Jumping Dolphins
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We saw these jumping dolphins (and about a thousand others!) on our whale watching trip to Baja California. Dolphins are a great animal to photograph when they are doing this, but you have to be quick!
(San Jose Channel – Baja California –Mexico)


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Heather Loster
beautiful shot. this must have been wonderful to see.
aphoto4you
incredible moment photo….
Suni Pruett
yes….you have to be quick to catch them….catching a good shot of them in the air..is kinda like catching a hummingbirds wings…..timing and a lot of luck….Great Shot!!!
RachJayn
Amazing shot, very cool! How did you time that? I have tried photographing them while they are jumping and somehow only ever get them half out or in the water. Great work!
RachJayn
I ust have to add that the reflections on those swells are perfect… lovely!
Peter Nowak
Excellent action shot . . . Well caught Steve!
Murray Newham
great shot..very sharp
Shauna Noble
how fabulous – lucky you to have such an experience and capture it so well
Gayle Shaw
Oh….perfection!!
Margot Kiesskalt
Wow! Great capture – such a marvellous image!
Helene Kippert
Amazing capture!!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
What a Super Capture, and they always look like they have smiles on their faces:-) Beautiful photo
Steve
Tracy King
Perfect timing. Well done. Love the water droplets trail too.
Patricia L. Ba...
Love this amazing shot. You caught them in mid air with no blur.
Rose Moxon
beautiful!!!!
StacyLee
Incredible once again Steve!
Charles McKean
Fab
Mundy Hackett
Magnificent wildlife capture!
Crokus Label
What a beautifully caught image.. love to see the movement frozen in time as such…
Great work… :)
Love it.
rejuver
this turned out great! from the dolphins jumping in sync to the wavey ocean surface…just wonderful!
Hiroko
Steve this is awesome!!
MaluC
Woww great shot, it is beautiful! Dolphins are my favorite :)
amberafternoon
WOW! Great capture!
Christopher E...
excellent shutterspeed on this
Hagen
Wow
Nikki Farrow
WOW!! Spectacular shot!!
Torfinn Johann...
Great shot, moment, and timing. Well done!
lepreskil
Lovely sense of movement in the photograph. Very special.
Panic
Fantastic
Antoine Dagobert
Great capture!
Stephen Colquitt
No way – thats too cool! Great timing
aneta
great shot!
Cindy Perrinj...
One to celebrate!!! Fantastic capture Steve!!!
jesika
St Focus was smiling upon you.
j
brummieboy
Brilliant shot .. you have a massive talent ….
pauline tims
Fantastic shot, well done!!
Nicole Goggins
great shot! can’t imagine it is an easy task to get them in focus when they are moving so fast – great work…
mickeyb
wow…amazing
anthonytsteel
Just perfect work steve….........
Steven Agius
Fantastic capture, well timed, well done.
dairygirl
stunning shot, it is awesome and very well captured
Daniel Rayfield
dolphins are amazing no matter the scenario , BEAUTIFUL
mick
increbible shot steve,brilliantly captured,well don mate.
gladders
Astounding shot. Absolutely fabulous!
Catalin Soare
Perfect capture!
GabrielK
fantastic shot Steve, great angle too
Russell Fry
What is left to say? Truly a wonderful shot.
Darlene Marrya...
You are SO lucky to have seen this, and to have captured it so perfectly is even more amazing!
Thank you for sharing this, I love it!!
Kim Roper
A wonderful capture Steve!
Lost Lost
Awesome work!
Holly Werner
Great capture.
KittenGirl
wonderful capture of these magnificent dolphins
Derivatix
superb capture Steve, love it!
Lance Leopold
Well caught,Steve!!!
davidmilne
Fantastic image,wonderful timing!
Steve Bulford
Thanks everone for all the great feedback!
Steve :-)
rossco
WOW now this is an awesome image. congratulations on capturing an amazing photo.
Jason Adams
Wow Steve, this is a very nice photo.
DawsonImages
Superbly timed image
katphoto
what a fun action shot – you must of been very quick to capture this
bonniemonahan1
This is an exceptional photo – Action shot, composition, fine details, color harmony, brightness & contrast, etc are all wonderful.
Take care, Bonnie
Adrian Rachele
Great capture.
Lucindawind
arent they wonderful .. what a great shot !
Nikki Mulkern
I love this!!! Fantastic moment you captured, brilliant shot!
Sharon Bishop
Wow, this is a fantastic shot…well timed. You sure they didn’t pose for you!
Tony Mathew
This is just amazing, an instant frozen for ever, i love the way the water dropping from the dolphin looks when its hits the see.
Melinda Kerr
Wow what a take Steve. Aren’t they magnificent creatures? Probably knew you had the camera :)
Per E. Gunnarsen
Another excellent shot, Love it!!
Bram Kristel
great moment, fortunate composition. Good feeling when an idea takes shape
bidkev
Superb shot Steve. I’ve got my own boat and get offshore a lot. I see dolphins on nearly every trip but have never yet had the good fortune to see them leap.
kev
martym
fantastic shot
Kevin Kroeker
Another amazing shot Steve… Great talent you have.
RichardV
Fantastic.
vonne
WOW! Incredible!
Sharon Perrett
Wow, gorgeous image, how lucky to see this
Mary Lake
What a wonderful shot!!!
Jacky
wow..must have been quite a moment..hope to see it myself someday:)
Beautifully captured Steve !
