Cary Dean 3 Posted February 3, 2010 So, we've mentioned that Scar is incredibly friendly. Photos of him have been posted on Wetpixel by quite a few people already, but here are a couple more of Andrew getting close to his cetacean buddy: A life changing experience I imagine.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonywu 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Here are a couple more from our encounter yesterday. A head-on and tail-on shot of a juvenile sperm whale: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamhanlon 0 Posted February 3, 2010 These images continue to amaze! Tony-that head on is superb! Jealous-hell yes! Please keep on posting pure inspiration! Adam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakelevenson 0 Posted February 3, 2010 Awesome shots guys. Guess we missed each other by just hours! I'm going to have to get out with Andrew from now on! If you haven't tried Pearls for lunch I highly recommend it. Only open for lunch M-F but far and away best place around. Oh, and if you have a few minutes to take a drive to the hot springs at Teekwaonglogo (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) Say Hi to Henry and June and be sure to sample the Peanut Rum, it's fantastic. Hope I meet up with you guys in Dominica one day in the future! Jake Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted February 4, 2010 We have finished our 6 days on the water here in Dominica, and will be headed home later on today. Our last day was probably a rather typical winter day with the whales here in Dominica, which is to say that we weren't dropped into a social group within an hour of leaving dock (as we have been on previous days!). We went around the south part of the island into unprotected waters and watched whales from the surface, but were not really able to work with them successfully. Tony and I were interviewed for local TV last night, and I stressed that Dominica's healthy reefs and clear water will probably not be seen by underwater photographers (other than the cruise ship happy-snappy people) until the transportation problem here is fixed. American Eagle has strict limits on baggage, and leaving here requires an overnight in San Juan. It takes me longer to get to and from Dominica than it does for me to get to Bali, and even if it were possible to get dive gear and camera rig here via indirect international check-in, it might be impossible to get the gear out. It has been an incredible adventure, and I will certainly be back one day A few more photos: Over/under image of a juvenile sperm whale in Dominica (Physeter macrocephalus). Photo taken under permit. A juvenile sperm whale gets close! (Physeter macrocephalus). Dominica. Photo taken under permit. 7 sperm whales in a social group (Physeter macrocephalus). Dominica. Photo taken under permit. Emiko Miyazaki photographs a group of sperm whales in Dominica (Physeter macrocephalus). Photo taken under permit. Bulbous frond view of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). Dominica. Photo taken under permit. Over/under image of three sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in Dominica Photo taken under permit. Over/under image of twp sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in Dominica Photo taken under permit. Two sperm whales in a shallow dive, Dominica. (Physeter macrocephalus). Photo taken under permit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted February 4, 2010 why don't any of you use proper fins? (yes i hate all of you) Mikey - we would have loved to bring proper fins, but they are way too long for my dive bag! I haven't figured out a good way to travel with long fins yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewsmith 14 Posted February 4, 2010 You guys made it into one of the UK tabloids today. Well done and thanks for all the great daily videos - photos and reports. Stew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Stew - very cool! In print? We've seen the online versions, but not the print versions. We had a nice farewell dinner last night: Group photo at dinner: Ricardo, Cor, Julie, Tony, Emiko, Curt, Rhona, me, Gabriel and Andrew Goodbye, Dominica! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eyu 27 Posted February 4, 2010 Besides the limited baggage on American Eagle from Dominica at least you have free WiFi at the airport. But you should beware of TSA in San Juan, they will make you empty your camera bag so that your housing, camera get x-rayed separately. Allow time to repack. Elmer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stewsmith 14 Posted February 4, 2010 (edited) Here you go Eric and Tony. I dont know if they had permission to print it. Stew PS sorry about the size of it, but i have no software to resize on this old excuse of a laptop Edited February 4, 2010 by stewsmith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks, Stew! I love that Andrew has become a Japanese woman in most of the articles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tonywu 0 Posted February 4, 2010 Thanks for uploading the scan. We're sitting in the airport in Dominica, all typing madly away on our laptops Managed to upload a cute story about Scar and a couple of juvenile whales to my blog just before leaving the hotel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raja.diver 0 Posted March 9, 2010 Eric & Tony These are amazing pics. What are the permit requirement to interact with the whales in-water? Regards David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
echeng 0 Posted March 13, 2010 David - we arranged the permit through the Dominica fisheries department via our operator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
