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Water Like Silk

Jason Heller — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:15:37 +0000

This was my first attempt at HDR with a super long exposure during the day to create the silk-like water effect. Right in back of where I am standing is about a thousand foot drop off the real falls. That picture to follow…

Funky Palm Tree & Stars

Jason Heller — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:54:45 +0000

I can’t help myself. Night shots have become one of my callings…

An Earthly Event That Can Be Seen From Space

Jason Heller — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:12:48 +0000

They say that the South African Sardine Run is such a massive event that it can be viewed from space. Well, while at the Sardine Run this year, I pointed my camera in the other direction. Apparently the sky is also so clear that you can see space from the Sardine Run!

South Africa Serendipity

Jason Heller — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:21:04 +0000

Took a day off of diving to explore the area around Mbotyi. The views are pretty spectacular. I saw this image in my mind the moment we drove past it.

Live From South Africa … Sardine Run

Jason Heller — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:11:42 +0000

Amid world cup mania here in South Africa, I spent the last few days at a much bigger event – diving the sardine run, the largest species migration and marine predatory event on earth. While I didn’t yet experience the epic level activity from last year (check out these posts: sardine run 1, sardine run 2, sardine run 3), it’s been active, albeit in limited visibility water. I have one more week to go, and feel the sardine run gods are smiling. Here are a couple of images from the last few days in the interim.

Sardine Run Images Hitting Newspapers In The UK & Worldwide

Jason Heller — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:29:23 +0000

Newspapers and magzines will begin publishing some of my Sardine Run images this week. So far I saw it in UK based Telegraph, The Sun and Daily Mail . I have released some images that were previously not posted publicly yet, including a full body image of a Brydes Whale and some feeding dolphin and shark images.

More Images From The Sardine Run – An Ode To Sharkiness

Jason Heller — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:55:30 +0000

Thanks to everyone who added so many wonderful comments to my initial post of Sardine Run underwater images! I promised more, so here are a handful of shark-focused images. Again, this was just simply an amazing experience!

The expedition participants.

Still more to come, stay tuned!

Blowing Your Mind — The Sardine Run: First Shots

Jason Heller — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:11:39 +0000

Having just returned from witnessing one of nature’s most amazing spectacles, I haven’t had the time to go through all of the images yet – I’ve been busy pinching myself to see if I was actually dreaming. All I can say is that it was mind blowing. I am still glowing from the experience. The Sardine Run is the largest species migration on earth, taking part on the Wild Coast of South Africa each June/July. I’ll be leading expeditions again in 2010 (sold out) and 2011 (For underwater photographers who wish to join me click here). We’ll be posting a complete story and images on DivePhotoGuide.com, but for now here are some preliminary images that will hopefully blow your mind as much as the experience blew mine. Enjoy!

This is just the tip of the iceberg. More to follow.

Update: I posted a small second set of images here.