Gentle Giant

Artist: aabzimaging
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Gentle Giant

The Manta Ray is the largest of the ray family. This one has a wingspan of about 12 foot!
Location: Miil Channel, Yap, Micronesia

Equipment: CANON 5D, SIGMA 15mm f2.8

Image was featured in Canon DSLR – Western Australia – World Wildlife Photography

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Mark Durant

This is a stunning capture.

I love the vivid colours of the water and the contrast with the Manta ray. What a beautiful image.
Stephen Colquitt

I wish i could learn to take such a great sunburst shot like this. Spot on. Combined with the amazing manta, another one to add to my favs!.
salsbells69

Awesome capture..wonderfully taken.
webbie

WOW Love the color of the water with spot light.
Robert Mullner

Absolutely brilliant…
Tony Middleton

stunning composition and light ! Majestic ! It really looks like a huge aircraft or spaceship banking.
MattTworkowski

This is stunning mate,composition,light color all spot on,superb.
Matt Halls

What a composition and superb timing…..very well done!!
AthenaBlanco

WOW that’s an impressive capture!
John Wright

Awesome work. I love the angle and the colors. Just perfect.
Mary Campbell

Brilliant, what a fabulous creature..
Miri

gorgeous shot, i love mantas
Anders Hollenbo

Masterpice
Nigel Donald

Great shot!
micmac

Stunning capture,love that blue..fantastic shot!
aabzimaging replied

Cheers micmac!
Kelly Robinson

Very cool image
aabzimaging replied

Thanks for your comment.
JennyDean

fabulous capture.
aabzimaging replied

Thanks for the comment.
thatkellychic

wow! it must have been amazing to see this magnificent creature! it’s my goal to get a photo of a manta that’s this good! thanks for sharing!
aabzimaging replied

Cheers Kelly! Just had a Manta Ray like that (about 3.5 metres wide) on yesterdays dive but had planned for macro! D*(&^$%! I wish I had taken the wide angle lens. Especially because it was hovering above me for quite a while and I would have had all time in the world to frame the shot.
In the photo you see here the manta was just flying past. I was laying on my back on the bottom of the ocean floor at 23 metres (thanks god, no coral here just sand!). It was not even a metre away from the lens. I took about three shots and this one came out best.
thatkellychic

hahaha. d’oh! i haven’t even seen a manta yet. i can’t wait until i do. i’ve been wanting to since i started diving!
there’s no coral at nigaloo? would love to dive there one day when i can afford the airfare. hehe.
aabzimaging replied

Oh there is heaps of coral at Ningaloo! But this shot was taken in Yap/Micronesia. There was no coral in this part of the channel – just sand.
Cora Wandel
aabzimaging replied

Thanks so much Cora!
Karen Moore 14 days ago

Stunning Capture Love the POV !!
aabzimaging replied 14 days ago

Thank you Karen!
Nature's Realm 6 days ago

You have been featured!!
aabzimaging replied 6 days ago

Thank so much Dennis! Great honour.