Kelly,you see a little of everything out there. Hammerheads,mako,leopard,big mantas,lots of big tuna,whales,turtles,whale sharks,you name it.I really enjoy watching all of the sealife. We send an ROV sub down at least once a day.You can tune the live feed from it on the tv.There are some crazy looking creatures at 8000 feet.
What kind of camera are you using? The pictures are so beautiful and clear. Would be cool if you see any wildlife at the surface if you could get a picture of that
Holy cow, those are beautiful pictures! Does you rig rock in the waves? It looks so big and sturdy.
I thought of one more ques... Do you take a boat or helicopter to get to the rig?
Wellington,I use a Sony DSCH20. I've tried to get photos of the wildlife,but unless they are out of the water,like a whale breaching or a manta jumping,they just don't show up.
CTM,thanks.Yes we do indeed rock,roll,pitch,heave and yaw,which makes operating a crane with 200 feet of boom interesting,to say the least. LOL We are free floating,dynamically positioned by eight thrusters,Two on the end of each pontoon.We fly out on helos. In the last picture of the whole rig,if you look close you will see that I took the picture while we were circling,waiting for another flight to clear the helideck.
This is the bird we fly on,Sikorski S-92.Its basically a flying school bus with seating for 19 passengers.
I've been at it for sixteen years and still love/hate it. You can't hate it much,only working six months out of the year.lol The fifty hours of overtime each week make up for the time you're at home,though.