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Love how the dolphin in the middle, turns his head and gives you one of those Built in BEAUTIFUL dolphin smiles!! It’s an outstanding addition to our group :-)
Geraldine Lefoe
Way to go – these are quite an amazing capture, your timing is perfect, well done
Joanna Clark
Another fantastic capture – well done!
Colin Tobin
Incredible capture!
brian pendrey
stunning capture briliant
carolspics
Great capture!
emapearl
this is GORGEOUS! AWESOME capture.
Garry Schlatter
Terrific shot…..a real jaw dropper!
Cheri McEachin
This is freaking awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow
Roslyn Slater
Perfection.
Damian
Fantastic shot! Have to be quick indeed :)
anaphotography
Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
amberafternoon
Great capture!
Tracy King
Great shot, love the water trail.
RoughDiamond
beautiful shot
William Jackso...
Ahhhh…...I so miss the ocean!!! I miss swimmin with dolphins….They’re so cool…....They are people that can swim…..
greenfrog153
Lovely capture Steve.
brian pendrey
STUNNING CAPTURE
Kelly J
Fantastic!!!
bobbymcleod
wow steve! you’ve done so well here. excellent stop action so clearly captured!
Erin Lyall
Amazing capture, the water looks so silky too!
eltotton
Wow!!! An amazing capture. Very well done, my friend.
anso
Nice. Very nice indeed.
I likessss. :9
Fiona MacNab
Awesome.
Jonicool
Nice catch!
wolfman
sweet would love to have been there
nikki75
fantastic capture
Travis Easton
Thats amazing, great shot. A shot to make Douglas Adams proud.
byebye
I love dolphins! great shot!
daffodil
Brilliant capture, great sharpness!
Nixter
This is a fantastic shot.. dolphins are amazing!
Ryan Abboud
Nice Capture
Lori Peters
How beautiful! Perfect timing!
Rosalie Dale IPA
Congrats on being Features on Home Page – well deserved
greenfrog153
Amazing capture Steve.
Beo Lo
cool
MuscularTeeth
superb photo ! i almost died from fright when i was diving once, had a dolphin come up and nudge me on my back… thought it was a shark for a split second lol.
they rock. so smart.
krafty
I adore dolphins and the image is perfectly capture…spot on image..congrats on making front page…!!
Mick Davson
Just had to drop in and add my appreciation for this great shot
Cheri McEachin
Congrats my friend on a wonderful front page!!!..:)
Stacy Rodriguez
Wonderful image, looks like the2nd one is looking at you and smiling.:)
micmac
Amazing capture,fantastic shot.
Mystikka
Breathtaking!
Will Pursell
how the heck do u get something like this!!!!!!
salsbells69
Congratulations on a wonderful image. Well timed. How lucky were you!!!!!!!
Elenne Boothe
Great timing. beautiful picture. love it
Invulnerable
Thats a beauty
nancy dixon
WOW !!! how’d you do that?!?
fullcirclemand...
what a fab shot!
faizee
worked with dolphins, love dolphins, love you shot :)
Stephen Williams
wow that is incredible!!
Robert Elliott
Incredible capture Steve
Garret
Oh wow, I had no clue that they could jump that high!!! Beautiful!
Nikki Mulkern
Dolphins are my fav!!! So I am loving this shot!
Jan Piller
Wow! Great timing! Well done!
Kasia Nowak
Great timing!
Gail Bridger
Totally awesome, you’re living my dream! (-:
Ken Boxsell
Amazing shot Steve. Certainly an instant fav
mikepaulhamus
now that’s a great capture, beautiful shot.
Anita Schuler
Great shot best one ive ever seen Love it
Nicole Nomeland
Wow absolutely amazing!!
Rachel Counts
Amazing shot!
PrincessVicki
Clever, stunning image well done!
Rowi
Beautiful
josiem
stunning capture!!
Lyn Evans
Exceptional photography
Sharon Robertson
What a great shot, I envy the places you get to go and love looking at all your wildlife pics :-)
maryalice01
Sadly I was on duty during the largest dolphin stranding here in Cornwall last June, my photos not do not show happy dolphins as the dolphins you have so beautifully captured here ! This was how I always meant my dream to come true to be, not the memories I have of my first encounter with these magestic creatures. I still wait for my dream to come true the way I always imagined it would !
Christopher E...
Excellent timing on that shutterbutton!! the sharpness is perfect, composition rocks!! excellent shooting steve!
Kristin N. Hamm
This is an excellent capture!! Well done : )
sunism
Well captured, you must be quick.
LisaR
How magical! Your photos are amazing!
LindaR
flight of the dolphins ~ just perfect and delightful xx
Louise Robinson
This shot is beautiful! Great capture :)
Richard Barry
I would kill to see something like this! Fantastic capture of a moment!
faizee
very nice
Colinizing Ph...
that is cool
shiraz
Awesome shot- they are so graceful….
melant1017
This is fantastic, I love it :) Instant favorite!!!
~A
CORA D. MITCHELL
this is so awesome!!!!!!! simply beautiful.
lorilee
Wow – what an exhilerating shot!!!!!!!
Laurie Search
This is awesome!!! Beautiful!
Ginny York
Fantastic stop in action! Love the baby at the end.
kalaryder
Another wonderful shot
Sharon Mau
They are so delightful Steve, this is wonderful!!
sharon wingard
fantastic shot you have to be really lucky when trying to get photos of dolphins they are so fast well done
Stephen Thomas
AWESOME CAPTURE!!!
janfoster
another fantastic shot well done Steve : )