Underwater Photography
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The title comes from the look this turtle gave me with it's mouth slightly open. I think he was saying "Dude, why are you taking so many photos?", as I tend to overshoot. Especially underwater encounters with turtles, because you can shoot a ton and only end up with a few good shots. You can't exactly tell a turtle to pose and hold like humans lol.
"Spend more time at the beach. Let worries roll off your back. Swim at your own pace. Enjoy time by yourself. Come up for air. Trust the flow. Slow down. Breathe."
There were 5-6 sea turtles feeding on red and green algae on the rocks. Two of them were pretty young. When I first noticed them, a few came by and swam around me looking pretty curious. I think they were just letting me know that the algae is their food and not mine =)
I had to jump in the ocean today. It had been too long since the last time swimming around with these guys. I saw this sea turtle taking a nap underneath the reef with just the back flippers sticking out 😜 I came back to that spot about 10-15 minutes later, and she was just waking up to swim to the surface for some air. This is the smallest sea turtle I've seen while snorkeling and her shell was pristine. It was just covered in a bunch of sand.
Location: Maui, Hawaii We swam around each other in circles for several minutes. She definitely knew it was a photoshoot!
