Photographic journey of the sea turtle photographer

Turtle Tuesdays Turtle Minute

2010-04-20T06:13:00.000-07:00

Here is todays Turtle Tuesday Minute. This footage was shot down in Mexico last year. Enjoy

Turtle Tuesday Video Clip

2010-03-09T05:33:00.000-08:00

Happy Turtle Tuesday to everyone. I have been thinking about posting a short video clip of sea turtles for quite some time and today I am finally doing it.

Please comment on what you think works the best or any suggestions that you have. I am planning on posting a short 60 second clip every Tuesday.

Happy Turtle Tuesday.

Tsunami effects on sea turtles habitat

2010-02-28T07:39:00.000-08:00

As I watched the live coverage of the surging water in and out of Hilo bay my thoughts were not on the big wave that might crash ashore but on the inhabitants of the shore lines whose habitat's were put thru a what amounted to a blender. We humans knew what was coming and were given fair warning.
So today my hope is that not to many of these inhabitants of these awesome reefs will not wash up on shore injured or dead. And that my friends the Honu who love to hang on the beaches and bask were some how out to sea and not caught in any of these strong surges. Only time will tell.

A new journey

2010-01-30T08:23:00.000-08:00

Great news from the film festival front. I have submitted The journey of the turtle photographer to 22 film festivals that are being held all over the US.
This morning as I was checking me e-mails I found the following message;

Great film. Your film will play Saturday, March 13th at the 2010 Davis Film Festival. Please send a CD press kit ASAP to:
Davis Film Festival, 920 Cranbrook Court #54, Davis, CA 95616. Please include a blurb about your film, and photos that
are at least 300 dpi for our local newspapers. Thank you.

So the new journey begins by way of Davis CA. It will be great to see the film on a big screen and to hear what people have to say.

Journey of the turtle photographer (The Movie)

2010-01-19T06:30:00.000-08:00

Happy turtle tuesday to all. The movie is finally all finished and now the real work starts.If you would have told me a few years ago that I would be filming, writing,narrating,and funding a 26 minute movie I would have called you crazy well it has happened and now I am going crazy.

The next crazy thing that I am embarking on is to enter this little documentary in up to 30 film festivals across the country.I am not only entering them I am planning on going to the ones that accept us as well.

It looks like it will be a very busy year.

Here is a list of the festivals that we have entered so far.
AFI/DISCOVERY CHANNEL;Silver Docs
International Wildlife film festival
Blue Ocean

Here is our website with a 2 minute trailer.

http://turtletalestv.com/

Sea Turtles need our help

2010-01-12T10:18:00.000-08:00

WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The Rehabilitation Center is running low on necessary supplies due to the "Cold Stunned" turtle emergency.

As of Monday, January 11, 2010 we have 71 turtles in a facility originally designated to house 7 sick or injured turtles. We are in need of funds for medical supplies to care for the turtles.. The Center is rapidly going through towels and other medical supplies.

We have received more than an entire year's worth of turtles in less than four days. Although the program was funded for the entire year, we are rapidly depleting those funds. In the end, we will likely expend more than $25,000 to care for these cold stunned turtles.

The turtles are falling victim to the cold weather. As reptiles, they don't generate their own body heat, so when the temperature drops, so do their body temperatures.

When their body temperatures falls below 60 degrees, they become immobilized and float to the surface. The cold weather puts sea turtles in all sorts of trouble: On top of making them lethargic, it suppresses their immune systems, which makes them susceptible to pneumonia and other diseases. Worse, when turtles go into cold shock, they float to the surface, which places them at risk of being struck by boats.

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Inc. is the non-profit arm that is funding the Rehabilitation Center. Any donation level will help with this marine turtle emergency. Every turtle we are able to save is increasing the nesting population in the next five to fifteen years.

