A few sea turtles enjoying the waters off the coast of Bridgetown located on the south west side of Barbados.
This is the second time I have done a swim with sea turtles off the coast of Bridgetown located on the south west side of Barbados. They are amazing, graceful creatures that appear to be as inquisitive of humans as we are of them.
The first time I went, I had a small point and shoot waterproof camera. I captured one image due in large part to the number of people in the water. On that swim, every time a turtle was spotted, a mass of thrashing arms and legs would make a mad dash to get as close to the turtles as possible. Frustrated with the crowd, I swam off to the other side of the catamaran and found a lone, gentle sea creature escaping the chaos as well.
This swim was with a smaller group and I had a much better camera, my Nikon V1 embedded in an underwater case. However, on a dive the previous day, I discovered that the proximity sensor on the electronic viewfinder was being activated due to the case, preventing the back display from turning on.
I didn’t remember having this issue on dives in the South Pacific, and prior to this dive spent an hour or so trying to troubleshoot the problem with no solution found. Bummer aside, I decided to just shoot “blind” and hope for the best. Luckily, I did come away with a few decent shots, including the image above.
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