Hawaii Manta Diving
Two Dives in Kona Hawaii, at the famous Manta feeding spot, originally found due to a resorts flood lights attracting the Mantray's in to feed.
First dive was a basic orientation dive and in day light, really not that much of interest in this area, I suspect from being over dived with the Manta ray viewing.
The night time dive was a great sight with 8 Manta ray's in feeding and so close they literally bumped the strobes off the camera.
For a lot of the passes they were so big and close the fisheye lens would fit them in. some very close up shots of gills and underbellies though!
(will update with the video once back to real internet connections)
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| with flash off to provide a perspective on what it really looks like.a 14 foot across ray swooping at your head from any direction!! Fun. |
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| Even the rays crashed into one another during this feeding. I think using the extra lights helped get their attention. |
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| This guys literally did try to take my head off! lucky i can duck. ============================================================================ General photos from first dives and general |
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| Boat and habour, it is well outside kona so car recommended. |
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| Much bigger boat than dive vic but they stay static and dont come to you! |
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| upper deck |
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| Vis was good on the first dive. |
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| Paddle boarder with dog a reasonable way out from shore, dog didn't seemed to mind even when they fell off! |
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