You may donate any dollar amount by calling 561-391-8110 or sending a check made out to:
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Inc
1801 North Ocean Blvd
Boca Raton, FL 33432
Please make a note on your check for "cold stunned turtles"

We also are accepting in-kind donations from the follow list:
· Laundry Detergent [HeV]
· Antibacterial Dish Soap· Hand Sanitizer
· Hand soap
· Betadine
· Paper Towels
· Bath Towels
· 13 gal Trash Bags
· Gallon and sandwich Ziploc Bags
· Surgical Tools (ask us)
· Disposable Tupperware
· Dental piks [from a dentist or Veterinary office]
· Fine point sharpies
· Disposal gloves [S, M&L]
· Gauze pads
· Folders with prongs on both sides
· Gift Cards (Grocery, Wal-Mart, Office Depot, Hardware Stores)

The Honu of Hawaii

2009-12-29T05:28:00.000-08:00

Happy Turtle Tuesday to all,
I am just finishing up editing in the music and the narration on my first real movie.
It is titled the Honu of Hawaii and is 26 minutes long and as you probably guessed it was shot in Hawaii.

The website along with a 2 minute trailer should be live early next week. I am planning on entering this movie in at least 25 film festivals in 2010.

Have a great day

New website

2009-12-28T18:11:00.000-08:00

Hello All,
I want to apolagize to all of you for falling off of the map for the last month.
I have been working hard to finish up my first (REAL) movie about sea turtles. I should have it finished by the end of January.
Here is the artwork that I am going to be using for my new website to support the movie.

When it is live I will let all of you know it.

Thank you all for your patience

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 227

2009-11-24T06:41:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. Todays picture is of a green sea turtle that is just going back into the ocean. It is not uncommon to find green turtles in Hawaii where this picture was taken to haul out on the beach during the day to take a nap.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

Enjoy the holidays this week.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 226

2009-11-20T06:46:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. With all the news lately about governments all over the world changing or down grading protected areas for wildlife . I am saddened and am wanting the photographs that I have taken to be seen.

This picture is of a Leatherback Sea Turtle that has just emerged from a nest.

Currently there are 2 countries that are down grading protected areas. These gentle giants are already threatened and now with important nesting beaches soon to be developed it is only a matter of time before all we have left are photographs to remember
It is unfortunate that in this economic climate that the lives of endangered species are being pushed aside for economic gain.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 225

2009-11-17T06:45:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. I just recently was over in Hawaii shooting some video for a program that I am working on. This picture is of a green sea turtle that is being cleaned by cleaner fish at a cleaning station that I was diving at.

This picture was taken with a Sony HC-7 video camera in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 224

2009-11-13T17:46:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back underwater and to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is swimming up along the reef.
This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

Have a great weekend

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 223

2009-11-11T20:32:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is being cleaned at a turtle cleaning station.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 222

2009-11-10T06:31:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to the beaches of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is just making its way up the beach to rest. Hawaii is one of the few places that sea turtles come ashore to bask in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 221

2009-11-05T16:49:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. Today we are going back to Hawaii. This picture of as Green Sea Turtle that is laying on the bottom resting as cleaner fish are cleaning it.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 220

2009-11-04T06:42:00.000-08:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. I just recently returned from a 10 day trip there to film Green Sea Turtle behaviour for a film that I am putting together. I will start to post short clips in the coming weeks of some of the shots.

This picture is of a Green Sea turtle that has crawled ashore to bask in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 219

2009-11-03T10:31:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the long absence. I have been in Hawaii working on the final footage that I needed to finally get the short 21 minute film that I have been working on shot.I have a deadline that I have to meet to get this finished by so that I can submit it to The International Wildlife Film Festival.

Again sorry for the long absence.

This shot is of Dr Ttodd Jones and I as we were sitting on the beach chatting and looking at these young Green Sea Turtles that had crawled out to lay in the sun.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 218

2009-10-16T06:18:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to The British Virgin Islands.This picture i of a Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling that has almost made it out of the sand on its journey to reach the ocean.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm macro lens.

Have a great weekend.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 217

2009-10-15T06:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of 2 Green Sea Turtles that have crawled out of the ocean to bask in the sun. These 2 were really close to the water line and every time that a wave would roll init would wash over them. The turtle on the top was content with sleeping thru all of this,On the other hand the turtle on the bottom was very aware of everything. It was fun watching and photographing these 2.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 216

2009-10-14T06:11:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to a Sea Turtle hatchery in Mexico. At this hatchery they collect the Sea Turtle eggs after they have been laid by the turtles and then they are re buried in a secure area. Once the little hatching's emerge from the sand they are collected and released in the sand along the waters edge. You might be asking yourself why even collect them. Sea Turtle eggs are still being illegally collected for human consumption in some parts of Mexico and this is one way to help the survival of the hatching's.

