Whale Shark Video

[BeckyKagan]

Hi,

I just returned from an awesome time filming whale sharks! I shot some professional video then after stuck my GoPro on my still camera housing while i shot stills. We had hundreds of whale sharks around us! Pretty cool stuff!

Enjoy!
Swimming with Whale Sharks - YouTube

 

[00wabbit]

How did it feel when that one turned and went straight at the camera?

 

[BeckyKagan]

How did it feel when that one turned and went straight at the camera?

I was probably thinking cool shot! lol

 

[divengolf]

Becky,

Nice video!! I assume that you were near Isla Mujeres. Correct?

I'm headed there in about 10 days and your video provided a good prospective of what to expect. It appears that if one is able to keep the sun behind my shoulders as I shoot, the light is enhanced as it comes off the animal.

I'm planning to shoot mostly still, but have mounted an old Nikon P&S with a wide angle lens and video capabilty on my rig. I plan to just let it run and maybe get lucky.

The viz was not as poor as I expected.

I noted that most of your shots were pretty shallow as in just below the surface. Is there any advantage to dropping down to 5-10 feet and shooting there?

Any other suggestions?

Harry

 

[Thook]

Great Vid! How awesome wast that! I got on my first one this year. Truely majestic!