Underwater Photography 2 by David Keep
David returned to NDPS with his second spine chilling presentation on Thursday night. The last time he was here he left us looking into the eyes of a crocodile he was photographing! It would seem madness to be so close to an animal that has not changed for 150 million years and is the closest thing possible to a dinosaur. But David was there with his camera and his Go-Pro.
We arrived at the crocodile after a long list of other big creatures. He began with the personable manatee in Florida, a creature that could grow to 4 meters and reach 1.5 tonnes but would not tolerate water temperature below 20 degrees C.
From Florida we made the trip to the Gulf of Mexico where David showed his photos of the 10 meter, 20 tonne Whale Shark, hoovering food through its mouth and out through its gills. Enormous beautifully marked creatures. Then on to Hammerhead Sharks off the coast of Miami. Rather ugly creatures but the second largest shark.
Dave explained how he used a canine hydrotherapy pool to photograph Thai the dog and next we were off the Farne Island of Northumberland with the Atlantic Grey Seals with their exceptionally sensitive whiskers used to decipher vibrations in the water left by fish!
Off to Cuba for the crocodiles and finally David told the story of his award winning shot of gannets feeding underwater. Another set of stunning images and another story of determination and courage to get the shots.
This Thursday eNDPS event was attended by our friends from Sheffield Photographic Society and Old Coulsden Camera Club - Thank you for joining us…!
Our thanks to David for yet another evening of adventure and outstanding photography.
