loftus 42 Posted May 28, 2009 Good thing we never had that on the back last week or the Shear Water would have been a low flying vessel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poliwog 4 Posted May 29, 2009 Looks Sweet! Hope you get very stable air for flying. Who's the pilot? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
River rat 0 Posted May 29, 2009 Yes you are likely to have better weather, though not guaranteed of course. More importantly, the length of the crossing and travel distance for a summer trip for dolphins / Tiger Beach etc is much shorter. We essentially had two days on the out trip getting pounded. I used a Scopalamine patch for the first time, and was very glad I did. Others on the boat were not so lucky. Diving is different as well, as Martin said, the Oceanics being out in deep water What camera lens do you recommend for the shark expedition? I have never done this trip and would appreciate any suggestions... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loftus 42 Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) What camera lens do you recommend for the shark expedition?I have never done this trip and would appreciate any suggestions... Assuming you have a cropped sensor camera, if I had to choose one lens it would be the Tokina 10-17. Then a wide rectilinear of choice like the 12-24 or 17-35. Edited May 29, 2009 by loftus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagsy 0 Posted May 29, 2009 That ultralightrib looks so cool. Have fun and look forward to the pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRC 2 Posted May 29, 2009 The Ultralight is Jim's - he flys it. Paul C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poliwog 4 Posted May 29, 2009 Looks like Jim's a lucky guy to have his own personal aircraft carrier! :B): Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmyates 3 Posted May 29, 2009 I'm a little late to this thread, but you guys got some beautiful shots of beautiful animals (the o.w.t.'s, not the pigs/divers! ;D ). Sounds like the rough water was well worth it in the end! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
River rat 0 Posted May 29, 2009 The Ultralight is Jim's - he flys it. Paul C Paul, I took a look at your photos from the Bahamas shark 08 trip and they were great. I mean heart stopping. Have signed up for the July trip and was looking at the lens chosen by you and it was amazing. Did you do the night dive? Was that one tiger? shark face shot taken at night? It didn't seem like there were as many bull sharks as lemon and tiger. I really enjoyed your gallery. Jack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted May 30, 2009 Sometimes, things don't work out the way you want them to! RIP flying boat hull. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted May 30, 2009 Here's another. I didn't know there was so much paddling involved when using flying boats!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted May 30, 2009 Couple flying shots... The flying boat, up in the Bahamas! Jacques was the one lucky guy to get airborne... By the way, I don't mean to hijack this thread with current JASA trip shots. Keep on posting images and journals from the last trip! We are all eagerly awaiting more... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted May 30, 2009 Jim wanted me to post these aerial shots taken above Tiger Beach: Man. I wish I had gotten up there to take some shots. The hull failed while we were trying to take off. The faster we went, the more water streamed into the boat... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martininflorida 0 Posted May 30, 2009 Jim wanted me to post these aerial shots taken above Tiger Beach: That's the fewest sharks ever at Tiger Beach! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wagsy 0 Posted May 30, 2009 That so cool, great shots Did Jim custom make that thing or you can buy them like it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markprior 0 Posted May 30, 2009 Hi Jack, I was on the trip with paul last year. The summer trips are the wrong time of year for bull sharks and we didn't see any - well apart from one spotted while snorkelling with dolphins. On the night dive, unfortunately, we didn't get a tiger so the night time pictures are all lemon sharks. With lens choice if you have cropped sensor then the tokina 10-17 should be your go to lens. I also used 12-24 and 17-70. Also I'd really recommend taking a 60mm or equivalent for Blue Heron Bridge or a night dive on the sugar wreck. The sharks come really close so wide, wide is the way to go. However you get so much time with the sharks that you will want to start varying the lenses to get different types of shot. Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Poliwog 4 Posted May 30, 2009 Did Jim custom make that thing or you can buy them like it? Here's one among many places that offer flying boats and flight instruction with prices listed. Click here to find out more! A google search for "Flying boats" will provide more websites. Also you can go to Youtube and find more info there. I am not affiliated with the company but thought you might want further info as you requested. I think I will have to go and check this out in Florida next winter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loftus 42 Posted May 30, 2009 (edited) Operation Swine Flu (Pig molesters come ashore) - The Video. OK, some very poor video, shot under combat conditions. (My first time with a videocam and iMovie..... what a cluster) I could not upload the soundtrack due to copyright issues, but I can tell you that if you pull up an mp3 of Duelling Banjos, it will play perfectly in the background. Not in the video unfortunately, things actually got a lot more hectic once we brought out the apples and smeared peanut butter on the domeports shade. Edited May 30, 2009 by loftus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xariatay 1 Posted June 1, 2009 what a nice thread! Cute photos, beautiful photos & interesting reports & discussion! the movie is nice, showing the behind the scene process! Thanks All! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Christian K 0 Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) Nice pics guys. My first time with Oceanics and their boldness makes for good photographic opportunities! Here are some more pics. Marcus. Nice shots Marcus! Is that the new Nikon 10-24? Have you shot other wide rectilinear zooms with the same set-up (e.g. the Nikon or Tokina 12-24, the Sigma 10-20 etc.) and if so, what are you're impressions with the 10-24 compared to the others regarding sharpness? cheers Christian Edited June 1, 2009 by Christian K Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted June 1, 2009 I am sorry for my slow updates on the report. My back is almost better now - hurray - I can sit down again. Hope to get more up soon. Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdpriest 115 Posted June 1, 2009 ... my back is almost better now... Keep it up! Do you want a personal back-care specialist (it's easy: keep exercising, take the pain killers and ignore the pain; don't use a TENS machine, but try acupuncture and manipulation) on future trips? And lets see some more sharks! Tim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crubie 1 Posted June 4, 2009 I am sorry for my slow updates on the report. My back is almost better now - hurray - I can sit down again. Hope to get more up soon. Alex Looking forward to seeing more. Need to add the Oceanics on my list of "To Do" JASA trips... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walt Stearns 52 Posted June 5, 2009 I was down there off Cat Island the week following the wetpixel trip. Diving the Oceanic White Tips is a definite if you are into sharks. The last one is me at work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
