Dolphins are a special creature. We seem to have a connection to them unlike any other animal in the sea. They’re smart, seemingly playful and downright cute.
In reality though, they are fierce and ferocious hunters, with few enemies in the sea! Despite seeing dolphins in Brazil, the Maldives, Russia, Honduras and other places, I’ve always found photographing dolphins to be a futile effort.
They follow boats or may bow ride, dipping above and below the surface at great speed. Never still, getting a good shot has always seemed impossible! But, on my last trip to the Galapagos Islands I was lucky enough to have a number of dolphins hang out with our boat for around 30 minutes. They were porpoising and bow-riding and having all sorts of fun. So, with a bit of luck and guesswork as to where they’d jump out of the water next, I was about t capture this image of two Common Bottlenose Dolphins jumping out of the water at the same time.
Fantastic photo! Must go to Galapagos someday.
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Thanks Angela…yes, you must get there! I’ll be returning again soon……
Amazing photo, we are in the Galapagos and will stay for another month but seems it will be impossible to take a shot like this one! Very impressive 🙂
We tried to do so when we were in Bolivia in the pampas but they don’t go out a lot and when they do it’s very difficult topredict the place.
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Sweet! jealous that you’re there right now….enjoying the heat and wildlife! Capturing the dolphins is tricky, unlike the land animals that are such great photo posers, haha.
That’s a great photo! I’ve never managed to get a photo of a dolphin. I don’t think they like me at all!
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Ha, I think Dolphins like everyone Arianwen! They’re just a little mischievous sometimes…
Nice shot! All of my attempts at taking pictures of dolphins bow riding have ended up looking like blurry water splashes.
Thanks Jill! I have plenty of blurred dolphin photos from years past….I was lucky to have an hour with these ones and figured out some tricks 😉
Wow – Great capture! Looks like they were putting on a show just for you!
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They sure did Corinne! Was a great dolphin encounter…