Hawaii - the Manta Night Spectacle

[Juergen_187]

no matter how often you've seen Manta rays before, the Big Island Kona night dive is still something that stands out.

They come extremely close, just cms, inches away from our heads, we could feel the thrust of their wings! When 4 Mantas were around us, it became an awe-inspiring experience!

I put those 35 minutes of non-stop filming into 3 minutes...I hope you like it!

Juergen

 

[chillyinCanada]

Great dive! Thanks for sharing.

Your description reminded me of the time in Maldives that I was hit in the forehead with a wing tip. Quite a thump, lol.

 

[iamrushman]

very cool ...thanks for sharing your experience.

 

[Dan]

Great dive! Thanks for sharing.

Your description reminded me of the time in Maldives that I was hit in the forehead with a wing tip. Quite a thump, lol.

Like this one?

 

[matdiver]

Great video Juergen!
I loved your choice of music too.
Thanks a lot for sharing.

Matt

 

[Dan]

no matter how often you've seen Manta rays before, the Big Island Kona night dive is still something that stands out.

They come extremely close, just cms, inches away from our heads, we could feel the thrust of their wings! When 4 Mantas were around us, it became an awe-inspiring experience!

I put those 35 minutes of non-stop filming into 3 minutes...I hope you like it!

Juergen

Nice!

It looks like a lot clearer and less planktons to feed there (which is better video-wise) than in Maldives.

 

[iamrushman]

the ramoras are relentless in the second video (Dan's)...

 

[Dan]

the ramoras are relentless in the second video (Dan's)...

Yep. The mantas too. My 5000-lumen video-light gathering so much planktons, the mantas like to scoop them up so close to the light that I had to duck down a few times.

 

[Juergen_187]

Great dive! Thanks for sharing.

Your description reminded me of the time in Maldives that I was hit in the forehead with a wing tip. Quite a thump, lol.

wow, you were even hit.....what did you do? ;-)

 

[Juergen_187]

Great video Juergen!
I loved your choice of music too.
Thanks a lot for sharing.

Matt

Thanks, Matt