Comments on: Hammerhead sharks and whale sharks, Galapagos http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/ Eric Cheng's Journal Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:48:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Ramonez http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-1747707 Ramonez Wed, 21 May 2008 14:53:56 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-1747707 <p>Awesome. Thank you.</p> Awesome. Thank you.

]]> By: Wyl-Ellen http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-1689292 Wyl-Ellen Sat, 10 May 2008 16:36:27 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-1689292 <p>.. ..if only its' friendly (which is impossible).... i am sure ppl would love to hug such a big fish .... unique</p> .. ..if only its’ friendly (which is impossible)…. i am sure ppl would love to hug such a big fish …. unique

]]> By: jeff joel http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-1008391 jeff joel Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:51:57 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-1008391 <p>How is the water temp. and clarity at darwin and wolf in late May and early June....does anyone know??</p> <p>Thank You!</p> How is the water temp. and clarity at darwin and wolf in late May and early June….does anyone know??

Thank You!

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-724536 echeng Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:56:20 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-724536 <p>Actually, I find that strong currents are the only way to get close to schooling hammerheads (on open circuit). The current was so strong that it was blowing our bubbles horizontally -- away from the school above me. Steve Rosenberg and I were apart from the rest of the group and were hiding behind a boulder (from the current) on the "theater" at Darwin.</p> <p>Remember that UW photos are always taken with really wide angle lenses. The animals are always much closer that you think they are. :)</p> Actually, I find that strong currents are the only way to get close to schooling hammerheads (on open circuit). The current was so strong that it was blowing our bubbles horizontally — away from the school above me. Steve Rosenberg and I were apart from the rest of the group and were hiding behind a boulder (from the current) on the “theater” at Darwin.

Remember that UW photos are always taken with really wide angle lenses. The animals are always much closer that you think they are. :)

]]> By: Ridgebacklover http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-206232 Ridgebacklover Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:40:29 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-206232 <p>Wow - same schools we saw in April - but with clear water, fabulous photos! Must not have had 7 knots current eh?</p> Wow - same schools we saw in April - but with clear water, fabulous photos! Must not have had 7 knots current eh?

]]> By: Andrew http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-205911 Andrew Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:01:05 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-205911 <p>Looks like you had a great time!</p> <p>I was in Galapagos in 2004 and was fortunate to see scenes like the above, and I even felt the blast of the whale shark's propulsion as it slowly moved into the murky depths.</p> <p>Were you at Darwin's Arch to get the whale shark photos? We anchored there for five days and everday, every dive, was a whale shark experience at the Theatre, where you would try to sit on the barncale-ridden and moray-full reef (difficult to do in the massive currents). There, we would sit and pick out a whale shark doing a "drive by" from distance then follow it, to be picked up by the pangas (by then we been been carried hundreds of metres into open ocean).</p> <p>I was at Cocos in 2005, and I must say even though Cocos wins hands down in terms of sheer quantity of biomass (larger shoals of fish and in greater variety), it was lacking the "big" creature groups. Although there were lots of Silver Tips in Cocos, which I had never seen before.</p> <p>Galapagos is still the place to go a) whale sharks and b) schooling sharks. Just a little cold (warmer above the eqautor and Darwin and Wolf islands), but who cares when you're seeing this, eh?!</p> Looks like you had a great time!

I was in Galapagos in 2004 and was fortunate to see scenes like the above, and I even felt the blast of the whale shark’s propulsion as it slowly moved into the murky depths.

Were you at Darwin’s Arch to get the whale shark photos? We anchored there for five days and everday, every dive, was a whale shark experience at the Theatre, where you would try to sit on the barncale-ridden and moray-full reef (difficult to do in the massive currents). There, we would sit and pick out a whale shark doing a “drive by” from distance then follow it, to be picked up by the pangas (by then we been been carried hundreds of metres into open ocean).

I was at Cocos in 2005, and I must say even though Cocos wins hands down in terms of sheer quantity of biomass (larger shoals of fish and in greater variety), it was lacking the “big” creature groups. Although there were lots of Silver Tips in Cocos, which I had never seen before.

Galapagos is still the place to go a) whale sharks and b) schooling sharks. Just a little cold (warmer above the eqautor and Darwin and Wolf islands), but who cares when you’re seeing this, eh?!

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-198030 echeng Mon, 16 Oct 2006 06:44:38 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-198030 <p>Hey, owen -- the shark photos are right above your comment!</p> Hey, owen — the shark photos are right above your comment!

]]> By: owen http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-197957 owen Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:21:31 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-197957 <p>where are the shark photos?</p> where are the shark photos?

]]> By: Matt M. http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-196377 Matt M. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 19:04:28 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-196377 <p>I was on the trip with Eric and can vouch for the HH activity... it was fantastic. Also, the picture you see with the whale shark was one of about 10K that were taken by everyone. This particular shark hung out with us for - I kid you not - 20 minutes. The guides said they like to rub against the pangas to scratch an itch. Eric - don't hide your pictures of him/her going vertical... it's a must see. Great diving with you again! Matt</p> I was on the trip with Eric and can vouch for the HH activity… it was fantastic. Also, the picture you see with the whale shark was one of about 10K that were taken by everyone. This particular shark hung out with us for - I kid you not - 20 minutes. The guides said they like to rub against the pangas to scratch an itch. Eric - don’t hide your pictures of him/her going vertical… it’s a must see. Great diving with you again! Matt

]]> By: echeng http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-194434 echeng Tue, 10 Oct 2006 19:51:26 +0000 http://echeng.com/journal/2006/10/09/hammerhead-sharks-and-whale-sharks-galapagos/#comment-194434 <p>Dave - the water at darwin was 78 degrees.</p> Dave - the water at darwin was 78 degrees.

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