Boy is it hard to focus on a moving creature in moving water at night! I got better shots with my iPhone's video but I'm pretty pleased with this one. Years ago we celebrated our 50th anniversary inviting our kids and grandkids to join us in Hawaii. Amongst other things we did was a night manta ray tour. For those who haven't done one of those, you suit up in wet suits and life jacket and hold on to a long rope next to people squeezed like sardines with a light to attract the manta rays and the sea constantly moving you.Two of our group quit soon because they got sea sick and we all got really cold and never saw a manta ray! Since then we have found a spot on the shore where after the tour boats leave for the night, a hotel's bright lights draw in these gentle giants. At one point there were three all feeding at the same time. It was thrilling to watch.
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So exciting!
Soak up the warmth!
(Having to change our dates down because our dog sitter will not be available so we will need to move our dates by a couple of weeks but can’t remember when the winds move in.
I am amazed that you tried photographing this at night! We saw a cow nosed ray migration last month in Florida - 3-400 passing by our beach in the day time. There was no way to get a photo though, unless you had a drone or a condo on the 10th floor.
Soak up the warmth!
(Having to change our dates down because our dog sitter will not be available so we will need to move our dates by a couple of weeks but can’t remember when the winds move in.