I have just a moment in time, I was by myself, well in saying that there were other people on the ferry over to Kangaroo Island but I was by myself with no other friend or family to say hey look at this and share it with….
It was such a moment that whatever my camera settings were, they had to do! I had no time to adjust anything and as they were moving so quickly the camera frankly didn’t catch up either with speed or focus but you know what I don’t care…. it was a MOMENT, a very special one. I could say I used a slow shutter speed to emphasise the speed, blah blah but no, I honestly had no time. They were ducking and weaving and swapping spots and thoroughly enjoying themselves as was I.
When I stopped taking the photos I actually watched for a while to take it all in with my own eyes, then remembered I had video on my camera so tried as best I could to capture the moment again but it was only a few seconds worth, but still….. I had the moment!
Nature – my moment…
Two dolphins playing off the bow of the boat. No-one said anything or put it over the speaker, I just happened to notice two men snapping pictures of something under the boat and went over… how lucky I was. I have never seen the likes before but hope to again. Whatever I saw that day on the island didn’t matter it could only be a bonus after seeing this.
I will post Kangaroo Island soon with my few second video that I managed to take but I have it in my memory forever.
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You managed to capture those dolphins in that exact moment of time before the moment passed with no time to think before you clicked. Well done!
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Thanks Barb I was disappointed at first when I saw the pictures but then realised how lucky I was to be there and capture anything at all and to just watch them. 🙂
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Know how you felt, haven’t had any close encounters with a dolphin, but I saw a whale playing really close to the beach earlier this year, and it was just a totally awe inspiring, peaceful, joyful, innocent feeling. Something to remember of the grey days.
Lovely photos of beautiful movement.
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Thanks Claudette, how lucky to see the whale. That’s on my bucket list. But how wonderful to be surprised by them and to just watch nature at its best. 🙂
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It was a very serene moment for me – made everything disappear for a while.
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Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.
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A grand moment! The 2nd capture, Wow!!!
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Thanks Amy if only I had more time. … 🙂
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Love it when the Dolphins play in the bow waves like this….and you caught a couple of lovely shots….they both show the speed and motion beautifully. What a lovely encounter
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Thanks very much, I wish I wish it was better but as I said much better to have seen it and capture something than the perfect shot. Thanks for commenting.
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now that’s a true “cosmic” moment!! Beautiful capture- I sense their speed. So thrilling!!!
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Thanks Cybele, that makes me feel a whole lot better about the blur 😀
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Hi Karen, Even ‘tho you had no one to share this with, let me assure you I am enjoying seeing these pictures now..fantastic..
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Thanks Di 😀
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I love the way the *sparks* appear to be forming as the nose enters the water! Beautiful.
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Thanks Shannon I do too. That was a nice surprise 🙂
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One of my favorite mammals! I remember being so enamored by them that a did a 4th grade paper on the bottle-nosed dolphin and porpoises. How lucky you were to witness this. And, to be honest, I love their blurry movement! It adds to the feeling of the scene. Wonderful, Karen! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks Stacy I love them too although have never witnessed them in the wild before so was really happy that my day started out with this. Appreciate your comments. Wished I could have said the blur was being creative lol!
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Yay. Karen takes photos like I do!!! 😀 😉 When I was taking photos of the flowers after the funeral, Smudge came in to have a look. I didn’t have time to readjust my settings and just snapped the photo. It’s blurry but I won’t get rid of it because I love it.
I love your photos as well because although they might not be technically perfect, I can feel your joy in them.
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Thanks Sue… I normally dislike a blurry photo and it annoys me if I don’t get it right but really as you say on some occasions it really doesn’t matter, its the time, its the feeling that surrounds it that is important and that is captured in the photo as with your beautiful photos of the flowers.
I’m glad you could feel the joy Sue in my snap. I was so excited, it didn’t matter what happened next, I’d had the perfect moment and there is not a lot of times in life that you feel like that!
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You’ve prompted a blog post now lol
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hmm intriguing, can’t wait to see it! 🙂
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Don’t get too excited. 😛
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lol too late 😀
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