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7 minutes of underwater Galapagos shot September 2008 with Sony EX1 and custom made housing. It's just a short video inspired by Hans Zimmer's music.

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Tony Robinson 1 year ago

Absolutely amazing! I love the whale shark! Is this some sort of aquarium or contained nature of some sort? Or were you blessed enough to be one of not very many people on earth that haven gotten to see a whale shark in the wild?
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Thx Tony. It's not an aquarium it's Galapagos :)
Enrique 9 months ago

Thanks Darek, amazing your work. A peace of art. Never seen for me before. I went to Galapagos last year, I shot a shark in a cave. Nice but too much amateur in comparison with you. Congratulations, elr
Mal Hamilton 1 year ago

I've never seen so many sharks in the one place - guess they are well fed for your sake! Brilliant footage.
Paul Joy 1 year ago

Wow, love the turtle!
NeverOffside 1 year ago

Wow. Each shot progressively more impressive.
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Thx.
Hammerheads are safe for divers even when hunrgy ;)
Joel Machado 1 year ago

nice job
AreYouThere? 1 year ago

P e n g u i n s !
Jordan Pauly 1 year ago

Hans Zimmer is my favorite composer... his scores are brilliant, your video was shot well, and the music goes great.

Cheers!
Joshua Byrd 1 year ago

The whale shark at the end is EPIC!
AquaHombre 1 year ago

Dolphins! You got Dolphins! Great stuff, man!
Kim Ramsay 1 year ago

Beautiful - that whale shark is fantastic. I used to be obsessed with sharks as a kid.
RoamAbout 1 year ago

Awsome video, Love the turtles as well ! ;)
Jon Rawlinson 1 year ago

Brilliant! Nice to see some fantastic underwater footage on Vimeo.

Do you have any photos of the EX1 housing?

What movie is this music from?

The amount of hammerheads is incredible! I volunteered on Cocos Island and swam with them as well!
Lori's Revival 1 year ago

Superb video. Who knew the heavens could be found under the sea?
Brian Mulligan 1 year ago

Amazing!
Niklaus Gerber 1 year ago

How cool is that :-) Tears in my eyes. Thank you for posting that.
MacLawye® 1 year ago

Super video !!! Bardzo mi się podoba i jestem ciekaw na jaką kamerą i jakim programem je opracowałeś ???
Sam nurkowałem ciut ciut i filmik to wrażenie oddaje. Super !!! :-)
mika 1 year ago

Incredible!
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Thank you for all the comments.
If you'd like to find out more about the housing take a look at this link:
wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26932
The music is from "Dark Knight"
delta 1 year ago

wow
express49 1 year ago

Nature is so Powerful , so Peaceful , everything at the right place , and without cops !
Awesome , and the music says it all .THANKS !
filmtriks 1 year ago

The turtle shot was unbelievable.
Zofiafotoeule 1 year ago

Dzieki, dzieki! Cudowne ujecia! Wspanialy blekit, niesamowita roznorodnosc gatunkow, wow!
Galapagos jest wymarzonym miejscem dla mnie...mam nadzieje, ze jeszcze zobacze... zwlaszcza zolwie!
Pozdrowienia! Zofia
hunter chapman 1 year ago

i love diving videos but why did u use the theme from the dark knight. haha. it does make you video look epic
Legendpix 1 year ago

Awesome work!!
Magic dive. Epic treatment. Absolutely classic! State of the art.
Yuri M 1 year ago

Darek! You are very lucky! To see so many remarkable creatures. Especially whale shark (I have met with such in the Red Sea this year). Brilliant stuff!
But ...
I do not believe my eyes - do it EX1? So dark. But you dive no deeper than 40 meters. Without the red filter... EX1 have sensitive matrix... And the impression is that not enough sharpness (except ray and turtle).
Why?
Once again - stunning images. Breathtaking. I can only dream about it.
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Yuri, the music is from Dark Knight so I purposely made some shots darker to reflect the music. A bit more drama... The EX1 worked great. I shot most of the clips with ND1 actually.
Regarding the sharpness... it looks much better without compression and played with original resolution 1080. On the other hand you're right, some shots could have been sharper but that were my first dives with this housing and I had some problems with focusing.
Matt Delman 1 year ago

This was truly impressive. I visited the galapagos and went snorkeling and saw the rays, sharks, turtles, sea lions, penguins, but I didn't see a whale shark! WOW that was cool. Did you do International Expeditions? I know you have to have a professional guide to take you anywhere in the Galapagos.