Today's picture is of a head started Green Turtle.This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 215

2009-10-13T06:27:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. As I am starting to pack for a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii I wanted to share this picture of a green sea turtle that I shot. This turtle was foraging in the shallow tide pool right along the shore.I figured that in no time this turtle would need to pop its head up for a breath. Well it did but it was always facing the wrong way. So there I am sitting right next to this tide pool with the camera viewfinder up too my eye and my finger on the shutter release waiting for the right moment,30 minutes later the turtle finally looks right at me and we get this shot. I tried to get more but the battery of the camera ran out of juice.Holding the shutter release and having the lens stay focused used up all of the battery.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

Happy Turtle Tuesday.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 214

2009-10-09T06:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome back.This picture is of a Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling as it makes its way down the beach towards the ocean.Hopefully this little guy will be one of the lucky ones that is able to survive and be able to make it back to this very beach 15 to 20 years from now to lay its own clutch of eggs.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

See you next week.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 213

2009-10-08T06:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that has hauled out onto the beach to bask in the sun.Hawaii is one of only two places in the world where Sea Turtles haul out to lay in the sun during the daytime.
Do you know where the other location is?
I will post the location tomorrow

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 212

2009-10-06T17:22:00.000-07:00

Welcome back and Happy Sea Turtle Tuesday to all of you. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is in a swimming pose at a turtle cleaning station. This turtle as well as others come to this certain area on the reef to be cleaned by reef fish. This is one of my favorite places to dive. There is always something going on at a cleaning station.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light & Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 211

2009-10-05T14:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome back.Today we are heading over to the Big Island of Hawaii.
This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that was swimming along and allowed me and my diving buddy to take some pretty decent pictures of it.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light And Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 210

2009-10-02T13:07:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is crawling back out into the ocean after spending time basking in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

See you Monday.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 209

2009-10-01T11:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Todays picture is of a Green Sea Turtle as it is ready to crawl back into the ocean.This turtle was just laying at the waters edge letting the waves wash over its shell. Finally after some time it slowly crawled back into the water and swam away.

This picture was taken with a Nikon d-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 208

2009-09-30T13:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back to Hawaii.This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that I was watching as it was eating in a shallow tide pool. I was patiently waiting for it to raise its head to take a breath. My intent was to get some close up pictures of its face.Sitting there foe about an hour it finally raised its head and looked directly at the camera.

This picture was taken with a Nikon d-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

See you tomorrow.

a Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 207

2009-09-29T13:04:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. I first off want to apologize for being absent from blogging for the past few days,I was hoping to post some new pictures of Leatherback sea turtles.I was invited to participate in a research project to tag and release adult Leatherback turtles off of the coast of California.
The weather has not cooperated at all with the project and when the fog finally breaks the boat decides that it will also break.
So 30 hours of driving later I am finally siting at my desk dreaming of what could have been.
So on that note todays picture is of a Leatherback that was raised in captivity at the University Of British Columbia.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 206

2009-09-22T06:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Todays picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is resting in the shallow water of the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Green turtles in Hawaii have started to crawl up onto shore to rest. This allows non divers a chance to see these amazing creatures.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 205

2009-09-17T13:52:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading to the beach on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii.This picture is of 3 green sea turtles that have crawled out onto the beach to bask.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 204

2009-09-14T12:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a young green sea turtle that was following me and my dive buddy around our entire dive. We were both able to get some very nice pictures of this turtle.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light & Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 203

2009-09-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back underwater and over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as it swims along the reef.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 202

2009-09-08T17:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Todays picture is of Dr Ttodd Jones as he is applying a satellite transmitter to a Leatherback Sea Turtle model in a wind tunnel. Dr Jones was studying how science is affecting turtles.
Dr Jones should be publishing his findings soon.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 20-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 201

2009-09-02T12:09:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a group of Green Sea Turtles that have crawled out of the water to bask in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 200

2009-09-01T13:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back underwater and over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle( Chelonia mydas) that is visiting a cleaning station and being cleaned.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 199

2009-08-31T13:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii and underwater. This picture is of a Green Sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) as it glides up towards the surface for a breath.

