turtle footage from Trunk!

lark22 · Post by **lark22** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:38 pm

Hi all...just got back yesterday

from a blissful week-long StJ stay.

I'll post a trip report soon with lots of photos, but for now, I wanted to share this video clip of us swimming with a friendly little Hawksbill turtle that we saw out near Trunk Cay on Thursday. The sweet little guy stayed with us for almost 10 minutes!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 4095&hl=en

Enjoy....

savvy · Post by **savvy** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:00 pm

Oh my god, what great footage! Excellent job with the camera - you even caught his little breath at the surface! I hope we find such a friendly native!

nothintolose · Post by **nothintolose** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:35 pm

lark22 - What camera did you use for that?

nothintolose

lark22 · Post by **lark22** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:56 pm

Thanks, savvy...although I can't take credit for the camera work on that clip; that was my husband (I'm the one in the video, in the green shirt!)

Nothintolose, the camera is a great little Fuji point-and-shoot, the F30 -- I bought the separate underwater case for it (pricey at $130 or so, but definitely worth it!) We shot low-resolution video clips, 320x240 resolution, although it does 640x480. The still photos are really nice quality too -- I just love it! (and I'm a photographer, so cameras are my thing)

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:49 pm

Awesome, awesome!

FrankG · Post by **FrankG** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 1:44 am

WOW!! That's a wonderful clip. Thanks for posting it.

Jerseyboy · Post by **Jerseyboy** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:35 am

Very cool!

Thanks for sharing. How big was the turtle?

lark22 · Post by **lark22** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:01 am

He was about a foot and a half or so...a lot smaller than the bigger guys we saw at Francis all week!

LandLockedBeachLover · Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:08 pm

Ejoyed the turtle immensely, but I enjoyed the footage of you all floating around in that blue, clear water even more!

I can make it until this summer. I can make it until this summer.

FlaGeorge · Post by **FlaGeorge** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:22 pm

Great shots - What a memory that you will have. Thanks for sharing

Bob & Anita · Post by **Bob & Anita** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 2:42 pm

Very cool. We've talked about trying the video feature while snorkeling with our Canon camera. Now we'll definately give it a try.

Kentuckygirl · Post by **Kentuckygirl** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:05 pm

That is great! Thanks for sharing!!

cat · Post by **cat** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:54 am

Way Cool!!! I need to get one of those cases for one of my cameras!

sea-nile · Post by **sea-nile** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 12:37 pm

WOW! I really enjoyed your video. I watched it twice! I thought that the girl in the picture was your daughter (that is a compliment)

I will be looking into one of those cases. I hope I can find one for my camera.

wontongirl · Post by **wontongirl** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:48 pm

Thanks so much for sharing the video. I've been down in the dumps for a few days and that perked me up. You did a great job filming also. What a treat on a very cold Tuesday. Thanks again!

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turtle footage from Trunk!

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