Well done
NAUTICA Y NAVEGACION FILMS 1 year ago

Just a great film and edition

Jose Moyano
Nate 1 year ago

awesome. Can you add some pictures of your setup on this page? Love the turtles.
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Nate, here are my setup pictures:
wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=26932
Nowawes 1 year ago

this is breathtaking! thanks so much for sharing!
Tom Schaaf 1 year ago

wow. whale shark was unreal
Alex Leonard 1 year ago

That was very pleasing to watch. Many thanks for sharing.
Rolland Fafard 1 year ago

Makes me want to go fishing!
Michael Fletcher 1 year ago

Nice start to Vimeo, Darek. Hans Zimmer's music is stunning. I have used his music on a couple of my video's. Looks like you had some great moments down there. We get whale sharks up north from here at the Ningaloo Reef off Exmouth. You may of heard of it. I live in the South West of Western Australia and if you ever want to shoot some nice big White Pointers come on over.We also have one of the biggest populations of Tiger Sharks in the world at Shark Bay. Do you intend to post any vids on land? Keep up the good work.
Charlie Ellis 1 year ago

Unbelievable footage Darek! What an amazing dive! How deep were you when that whale shark appeared? That shot of the spotted eagle ray swimming up the wall blew my mind!
Liam Underwood 1 year ago

awesome mate! absolutely loved the turtle shot! it would be the biggest help if you could create a tutorial with pics somewhere on how to make the underwater housing! im sure hundreds of EX1 users all over the world will be grateful :P

Great video mate! looking forward to more!
Adam Gerritsma 1 year ago

Why is that diver swimming so fas...look at the size of that Whale shark!

Upvote for Hans Zimmer, amazing encounters, the Galapagos, and your home-made housing not flooding! Would have been a tragedy to have lost all this great footage.
Aqua Surf Productions 1 year ago

Awesome and amazing video! definetly my favorite. and i like the music from The Dark Night ;) gave it a good touch
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Galapagos is an amazing spot so it helps you to get good footage.
Michael, I hardly shoot on land so not much to show for now.
MacLawye® 1 year ago

Hello Darku,

dzisiaj u MacLawye®'a obejrzałem cały film na 24'' iMac'u. Niesamowite wrażenie robi ten końcowy Whale Shark; a świat jest mały, Marcin znalazł Twój film a ja Ci się przypominam z Mauritiusa.
Piotr Plebankiewicz
vinceslas 1 year ago

That was one hell of a lot of sharks! Thanks for this amazing footage! Hope we can save the Galapagos and its unique wildlife!
blackhawk 1 year ago

wonderful video, I had tears in my eyes. I had to look at myself ten times
binjam 1 year ago

that's the most beautiful video on vimeo,
Darek your are creazy man!!!

The last big shark (requin baleine in french^^)
you luky for to swiming with them.

just WOW
Sight and Sound Creations 1 year ago

Wow! Breathtaking and Beautiful. It's not every day you see a whale shark... and the music makes you feel like it's an army of hammerheads going to battle.
Jason Wiley 1 year ago

a mile stone in quality from SD. The turtle looked like it was coming out of my computer.
trev 1 year ago

Absolutely fantastic! I am speechless!
Tim Nugent 1 year ago

Awesome.. the whale shark is immense. You did very well resisting the urge to swim after it! You're very smooth with the camera :-)
moorooduc 1 year ago

incredible!! absolutely awesome!! i am completely speechless.

beside the whale shark, i like the curious turtle [05:30].
Stew 1 year ago

Wow!...Thankyou for sharing your amazing experience!!
Jason Neilus 1 year ago

Holy cow. Quite easily the best scuba video I have ever seen. I am a diver, and it actually brought a lump to my throat. Powerful stuff, and a work of art!!!
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Thank you I'm gald you like the video and it is very nice to read all the comments.

Oczywiscie bardzo dobrze pamietam Cie Piotr i milo wspominam moj pobyt na Mauritiusie.
Hak en Haai 1 year ago

10/10!
Never complain about what's on TV. come to Vimeo!
Daniel Loftus 1 year ago

Superb, is that an Equinox Housing you are using?
Alexis Bellido 1 year ago

Amazing. Truly amazing video. We need to preserve the wonderful planet we live in, really.
Novica Jankovic 1 year ago

this is true paradise that people are trying too destroy,
amazing footage, keap doing that
Austin Vavrovics 1 year ago

sharkwater.com

savingsharks.com

Sharkwater is an incredible film that everyone should watch. We need to protect this planet and all of its inhabitants. Watch the documentary Sharkwater.
ThyKingdomCome 1 year ago

Amaaaazing. Dont get eaten! Make more :)
Sebastian 1 year ago

Jestem pod wrażeniem. Miałeś bardzo wdzięcznych aktorów w szczególności mowie o żółwiu, który pięknie zagrał przed kamerą :). Proszę o więcej.

ps pisz czasami też odpowiedzi i podpisy w j. polskim będzie szybciej się czytało ze zrozumieniem.

