galapagos video

 

deep blue, galapagos - august 2005

whale sharks

whale sharks criss-cross through divers bubbles, mistaking the bubbles for snapper spawn, the dive of a lifetime

  1. wmv9 - 4.9mb

whale shark

whale shark passes at darwin arch while divers watch in awe or fire away with cams blazing

  1. wmv9 - 1mb

dv 16:9

whale shark

juvenile whale shark with accompanying jacks makes a fast swim by at darwin arch while I struggle to keep up

  1. wmv9 - 650kb

green turtle

green turtle glides effortlessly through dense school or creole wrasse at darwin arch

  1. wmv9 - 300kb

galapagos shark

3.5 meter galapagos shark casually glides past between me and the platform at darwin

  1. wmv9 - 500kb

scalloped hammerheads

a scalloped hammerhead school drifts over the sand off darwin while a much larger school is concealed behind a wall of plankton

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dv 16:9

dv 16:9

dv 16:9

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dv 16:9

galapagos intro

brief introduction to these amazing islands and a preview of the marine life that make galapagos their home

  1. wmv9 - 1.4mb

penguins

a flock of penguins herd a mini baitball off bartolome while sea gulls and pelicans dive in and sea lions come from below...amazing!

  1. wmv9 - 2.4mb

hawksbill turtle

a curious hawksbill is attracted to my lights over the sand at darwin

  1. wmv9 - 750kb

scalloped hammerhead

a scalloped hammerhead investigates the divers over the platform at darwin

  1. wmv9 - 500kb

dv 16:9

dv 16:9

dv 16:9

sea lions

a solitary family of sea lion cows plays in the afternoon sun at darwin while the bull sea lion keeps look out

  1. wmv9 - 1.1mb

hammerheads & black tips

scalloped hammerheads and stout black tips patrol the sea floor while swimming through dense schools of  creole wrasse

  1. wmv9 - 2.9mb

dv 16:9

dv 16:9

dv 16:9

spotted eagle ray

a spotted eagle ray gracefully glides over the sand through dense schools of creole wrasse in search of crustaceans to feed on

  1. wmv9 - 270kb