for me the the greatest challenge was getting into the Dolphins world I
getting into the Dolphins world I
getting into the Dolphins world I thought what might be most fascinating
thought what might be most fascinating
thought what might be most fascinating was looking at dolphin intelligence so
was looking at dolphin intelligence so
was looking at dolphin intelligence so many people always want to know how
many people always want to know how
many people always want to know how smart are dolphins and the ultimate goal
smart are dolphins and the ultimate goal
smart are dolphins and the ultimate goal would be for them to let me in and see
would be for them to let me in and see
would be for them to let me in and see those special moments
I have always been interested in
I have always been interested in dolphins I’ve encountered them on a
dolphins I’ve encountered them on a
dolphins I’ve encountered them on a number of previous stories but I never
number of previous stories but I never
number of previous stories but I never actually got the ability to focus on
actually got the ability to focus on
actually got the ability to focus on just that subject there was a few
just that subject there was a few
just that subject there was a few magical moments I would say during my
magical moments I would say during my
magical moments I would say during my fieldwork on this story
fieldwork on this story
fieldwork on this story one that comes to mind occurred in
one that comes to mind occurred in
one that comes to mind occurred in Hawaii I was there to photograph spinner
Hawaii I was there to photograph spinner
Hawaii I was there to photograph spinner dolphins one of the things I had heard
dolphins one of the things I had heard
dolphins one of the things I had heard about was gameplay that that these
about was gameplay that that these
about was gameplay that that these dolphins would sometimes take these very
dolphins would sometimes take these very
dolphins would sometimes take these very large leaves that fall into the water
large leaves that fall into the water
large leaves that fall into the water and they would play with them one
and they would play with them one
and they would play with them one morning I went out there and lo and
morning I went out there and lo and
morning I went out there and lo and behold there were dolphins right off
behold there were dolphins right off
behold there were dolphins right off shore grabbing leaves on their pectoral
shore grabbing leaves on their pectoral
shore grabbing leaves on their pectoral fins there dorsals their tails passing
fins there dorsals their tails passing
fins there dorsals their tails passing them to one another that was was
them to one another that was was
them to one another that was was certainly a highlight for me we did push
certainly a highlight for me we did push
certainly a highlight for me we did push some boundaries on this story in terms
some boundaries on this story in terms
some boundaries on this story in terms of technology one that certainly comes
of technology one that certainly comes
of technology one that certainly comes to mind was an aerial picture that I had
to mind was an aerial picture that I had
to mind was an aerial picture that I had hoped to make I had heard about dolphins
hoped to make I had heard about dolphins
hoped to make I had heard about dolphins exhibiting a behavior where bottlenose
exhibiting a behavior where bottlenose
exhibiting a behavior where bottlenose dolphins would make what was called a
dolphins would make what was called a
dolphins would make what was called a mud ring around a school of fish
mud ring around a school of fish
mud ring around a school of fish ultimately we decided that a 500
ultimately we decided that a 500
ultimately we decided that a 500 millimeter lens was going to be needed
millimeter lens was going to be needed
millimeter lens was going to be needed I’ve never used a 500 millimeter lens
I’ve never used a 500 millimeter lens
I’ve never used a 500 millimeter lens from a helicopter that’s really not
from a helicopter that’s really not
from a helicopter that’s really not something that anybody does but with
something that anybody does but with
something that anybody does but with some help from the folks here at
some help from the folks here at
some help from the folks here at National Geographic we came up with this
National Geographic we came up with this
National Geographic we came up with this new technology to be employed in this
new technology to be employed in this
new technology to be employed in this picture and on day one which almost
picture and on day one which almost
picture and on day one which almost never happens I was able to come home
never happens I was able to come home
never happens I was able to come home with publishable frames and then we
with publishable frames and then we
with publishable frames and then we could just sort of perfect it over the
could just sort of perfect it over the
could just sort of perfect it over the rest of the time there was one picture
rest of the time there was one picture
rest of the time there was one picture in particular that I wish could have
in particular that I wish could have
in particular that I wish could have been in the story I was following a pod
been in the story I was following a pod
been in the story I was following a pod of spotted dolphins that were
of spotted dolphins that were
of spotted dolphins that were socializing and so many times I would
socializing and so many times I would
socializing and so many times I would spend these days just swimming and
spend these days just swimming and
spend these days just swimming and swimming and swimming it can be
swimming and swimming it can be
swimming and swimming it can be exhausting and the weather is not always
exhausting and the weather is not always
exhausting and the weather is not always fine you swallowing a lot of water but
fine you swallowing a lot of water but
fine you swallowing a lot of water but you’re hoping for a moment you’re hoping
you’re hoping for a moment you’re hoping
you’re hoping for a moment you’re hoping for something to come together and and
for something to come together and and
for something to come together and and that certainly happened in this one
that certainly happened in this one
that certainly happened in this one instance where the dolphins sort of
instance where the dolphins sort of
instance where the dolphins sort of stopped their forward progress
stopped their forward progress
stopped their forward progress for for just a moment stopped and came
for for just a moment stopped and came
for for just a moment stopped and came together in this very beautiful ballet
together in this very beautiful ballet
together in this very beautiful ballet like pose it to me spoke to these
like pose it to me spoke to these
like pose it to me spoke to these graceful animals and and how social
graceful animals and and how social
graceful animals and and how social behavior is a big part of their life I
behavior is a big part of their life I
behavior is a big part of their life I think it’s it’s having those moments
think it’s it’s having those moments
think it’s it’s having those moments having that one brief instant that
having that one brief instant that
having that one brief instant that inspires you all the bad stuff sort of
inspires you all the bad stuff sort of
inspires you all the bad stuff sort of fades away you can sort of laugh about
fades away you can sort of laugh about
fades away you can sort of laugh about it after and you’re inspired to go on
it after and you’re inspired to go on
it after and you’re inspired to go on and continue to do it
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