Sea Turtles Hawaii January 2012

[geoand]

Check out this link to see some of the photos DW took of the turtles at Punalu'u Black Sand Beach and Kahaluu Beach.

http://geoand.smugmug.com/Other/2012-Hawaii-Sea-Turtles/21994059_Gjtdr6

 

[slip]

Wow!! Great pictures, Thanks for sharing. We dd get to see a few turtles but
We weren't lucky enough to get nice pictures like these.

 

[nygiants11991]

Great pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[daventrina]

Cool.... Need turtles.... 6 months - 26 days - 15 hours - 28 min to Maui...

 

[Tedman]

Wow. Thanks for the great pictures. My first time snorkeling at Punalu'u, upon entering, my vision was impaired by the fresh water . As I proceeded through that zone, the visibility became crystal clear and I was shocked to be surrounded by turtles.

 

[Timeshare Von]

Very nice. That is one place where I've been able to photograph the turtles on the beach but have never ventured into the water due to rough surf warnings.

Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[geoand]

Wow. Thanks for the great pictures. My first time snorkeling at Punalu'u, upon entering, my vision was impaired by the fresh water . As I proceeded through that zone, the visibility became crystal clear and I was shocked to be surrounded by turtles.

Our experience matches yours. Surprising to say the least. These turtles were bigger and older than at the other beach.

 

[geoand]

Very nice. That is one place where I've been able to photograph the turtles on the beach but have never ventured into the water due to rough surf warnings.

Thanks for sharing with us!

You will need to hit it when it is calmer. You will have fun.

Thanks to all for your nice comments. I want to go back now!

 

[Johnsp]

What Kind of Camera

Geoand,

What type and brand of camera was used for the Turtle Pictures?

Thanks.

 

[geoand]

Geoand,

What type and brand of camera was used for the Turtle Pictures?

Thanks.

I received the same request on a thread I started on 3/11/2012. That set of photos was just (just????) fish.

My reply "We used the Nikon Coolpix AW100 - digital camera. Took very good photos and very good movie clips. The downside of this camera is that it doesn't stay waterproof long. DW always took photos from the surface because wetsuit would not allow her to go below surface. So, the deepest the camera was in the water was her arms' length. We bought the camera at Costco at home. Used it for several dives, leaked, took it to Costco in Kona, got it replaced, it froze on the first picture she took, took it back to Costco and got it replaced and it worked fine. The last snorkeling trip, she discovered water in the battery section and decided to bring it back to Costco at home.

Also wanted to point out that if that ebook is purchased, the folks who authored it also provide a web service where they will identify any fish you take via a photo you send to them. We sent 1 photo thru the web site at about 10:30 last Sunday night and got the fish identification about 20 minutes later.

Want to add this url to the Big Island Snorkeling Guide http://www.tropicalsnorkeling.com/bi...norkeling.html
The cost is $22.95 and I think it is money well spent."