This picture was taken with a Sony HC-7 video camera in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 198

2009-08-28T12:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome Back. Today we are heading over to Guam. This picture is of a replica turtle that is hanging in the airport. There are many colorful replicas that are hanging in the lobby of the main terminal.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

Have a great weekend.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 197

2009-08-26T15:09:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to Rocky Point Sonora Mexico. This picture is of a Hawksbill Sea Turtle that has a satellite transmitter on its back. This female turtle was caught by fishermen and brought to a marine school. It lived here for 9 years. A researcher convinced the school that they should release this turtle and follow its movements with a satellite tag.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 20-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 196

2009-08-24T18:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to the South Pacific island of Rota. This picture is of 2 sea turtle figures that are deep in a cave located on a remote pat of the island. It still is not known how old these cave paintings are. The cave was used by the Japanese as a hospital when they occupied the island in the early part of WWII.

This picture was taken with a D-90 Camera with a 60 mm macro lens.

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 195

2009-08-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle(Chelonia mydas) that has crawled out and is basking in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

Have a great weekend,See you Monday.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 194

2009-08-20T13:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back to the British Virgin Islands. This picture is of a ghost crab trying to grab a Leatherback Sea turtle hatchling as it emerges from its nest. It is amazing that any of the hatchlings reach the water.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 193

2009-08-18T16:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are staying down in the British Virgin Islands. This picture is of a Leatherback sea turtle hatchling as it first emerges from its nest.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm macro lens.

See you tomorrow>

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 192

2009-08-17T16:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to The British Virgin Islands. This picture is of 2 young children who were helping me release these 2 leatherback sea turtle hatchlings.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 191

2009-08-14T12:05:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back underwater. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle as it swims along the reef.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you next week.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 190

2009-08-13T12:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that has crawled out of the water and on too the lava to bask in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 189

2009-08-12T12:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are going back underwater. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that is cruising along the reef.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 188

2009-08-10T16:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading underwater and over to Hawaii. This picture is of 2 Gree Sea Turtles as they swim thru the cleaning station.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 187

2009-08-07T12:12:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle and my diving buddy checking each other out. This young turtle was following us the entire dive.It was interested in our camera gear and every time we took a picture and our flashes went off it would swim closer to get a better look at us.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

Have a great weekend.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 186

2009-08-06T16:16:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading up to Vancouver Canada. This picture is of a captive Leatherback that is being raised in captivity so that we may better understand its growth rate. The Leatherback is the most elusive of all the sea turtles. It never stops swimming and knows no boundaries. This is why the researcher has devised this tether so that this turtle will not bump the bottom or the sides of its tank.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 185

2009-08-05T17:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) that has crawled out and is resting along the shoreline. Hawaii is one of the few places in the world where turtles crawl out of the ocean to rest.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm zoom lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 184

2009-08-04T14:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that is swimming with my diving buddy and I. This turtle was intrigued by our camera gear and was very curious about the light from our strobes. It stayed with us for most of our hour long dive.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light & Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 183

2009-07-31T12:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to Mexico. This picture is of a skull of a Green Sea Turtle. When I was down in Colima Mexico last year I was asked to photograph all of the dead turtles that had washed up along the beach along a 10 mile stretch of the coastline. In all I photographed 25 dead turtles. Some of them had been there for many years. I dont really know what the researcher is doing with these photographs.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens.

Have a great weekend.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 182

2009-07-30T11:21:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii and underwater. This is a picture of a Green Sea Turtle that is resting on the bottom.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 181

2009-07-29T12:04:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are going to Mexico. This picture is of a group of Olive Ridley hatchlings that were making their way down the beach towards the water.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens.

See you tomorrow

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 180

2009-07-28T14:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is resting on the back of another sea turtle on the beach.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 179

2009-07-24T12:45:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This is a picture of a Green Sea Turtle that has crawled out of the water and up on the lava rock ledge to lay in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 178

2009-07-22T13:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to the British Virgin Islands. This picture is of a Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling that has just hatched and is crawling down to the ocean.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 177

2009-07-21T12:27:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading underwater to a turtle cleaning station. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is being cleaned by cleaner fish.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 176

2009-07-20T12:09:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle(Chelonia mydas) that has crawled out onto the beach to bask in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 175

2009-07-17T11:59:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading down to Tortolla in the British Virgin Islands.
Tis picture is of a Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling that has just emerged from its nest and is making its way down the beach to the Atlantic ocean.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm Macro lens.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 174

2009-07-15T18:32:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading back to the big island and to the cleaning station.

