Flight of the Hawksbill Turtle




April 2007. On our last dive in Tubbataha for our research expedition (three days of uncharacteristically rough seas and few sharks :(), I got my precious gift: close-up stills of a turtle resting on some corals and, when it still didn't move away after so many shots, a video of it gliding in the strong current and finally descending down the wall of the North Atoll.

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  1. Janjan PerezOctober 6, 2007 at 4:58 AM

    Oh wow... i love the video

    And i LOVE your new design :)

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  2. Jeneen GarciaOctober 6, 2007 at 5:01 AM

    thank you, thank you jan :D *bow*

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  3. josrique garciaOctober 6, 2007 at 12:43 PM

    amazing... how your videography skills have improved while i wasn't looking for a second...

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  4. Jeneen GarciaOctober 7, 2007 at 7:43 AM

    why, thank you, jo ;) yes, learned the white balance thing just last summer. plus another thing i learned from a film workshop i attended more than 2 years ago is to keep the camera steady as much as possible. no panning.

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  5. Jean UOctober 9, 2007 at 9:30 PM

    I like the new look of your page. Very waterlike. :)

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  6. Danny OcampoOctober 9, 2007 at 9:56 PM

    okay na sana kaso sino ba yung nang-haharrass ng pawikan? yan tuloy nakabasag pa siya ng corals. if the tubbataha management office sees this baka magmulta pa kayo...

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  7. Jemi AquinoOctober 12, 2007 at 12:51 AM

    flying without wings in a watery sky.
    thanks for letting me hear the sea again.

    HUGS,
    jemi

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  8. Jeneen GarciaOctober 15, 2007 at 3:05 AM

    thanks, jean :) i've finally accepted that simpler is more beautiful.

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  9. Jeneen GarciaOctober 15, 2007 at 3:07 AM

    o nga po, mang danny, sorry po :( hay naku, just shows na kahit PhD na and all, parang bata pa rin pagdating sa dagat.... (good to hear from you, kahit first comment mo dito e pinagalitan mo ako :P)

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  10. Jeneen GarciaOctober 15, 2007 at 3:08 AM

    always have you in mind when i take my videos :) and if you're wondering why i've suddenly started posting videos, it's because i finally figured out a way to greatlt reduce the file size without compromising the quality too much :D so you can be sure to see more moving pictures from now on.

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  11. Danny OcampoOctober 15, 2007 at 3:33 AM

    sorry ha pero alam mo naman i really don't like antics like that. sa anilao nga nang-aaway ako ng mga taong nanghaharrass ng marine life eh, PhD or whatever titles a person have I really don't care

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  12. Jeneen GarciaOctober 15, 2007 at 3:43 AM

    i know you don't. or baka nga you enjoy it even more ;) hay naku...wag kang mag-alala, sasabihan ko uli ang taong ito pag nagkita kami uli. sana ikaw din, may time makipagkita pag nasa manila ako uli.

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