Dolphin Appreciation Day

6:45am comes really quick. Especially when one goes to bed at midnight, a "collegiate" hour.

I board the boat, and am off on my third whale watching tour of 2011 by 8:15am. The morning's fog can still be seen resonating as the boat rushes towards the southern-most isle of the Coronados. My trip takes me around the southern bend of the island looking for the spouts of the elusive Gray Whales as they make their perilous trek to the lagoons of Mexico. As I round the tip and head eastward, my confidence in finding these beautiful creature never falters. I keep my eyes peeled, jacket held to my chest as I scan the horizon for any sign of the cetaceans. Whether it be spouts of water resulting from the animal's exhale, or a whale "foot-print", a disturbance in the surface made by the tail of our bounty as it dives.

I head North, back towards home. After an hour or so closer to home, I spot a few spouts near a small group of whale watching tour cruises. Settling for a position parallel to the cetaceans, I watch as they come up for air. A few breaks in the water, and the whale comes up for air: dolphins are leading the whales. The sight is quite amazing but it isn't long until I am surrounded by dolphins. I break from the whales to allow the dolphins to swarm the bow and ride along side me. A sensation swells inside my chest at the sight of these beautiful and graceful creatures. I realize that in search of whales, I have inadvertently rediscovered a strong sense of appreciation for the smaller and far more numerous cousin of that which I had originally set out after. Now, ain't that a story?

                                 

A day at the Zoo

Took a trip to the zoo, where I was lucky enough to visit the animals of the wild kingdom! Although I prefer shooting somewhere a little more wet, I used this as an opportunity to create some images in a more controlled environment.

Adventure at the Coronado Islands!

Bent knees and a firm grasp all but steady me as I bounce across a vast deep blue sea.   I am ambitiously looking for migrating Gray Whales, which breed in Mexican lagoons after a long migration from the North. My first destination is the Northern-most island of Los Coronados.  I see no Gray Whales. Between islands, I see a small pod of dolphins, whose dorsal fins can often be mistaken for ripples in the water. They momentarily swim , hopping furiously in the waves. After circling the islands, I decided to head back North in search of these elusive Cetaceans. It is not long after passing the North Island that I begin seeing spouts of water in the distance, which I quickly change course towards: the Gray Whales are here!

A "Perfect" Day in October

October 16, 2010- The First day out . Although the skies above were a gloomy gray, I went out to find abnormally fine conditions. The water was glass-like, which allowed me to speed out 15-miles off the coast of Southern California! The conditions were, for lack of a better word, Perfect. The gray skies provided soft light for photography, and the smooth ocean allowed for me to find interesting things, such as a pod of common dolphins and a 100-foot blue whale.

Under the Sea

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Kyle Kenehan