sparker1 Cream of the Crop  29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Dec 02, 2009 10:29 | #1 Taken at Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park. These aren't great, shooting underwater life is tough. I might have done better if I had my CPL with me, but I didn't.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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jgrotegut Member 109 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: Utah More info | Dec 02, 2009 10:48 | #2 Nice pictures from above the water. The animal is a little hard to make out, due mostly to the reflection on the water, but what I can see of it, it looks like a curious creature.
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Dec 02, 2009 13:48 | #3 jgrotegut wrote in post #9121057  Nice pictures from above the water. The animal is a little hard to make out, due mostly to the reflection on the water, but what I can see of it, it looks like a curious creature. Would be curious indeed out your way. These "sea cows" can weigh 3000lbs or more, need warm water for survival, and are strictly vegetarian. Hard to believe the manatee is thought to be the source of the myth about mermaids. Thanks for looking. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Dec 02, 2009 17:04 | #4 I love the second shot. Is this place a refuge for the Manatees, or are they wild? I've heard that boats are a real danger to them. Mom to the furmonsters:p
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Cyclop Cream of the Crop 6,899 posts Joined Jun 2007 More info | Dec 02, 2009 17:20 | #5 Great captures. Canon 50D w/grip, Canon 7D, Mark II w/grip, Tokina UWA 11-16 2.8, Canon 17-55 2.8 IS, Canon 70-200 2.8 L IS, Canon 300 4 L IS, Canon 400 5.6 L, Canon 100 "macro" 2.8, Canon 60 "macro" 2.8, Canon Extender 1.4xII, Gitzo 3531S tripod w/Markins M20 ballhead, Gitzo GT2531EX tripod, Bogen-Manfrotto 681B monopod w/3232 head.
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PaulA Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 02, 2009 17:25 | #6 Cool pics, well done Stan. GearList
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Dec 02, 2009 18:27 | #7 Momtothefurmonsters wrote in post #9123344 I love the second shot. Is this place a refuge for the Manatees, or are they wild? I've heard that boats are a real danger to them. This place keeps one manatee permanently. They currently have three others being re-habilitated with plans for release at some point. Others can come into the springs and leave at will. In the river just outside the park (where the springs feed it), people like to swim with the manatees. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Nice, Stan, I always liked these critters.
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Dec 03, 2009 21:26 | #9 Thanks for the nice comments. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Mike55 Goldmember  4,206 posts Likes: 9 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois More info | Dec 04, 2009 09:11 | #10 cool! Very unique wildlife. 6D | 70D | 24-105 L IS | 17-40 L | 300 F4 L IS | 50 1.8 II | 1.4x II | LR5 | HV30 | bug spray | wilderness
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Dec 05, 2009 20:00 | #11 Thanks for looking in, Mike. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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EveryMilesAMemory Goldmember  More info | We plan on being down in that area on Monday! Have you ever checked out the Three Sisters Spring area? We've paddled back there a few times in our Kayaks and its an amazing sight when these huge creatures will come right up to your boat and start rubbing up against it. Pat Bonish
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Dec 06, 2009 07:37 | #13 EveryMilesAMemory wrote in post #9142561 We plan on being down in that area on Monday! Have you ever checked out the Three Sisters Spring area? We've paddled back there a few times in our Kayaks and its an amazing sight when these huge creatures will come right up to your boat and start rubbing up against it. I'm thinking if anyone mistook these for mermaids, it must have been during Victorian Times and the sailor had been out to sea for quite some time...LOL We'll have to meet up and go out shooting I haven't been to Three Sisters, although I hear it is beautiful. We were in that area only a few days because we had our grand-daughters along and they had to get back. There are many preserves and parks in that area and it would take a while to see them all. Last time I "swam with the manatees" was when a big one came up under our canoe and flipped us. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Snydremark my very own Lightrules moment More info | Dec 06, 2009 16:41 | #14 EveryMilesAMemory wrote in post #9142561 I'm thinking if anyone mistook these for mermaids, it must have been during Victorian Times and the sailor had been out to sea for quite some time...LOL It's called Rum, Mate - Eric S.: My Birds/Wildlife
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sparker1 THREAD STARTER Cream of the Crop 29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Dec 06, 2009 20:00 | #15 Snydremark wrote in post #9146527 It's called Rum, Mate  Back on topic, those are cool captures given your restrictions. I'd love to have a chance to see the manatees sometime; but for some reason they don't range up to the Pacific NorthWest much...:p Yeah, I can't understand it, either. Thanks for looking, appreciate your thoughts. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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