This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) being cleaned by a bunch of Yellow Tangs.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 173

2009-07-14T17:54:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading underwater and over to the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that is swimming thru a cleaning station. These fish are eating the algae off of the turtles back. The fish get a meal and the turtle gets cleaned.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 172

2009-07-13T13:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as it is crawling out of the surf to take a nap on the rocky beach.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 171

2009-07-10T11:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome back. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. I was walking along the shore line looking for turtles that were basking along the shore when I came upon this turtle.It was just laying on the lava in this uncomfortable position. It stayed in this position all afternoon.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 170

2009-07-08T12:20:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back underwater and over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle swimming along with cleaner fish cleaning its shell.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 169

2009-07-07T12:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back to Hawaii underwater. This picture is of a diver taking a photo of a green sea turtle as it swims along the reef.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater camera housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 168

2009-07-02T12:50:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading up to Vancouver Canada. I know this is an unlikely place to see the rarest of all the species of sea turtle.
This picture is of Doctor T Todd Jones who is the only person in the world who has been able to succesfully raise Leatherback Sea Turtles in captivity for over 2 years. Here Dr Jones is measuring the straight carapace length of this captive Leatherback.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 167

2009-07-01T12:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back to Hawaii. This picture is a close up of a Green Sea Turtles face. This turtle hauled itself out onto the beach to bask in the daytime sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 166

2009-06-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a young Green Sea Turtle(Chelonia mydas) that really liked my diving partner. Every time she took a photo of this turtle and the flash went off the turtle would swim right up to her to investigate the source of the flash. We were both able to get some good close up shots of the turtles face.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 165

2009-06-29T12:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to Mexico. This is a picture of a Green Sea Turtle that is being head started at a hatchery. After this turtle reaches ! year old it will be released into the ocean.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 164

2009-06-26T11:38:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) That is being cleaned by fish at a turtle cleaning station.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 163

2009-06-24T17:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back to Kona Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that has crawled out of the ocean to lay in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 20-200 mm lens.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 162

2009-06-23T10:57:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to the British Virgin Islands. Todays picture is of a Leatherback sea turtle hatchling as it is emerging out of the sand.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm macro lens.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 161

2009-06-20T11:12:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to a Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to Mexico. This picture is of 3 leatherback sea turtle figurines that are used by the Seri Indian Tribe in ceremonial celebrations.the picture was taken at a celebration the Seri put on at the 28th annual International Annual Sea Turtle Symposium in Loreto Baja Mexico.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 160

2009-06-19T09:12:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to the beach on the island of Tortolla in the British Virgin Islands. This picture is of a Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling as it emerges from its nest.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 159

2009-06-18T12:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This is a picture of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that has crawled out onto the beach to rest. Notice the time and depth recorder that is glued to its shell on the upper left side. This instrument is used to record the amount of time the turtle stays at depth and how deep it is.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 158

2009-06-17T13:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back underwater and over to Hawaii.
This is a picture of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that is just emerging from out under the coral where it was sleeping.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 157

2009-06-16T11:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today is the 100Th anniversary of Archie Carr's birth. Archie is known as the grandfather of all Sea Turtle researchers. The things that he discovered during his long research career have help us with our understanding of these awesome creatures. Happy Birthday Archie.

This picture is of 2 Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) as they swim along the reef.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 156

2009-06-13T15:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to aA Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle ((Chelonia mydas) as it swims along the reef. My diving partner and I were diving and this little turtle kept following as. we were both able to get a lot of good pictures of the turtle.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 155

2009-06-12T14:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading over to The Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as it swims out of an overhang that it was sleeping under.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 154

2009-06-11T12:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to the British Virgin Islands. This picture is of a Leatherback hatchling. This hatchling was dug out of a nest that had hatched 2 days prior to digging. We were counting all the eggs that had hatched as well as the ones that did not.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 153

2009-06-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading over to the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) that is just heading thru the surf to haul out and bask.

