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Bottle Nosed Dolphins on George's Bank (With Video Clip)

Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:52 PM EDT

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Just two trips ago on George's Bank (about 5 days ago) I was taking a few pictures of the dolphins and shot a short video of them swimming in front of the boat. They were jumping and playing around the boat and there was an amazing amount of photo-ops for a person who is fast with the camera. I am not that fast but I am learning to be. I hope you enjoy these images of Bottle Nosed Dolphins in the Northwest Atlantic. All images are copyrighted all rights reserved.

This was the one. (:

The dolphins go under as I dial with the polarizer trying to cut the glare and get underwater images of them.

It isn't easy to get pictures under the water. Focus is difficult the glare is tough and dolphins are extremely fast in the water.

Jumper!!

Out on George's Bank the dolphins come to check out the boat.

I am not sure if everyone here is a dolphin there was a whole pod of pilot whales around too.

A dolphin jumps out of the water while racing along in front of the boat.

This one has a lot of old scars and injuries. The one by the blowhole is pretty severe.

The underwater dolphin family portrait.

(:

A little video clip of some Bottle Nosed Dolphins on George's Bank in the North West Atlantic taken from F/V Osprey.

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Public Discussion (51)

This article is for my youngest daughter who has loved dolphins since the day she first saw one.

I would like to thank Corndog for his assistance in getting these images and video, without him they would not have been possible.

Good luck Sean, perhaps we will sail together again.

11 votes

#1 - Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:56 PM EDT

I can see why she loves them so much! Great photos and video mighty! They are fast and loud when they hit the water. Lucky you to see something like this, just beautiful!

11 votes

#2 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:30 AM EDT

Thank you Dare. (:

7 votes

#2.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:43 AM EDT

Nice photos, JJ. Looks like they got real close. They are fascinating.

jobs

11 votes

#3 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:03 AM EDT

Thanks Jobs. The dolphins like the same fish as us but I don't see the bottle nose dolphins near shore much. Maybe they don't like all of the gillnets.

8 votes

#3.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:43 AM EDT

Wow!! Awesome photos and video. Thanks for sharing with us! :)

9 votes

#4 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:35 AM EDT

((((((((((((((Mrs D)))))))))))))) I am glad you liked it. (:

9 votes

#4.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:41 AM EDT

I always enjoy your photos of something I will probably never see in person. I don't know how to do videos yet. :( When you get some time JJ, I hope you check out my articles from my trip to Maine. :) Stay safe young man. (((((((((JJ♥))))))))))

10 votes

#4.2 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:53 AM EDT

I saw the Portland head light article. I am going to check out the rest of them.

9 votes

#4.3 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:02 AM EDT

Gosh, that one with all the injuries! How sad, it must be an awfully strong, healthy one to have survived so much! Fascinating pitures, jj! I've never seen one *in person* so to speak, just pictures and movies. Neat! Thanks so much! :-)

12 votes

#5 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:50 AM EDT

They all appear to have little scratches right next to each other like they got raked by sharp teeth very close together. Must be a method of communication.

9 votes

#5.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:04 AM EDT

JJ, this a wonderful set of images! I love the dolphins and to see them so close and personal must be quite a thrill. Thanks for sharing!

12 votes

#6 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:48 AM EDT

rottlady- I am glad you liked the pictures. Watching the dolphins at play makes my heart happy and renews my passion for keeping the ocean the wild habitat that it should be.

10 votes

#6.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:44 AM EDT

Wow!! These are great and I love the video! Loved hearing the water splashing. Made me think I could smell the salt water. Wonderful!

10 votes

#7 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:35 AM EDT

Anna- You can hear them whistling to each other in the video. It is subtle because they are under water but you can hear them.

7 votes

#7.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:45 AM EDT

Your photos and video are fabulous, JJ! Thanks for giving all of us a rare treat.

9 votes

#8 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:08 AM EDT

RV- Thank you for coming to see them. (:

6 votes

#8.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:46 AM EDT

Great work, JJ. It always seems like they are having fun and its contagious! Good therapy too!

Thanks!

10 votes

#9 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:17 AM EDT

ish-

Good therapy too!

It is actually, good call.

6 votes

#9.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:50 AM EDT

I love love love dolphins!!!

This made me smile this morning. Thanks for posting this!

10 votes

#10 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:33 AM EDT

ERich- Thank you for that kind post, now I am smiling too. (:

7 votes

#10.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:55 AM EDT

Fantastic, JJ! Dolphins are so cool!

10 votes

#11 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:15 AM EDT

HollyK-

Dolphins are so cool!

I couldn't agree more.

6 votes

#11.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:57 AM EDT

What a fantastic display!

