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Iflyfish
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We are very fortunate indeed to have you posting on this site. Thanks again.
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Keep going through those old slides! They are amazing, and a good way to get a Baja fix.
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How beautiful! Thank you.
•Life is just one damned thing after another
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Skipjack Joe
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That's a great ray shot, Ken. It really does grow on you. It's the bottom of the surface of the sea that makes such a great background. Almost looks
like clouds. But it's really unique to water. I bet you plan that background when you're setting up. Too much into the sun and it's glare. Too
horizontal and it's all blue and no texture. I've seen this approach a lot with your shark images.
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Ken Bondy
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Thanks Igor! I think about backgrounds but honestly when you are around those big sharks and rays the adrenaline gets flowing and instinct takes
over. Other than framing the animal the rest is largely luck. I try to get a sunburst in all of my wide-angle photos if I can, it adds a nice touch
I think. Your comment about clouds is interesting. In the first manta image I posted in this thread, there is an actual cloud visible. That was a
magical experience at Isla San Benedicto, clean water, bright sunny day, big mantas anxious to interact with us, my best dive buddy, daughter Coleen
right next to me, que mas quieres?? Thank you for the nice comments.
++Ken++
PS That last ray image is probably the best I have ever done. The only thing I don't like about it is there are some of my bubbles right near the
manta's left eye. Kind of a nitpick but it always drives me crazy.
[Edited on 6-15-2008 by Ken Bondy]
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Ken Bondy
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I am not a big fan of touching marine animals, but these mantas really seemed to demand it. Here is mija Coleen touching one. This gives you a good
idea of how big the animal is:
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I am not sure if this question is too simple, but I don't know the answer: How does your daughter, or anyone that close, avoid getting zapped from
the stinger/tail? Obviously she is confident that she wont get zapped, but that is not something one would try to learn on purpose. How do you get
the experience to know it is safe?
The photos are breathtaking!
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Ken Bondy
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toneart mantas don't have a stinger in their tail. Thanks for the nice comments on the photos. ++Ken++
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
toneart mantas don't have a stinger in their tail. Thanks for the nice comments on the photos. ++Ken++ |
I had a feeling my question was too simple. I hope my signature line helps to explain. 
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Wow, more wonderful images from Ken Bondy. What can you say - it's all been said.
Many Thanks Ken.
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Bubbles?? I had to look hard for them! We are our own worst critics...the shot is a-mazing bubbles and all.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
I am not a big fan of touching marine animals, but these mantas really seemed to demand it. Here is mija Coleen touching one. This gives you a good
idea of how big the animal is:
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The two pictures seem to be of the same animal, Ken. However, the first one has head protrusions that are white on the outside and black on the
inside. The second one with Coleen seem to be black outside and in.
Que pasa?
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Ken Bondy, Thanks, Your pictures just keep getting better and mo better.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
I am not a big fan of touching marine animals, but these mantas really seemed to demand it. Here is mija Coleen touching one. This gives you a good
idea of how big the animal is:
The two pictures seem to be of the same animal, Ken. However, the first one has head protrusions that are white on the outside and black on the
inside. The second one with Coleen seem to be black outside and in.
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Igor, both pictures are of the same animal. Their cephalic fins are all white on one side (the first image with the cephalic fins unfurled in the
feeding position). The other side of the cephalic fins are almost all black. The ray furls (curls, coils, what's the right word?) the fins when it
is not feeding. When they are furled (the second image with Coleen) you see that black and white candy cane/barber pole effect. Does that make any
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