I am impressed. You had very grateful actors in particular for speech about the turtle which nice played in front of the camera:). Great selected to the musician against the climate or provided well I understood excellent shots to the music. Please about more.
Sean Seah 1 year ago

This is AWESOME!! Thks for sharing this.. I never imagine the underwater world looks so cool with the EX1.

Now if u could hold still enuf, how about trying undercranking underwater? Does anybody ever do that? Is it impossible?
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Again thank you for the comments...

Daniel, I'm using custom made housing.

Sean, I havent played too much with under or overcrannking. I like simple and natural pictures.

Sebastian, wiekszosc komentarzy jest po angielsku wiec w takim tez jezyku odpisuje.
Robin Tackett 1 year ago

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Being a diver, I can really appreciate your skill even more. Galapagos Islands, the Mt. Everest of scuba! Someday I will get there, I hope. Thanks for giving me a taste of the beauty and variety of fishlife. And the whale shark encounter - amazing and very well done. Thanks!
Sansom Media 1 year ago

That's either a great spoof on the Iranian Missile photo or a whole lot of hammer head sharks! Great shots. Love the shot of the turtle!
Andris Krastiņš 1 year ago

It's sublime! Thank you! Fantastic!
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

We were on Sky Dancer - excellent liveaoard. There was no average dives during the trip. The please is just amazing.
Tim Chiavaroli 1 year ago

Shot after shot, this is simply wonderful. I've never seen so many hammerhead sharks in one spot. Nice moments with the diver, and as always, there's a most personable and curious turtle. I loved it! Great use of music, too.
seoplayer 1 year ago

You are an artist man :)
Warren Martin 1 year ago

Wow! Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
First and last name 1 year ago

Teraz POLSKA!:)

Now it's time for Poland
Cee Bee 1 year ago

great video. very poetic. the imagery is stunning!
Sebastien Roch 1 year ago

Ohhhhh !!! Marvellous !!!
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Yes I do use the lights but not very often in this video. You can see it on the turtle.
Lisa M 1 year ago

absolutely breathtaking footage, and heartstopping in places! I've got goosebumps all over...this ocean is positively teeming with life!
Shawn Landersz 1 year ago

paradise!!!!!!!!!!
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Thank you Lisa and Shawn. Galapagos is indeed a true paradise.
Rachel LeTard 1 year ago

Absolutely stunning. I have never had the pleasure of going the the Galapagos myself but your video truely captures it's beauty.
Keith 1 year ago

What a dive. Superb watch. One of the best, if not the best online vid's seen on my computer in 13 years of owning one. Thank you.
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Thank you Rachel and Keith
Tuan Hoang 1 year ago

Wow! Stunning.
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

Thx Tuan
edbury 1 year ago

Very beautiful Darek. Love the shot of the sea turtle.
Alex 1 year ago

I liked it so much I just booked a week aboard the Eco Explorer AND downloaded that song, lol... Excellent work, man!
Darek Sepiolo 1 year ago

The turtle was very friendly.
I'm suer you'll have a great time Alex.
Frederic Vercammen 1 year ago

I am jealous man
Very nice stuff
mario 1 year ago

bardzo ładne zdjęcia, niesamowita przygoda
Frankie Freitas 1 year ago

you made my day with this video. amazing.
congratulations.
Orange County Films 1 year ago

Awesome!!!
Maxim 1 year ago

Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!
Thank you very much Darek for this great video. Music made it even more impressive.
Daniel Hayek 1 year ago

it's the batman music!
S. Kieron Tan 1 year ago

awesome video! :)
Sergio Becerrill 1 year ago

Very cool. What was the lightsource? Most was natural I could tell.

I've swam with sharks and I know how exciting it is, but nowhere near that many. Or that large!
Enrique Guevara Tapullima 1 year ago

exellent, exellent, exellent, friend
Brett 1 year ago

whale shark was epic.... :]
americanvirus 1 year ago

WOW!! That was amazing.
versa 1 year ago

power of sea & power of music! great video!
Oliver Reik 1 year ago

Stunning! Absolutely stunning!
Noé Sardet 1 year ago

beautiful images
BRAVO!!!