2.
E-3 + 12-60mm
3.
E-3 + 12-60mm
4.
E-3 + 12-60mm
5.

[Mrs T]

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Hi Mark,

Wow, that must have been an amazing experience. Beautiful shots, the water looks such a gorgeous blue as well.

Wish I had been there to see them!

Amanda

[Ross the fiddler]

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Very nice Mark. It's great when the wildlife come but I'll have to content myself with birds & possums etc. & it looks like the E3 has served you well again here.

[alfbranch]

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Great shots Mark

[Imageryone]

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As the old saying goes " The more you practice, the luckier you get!"

These prove that in spades , makes me green with envy

[Wee man]

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Lucky you, great shots thanks for sharing them.

[Chevvyf1]

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Mark, such a heavenly experience Thanks for Sharing ... again ... and again ... and again ...

still scrolling up and down WoW I am SO ENJOYING THEM reminds me of my trip out of Bay of Islands in NnZee and I feel that age again (much younger)

[Guest]

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Very nice! Thanks for sharing the beauty of your neighborhood...

[Zuiko]

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Sheer magic! All are good but No 5 is outstanding and No 2 leaves me searching for superlatives - let's just say it is totally awesome!

[tomphotofx]

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Brilliant photos, lucky you being in the right place at the right time. Great set.

Thanks for sharing this rare experience.

Tom

[Ann1e]

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Amazingly good shots - we have been on channel crossings where our boats have been accompanied by dolphins but have never been as close or in such beautiful blue waters to get even a half decent picture. These are excellent.

Regards,
Ann1e

[cariadus]

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Wow, spectacular shots.

[BobS]

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Fabulous!! I'm jealous. My family went down to our local headland (in Dorset) off which it was reported that dolphins were swimming, but did they see any??? Nah, not a single fin.

[Greytop]

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Stunning shots Mark,
What an experience, l have to admit to being envious

[Guest]

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Thank you each and all so much for your interest and comments. Normally I prefer to reply individually but as we are cramming as much as we can into our two weeks visit, forum time suffers.

I did of course take dozens of shots among which there were many misses as the dolphins flashed past. Occasionally one or two show-offs would leap clear of the surface but unfortunately I did not get that coveted capture. There were at least forty in the pod and no way of predicting just when or from which quarter a leap would occur - it happens in a flash. In my excitement I dumbly forgot to switch to continuous shooting (in that situation, the hallmark of an untrained amateur!) however there are quite a few more shots in the set which I will process and post later when I get home.

cheers to y'all,