Kona manta dive video

[ryssyr]

Here's a recent video from my excursion to warm waters last week.

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[pacificgal]

Those look like trained mantas ;)
It's amazing, looks like something from outer space, thanks for the video, Robin!

[Hinalo]

wondeful use of wide angle! you can actually see pretty much the whole bonfire setup.

[Bogie]

Awesome!

[fuggler]

I see Lefty in the video!

[Ben_ca]

Very nice... I'll have to add that to my diving "bucket list" :)

[terrylowe]

Majestic!!

[claudehl]

Hi Ryssyr:

Did you do this dive on the Big Island @ Keauhou Bay? I was in Hawaii this July but didn't have the opportunity to enjoy this spectacular show. Thanks for posting the video. It's absolutely wonderful.

Claude

[kathydee]

Wow! How beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[Jim Ernst]

Awesome Robin!!!!:D

[micboucher]

Beautiful video Robin! Thanks...it made me want to do that dive even more now.

[ryssyr]

Hi Ryssyr:

Did you do this dive on the Big Island @ Keauhou Bay? I was in Hawaii this July but didn't have the opportunity to enjoy this spectacular show. Thanks for posting the video. It's absolutely wonderful.

Claude

You got it. This was the 2nd time I have done the dive. Its now a must do on each trip to the Big Island. I bought my 15mm fisheye last year after getting back from that dive to prepare for the next time I happened to be there. Its pretty surreal especially when they do loops through the ball of fish.

[ccohn2000]

I did that exact dive a few years ago. We only had one Manta but it was huge. It is my most cherished memory from that trip. Thanks so much for reminding me of it!

[dgreenh]

We did that dive a few years ago. If I recall correctly, we had 6 mantas show up that night. One of the most memorable and awe inspiring dives that I have ever done. They are huge, graceful and just absolutely amazing to watch. Really, the only dive I enjoyed in Hawaii. It made the trip worth while.

[Hinalo]

Any number of mantas past about six or seven is supersaturation since, in their crisscrossing looping arcs, they become uncountable by anyone who doesn't know the individual animals on sight.

[ryssyr]

jeffs right. in the video there are only 4 but it seems like there are more of them.

[reidlowe]

Very nice... I'll have to add that to my diving "bucket list" :)

Second that and doing that in November...gotta go splash

[dougchartier]

Incredible! Thanks for sharing!


Here's a recent video from my excursion to warm waters last week.

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