Local Boy Makes Good!

Well, the results are in and the winners have been announced.

My photo, "Kona Manta" has been selected to be part of Waikiki Aquarium's 2015 calendar. Thank you to everyone who supported and voted for me. And a special thanks to the one(s) who convinced me on the last day of the contest to enter my photo.

Also, a special thanks to Kona Honu Divers for the wonderful service and the spectacular Night Manta Dive. You all are awesome!

I'm honored to have been selected and look forward to 2015 to see the calendars out and about. Here's to continued diving the reefs of our beautiful Hawaiian waters and more photos of the spectacular life below.

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever."

~ Jacques Yves Cousteau

See the photo here: Kona Manta

Mahalo for Supporting Captain Bobby Mitchel



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Vote for Captain Bobby!

Well, it's been a year now and with that comes a new calendar for the Waikiki Aquarium. Despite my reluctance to enter based on what happened last year, I was finally convinced by friends and family to enter on the last day of submissions, which was yesterday, 31 May 2014.

So, this year I decided to enter just one photo and concentrate on that one photo to hopefully be chosen for the 2015 calendar.

And here it is!

Here is the link that you can select to go the Aquarium's Facebook page to vote:

Click to "Vote for Captain Bobby"

Please remember to vote again as much as possible. They allow you to vote once every 24 hour period. 

Here is a list of their rules:

Public Voting will determine 20 finalists:

• Aquarium Facebook Fans can vote daily from May 26 - June 13, 2014.
• Top 20 photos (1 per individual) with the most votes become finalists.
• Three (3) judges will select the following winners: 11 winners from the public voting finalists and 1 Judge’s Choice winner.

Mahalo for your support and hopefully, this year we'll make it into the 2015 calendar. And don't forget to share the link with your friends or post it on your Facebook page so the word gets out there!

For all you manta ray lovers, he is another amazing photo from my recent dive with Kona Honu Divers.

Mahalo for voting for Captain Bobby Mitchel

Hey Monk Seal

In between dives in Kona, we had the privilege of being semi-entertained by a VERY green Hawaiian Monk Seal. He/She was just hanging out on the lava.

Being so green tells me that he/she doesn't really get in the water too much, nor gets around. What a life...

 

And tell me grey seal....

How does it feel

To be so wise

To see through eyes

That only see what's real

Tell me grey seal

...or should I say "green seal?"

Mahalo for diving with Captain Bobby Mitchel

Maui ~ Above and Below

Well, I just returned from a fabulous trip back home to the islands and am hard at work downloading hundreds of photos and hours of video from both above and below the surface. 

Patience is a virtue, so please check back for updates and some great photos of Humpback Whales, Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles (Honu), fish, sunsets, etc. 

Mahalo for Diving and Whale Watching with Captain Bobby Mitchel