8 votes

#12 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:39 AM EDT

bh- (:

5 votes

#12.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:04 AM EDT

Great clip. jj! I have one just like it of some Dahl porpoises chasing the boat and playing tag with the bow wake. These guys always seem like they have nothing to do but play games and have fun.Thanks. I have some of whales doing the same things. Heed to learn haow to upload them to the Foto special site. Working on it....(sighs in frustration)

8 votes

#13 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:47 AM EDT

don- If you join you tube they make it really easy to load videos. I worried about it quite a bit before I joined. Now I just log in, hit the upload videos button and off I go.

6 votes

#13.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:59 AM EDT

Checking it out today. Smokey the beagle and I have to go into the mountains for a couple of days. Need to get some forest time under our belts.

7 votes

#13.2 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:37 AM EDT

Do you know how fast you were going in that vid?

That first image was sooooo close. Still that underwater family shot is sweet!

7 votes

#14 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:56 AM EDT

We were just toodling along slowly. (maybe 6 or 7 knots)

6 votes

#14.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:15 PM EDT

We were just toodling along slowly. (maybe 6 or 7 knots)

Too funny 'cause from the clip, to this land locked Chicagoan, it looks like you were cruising.

7 votes

#14.2 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:28 PM EDT

Wow, thanks for sharing your awesome experience with us!! Dolphins are amazing creatures, I got to swim with Dolphins last year in Jamaica ,and they are amazing!!

7 votes

#15 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 11:04 AM EDT

tzia- I would love to swim with the dolphins. My girls did that but I stayed with the stuff.

5 votes

#15.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 12:16 PM EDT

These are truly awesome shots.

7 votes

#16 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:27 PM EDT

Thanks TR?

3 votes

#16.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:44 PM EDT

michelle-1073610

Lovely! Have gone diving with Dolphins in 60 feet of clear, blue water off the island of Roatan, off Hounduras, and in the Florida Keyes. They are wonderful creatures who are curious and can be very friendly to us humans. It was a thrill to touch them, they will roll on thier sides, if they accept you, and let you rub their bellies. They feel like velvet. Thanks for bringing back some very happy memories. Great shots. It breaks my heart to see them scarred up, but here in Florida, boating is king, and way too fast for them to get out of harms way sometimes. Beautiful, beautiful.

6 votes

#17 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:51 PM EDT

michelle- We have a lot of Porbeagle sharks here. I think they try to bite the dolphins now and then.

3 votes

#17.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:48 PM EDT

Wow, you really outdid yourself, JJ. I got to swim with a dolphin once, and it was an amazing experience. I got into trouble there because I kept calling my dolphin over to me and other people in the group were afraid of theirs. Nice shots!

6 votes

#18 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:55 PM EDT

Thank you Holly. I am glad you got to swim with them. I want to learn to scuba dive and really get some good pictures. (:

4 votes

#18.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:51 PM EDT

Incredible shots JJ, and the video made me smile. Amazing creatures, the dolphins are!

6 votes

#19 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:20 PM EDT

Thak you etva, I am so glad you like them. (:

4 votes

#19.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:52 PM EDT

My commute is nothing like that MJ. Beautiful pictures, master bow riders. Those shots working through the glare, you did a great job.

4 votes

#20 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:11 PM EDT

Lebowsky- We just left town and are on the lookout for some fish. The commute is quite nice. (:

3 votes

#20.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:53 PM EDT

Love these creatures, excellent shots JJ!

5 votes

#21 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:43 PM EDT

Dubbya- Thank you. I am glad you stopped by.

4 votes

#21.1 - Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:00 PM EDT

You are so talented..thanks for sharing...our friends' from the sea.

5 votes

#22 - Sun Oct 2, 2011 10:33 AM EDT

Awesome shots JJ, sometimes I envy you then I remember what it was like on the boat in winter, cold, wet and freezing my butt off.

Oh I like the JJ Brand too.

6 votes

#23 - Sat Oct 8, 2011 1:57 PM EDT

Oh I like the JJ Brand too.

I got told about the brand. ): So I'm avoiding the topic for a while.

5 votes

#23.1 - Sat Oct 8, 2011 4:09 PM EDT

:)

4 votes

#23.2 - Sat Oct 8, 2011 4:21 PM EDT

http://jjthefisherman.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/19/10446728-my-apology-to-my-friends-in-the-newsvine-photographers-and-everyone-else-i-offended-in-the-events-leading-up-to-and-the-aftermath-of-my-unceremonious-booting-for-blatant-and-unapologetic-copyright-infringement

#24 - Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:48 AM EST

great pictures and video, and the banner i love it!!!

again great pictures keep them coming.

2 votes

#25 - Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:59 PM EST

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