This picture was taken with a N ikon D-90 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 152

2009-06-09T09:58:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a green sea turtle at a cleaning station. Cleaning stations are certain areas on the reef where critters go to be have algae and parasites cleaned from their bodies.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 151

2009-06-08T11:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome back and Happy World Ocean Day to everyone. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle being cleaned by cleaner fish off the coast of the Big Island of Hawaii.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 150

2009-06-06T13:15:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading down to Mexico. This picture is of a few Green Sea Turtle hatchlings that have emerged from their nest at a Sea Turtle hatchery. After this picture was taken they were brought down to the waters edge to be allowed to crawl down the beach and into the ocean.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm lens.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 149

2009-06-04T12:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that is being cleaned at a turtle cleaning station. The turtles come to this particular section of the reef to have the cleaner fish eat the algae off of their bodies.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 148

2009-06-03T12:06:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading to the British Virgin Islands. This is a picture of a Leatherback Sea Turtle hatchling as it heads down the beach towards the ocean from its nest.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60 mm macro lens.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 147

2009-06-02T11:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle that has crawled out onto the beach to rest in the sun.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A Day # 146

2009-06-01T11:29:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as it swims along the reef.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24mm lens in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

See you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 145

2009-05-31T08:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back over to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea turtle as its swims thru one of the many overhangs that are underwater off the Kona coast.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 144

2009-05-30T08:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading up to Vancouver Canada. This picture is of the largest Leatherback sea turtle ever raised in captivity.By raising this turtle in captivity the researcher was better able to figure the growth rates of leatherback sea turtles.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 60mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 143

2009-05-29T19:38:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to aA Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are going back to the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)that is being cleaned by a pale nose parrot fish and yellow tangs at a turtle cleaning station.

This picture was taken with a Sony HC-7 video camera in a Light and Motion underwater housing

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 142

2009-05-28T10:57:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are still here on the Big Island of Hawaii. This picture is of a young Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)that is resting in the coral. I was swimming along and I saw this cute little face peeking out from the coral at me.

This picture was taken with a Sony HC-7 Video camera in a Light and Motion underwater housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 141

2009-05-27T09:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are still in Hawaii. This is my last diving day so I am very hopeful that I can get a few more of the shots of Green Turtle behaviour that I am hoping for today. It has mostly been an awesome diving drip with Green Sea Turtles on every dive.

Today's picture is a new one for me. No it is a Green turtle(Chelonia mydas) that is being cleaned by pale nosed parrot fish yellow tangs and surgeon fish. It is one of the first still picture that I have used my video camera to take. I have always been so into shooting the video that I never even thought to hit the (photo) button on my housing. Looks like I have yet another way to capture Sea Turtle images.

This picture was taken with a Sony HC-7 Video camera Housed in a Light and Motion Bluefin HD Underwater Video housing

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 140

2009-05-26T09:23:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading back to the Big Island of Hawaii. I am currently in Hawaii filming Green turtle behaviour underwater at a Turtle cleaning station. In the afternoons after filming I like to walk the lava flows that run along the sea shore and look for critters and turtles in the tide pools.
I came upon this particular tide pool and there were 3 young Green Sea Turtles that had become trapped in it.They stayed here all afternoon until the tide came in then they swam out onto the reef. They were using the tide poll like a hot tub.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 10-17 mm fisheye lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 139

2009-05-25T10:35:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are going to Hawaii. This picture is of my diving buddy taking a picture of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) as it swims along the reef.
This lil turtle followed us around the entire dive and allowed us to both get a lot of really good pictures.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 12-24 mm lens in a Light and Motion housing.

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 138

2009-05-24T13:56:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are heading to the beaches of Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea TYurtle (Chelonia mydas) That is taking a nap on the beach.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera with a 70-200 mm lens

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A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 137

2009-05-23T09:34:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. I want to wish all the turtles and turtle lovers in the world a HAPPY WORLD TURTLE DAY.
Today we are going to Hawaii. This picture is of a Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) being cleaned by reef fish.I am currently diving in this very spot and have seen many turtles being cleaned.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-100 camera in a Light and Motion housing

Have a great world turtle day and I will see you tomorrow.

A Sea Turtle Picture A day # 136

2009-05-22T21:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome back to A Sea Turtle Picture A Day. Today we are going back to Puako on the Big Island of Hawaii. I am here diving and getting alot of great turtle footage. When I am not diving I like to explore the island.
This picture is a Petroglyph of a sea turtle. Its age is not known(By me). I am always amazed that all of the places that I travel to take photographs of Sea Turtles that there are ancient paintings or carvings that are of Sea Turtles.

This picture was taken with a Nikon D-90 camera with a 20-200 mm lens

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