vero beach
The wildlife was going bananas the past few days here in Vero Beach. I first noticed last Saturday while my daughter River and I played on the beach. It was hard to believe just how many you could see coming out of the water at the same time.
I mean, Nat Geo came to the backyard again.
Hey guys!
So, I know it has been a long time since my last post on here... Sorry about that. I find it a lot easier to put my time and effort into other social media, but those don't really seem to get the right message across due to a complete lack of interest people give to social platforms. It's time to bring it back here where I can tell the whole story.
Jack Hendrix, ready to hunt.
Last week Captain Spencer Reilly ( AKA Captn Goop ) and Jack Hendrix invited me along to go spear some fish off the coast of Central Florida. Of course, I'm going.
I've done this a handful of times but with every season the fish and water change, so everytime its something new. These two days we put in out there were very new to me! I had no idea what to expect other than I was going to be swimming with sharks and we were going to be finding lots of fish. Two things I love very much.
Jack Hendrix, details of the underwater rifle.
In my mind i'm thinking we'll get out there. Shoot some fish, maybe see some sharks, maybe and hopefully get a couple chances to get some cool shots of them, and yah see where it goes from there. In reality, we were going to see a lot of sharks and billions of fish. it was full throttle.
Just being that far offshore during those flat, windless days watching the schools of blue runner disrupt the glassy surface of the ocean was great for me. It's not an experience I have had often enough to not be completely mesmerized by it, and its something I will never forget. However, seeing it from the boat and seeing it from 30 ft under is a whole different story. Most people won't jump in, and for good reason. I found out why.
Blue Shark in a school of Blue Runner.
I wanted to capture some of these heart pounding moments in motion, so I did and I made a little video. Watch as Jack shoots cobia off the back of Bull Sharks, takes beautiful mangrove snapper, and wrestles a nice king fish into the pathfinder. We also ran into a school of Mahi and captain goop catches a cobia that was able to stay out of the shark mouths.
Wow. I still just think WOW when I see these.
Sometimes the Bulls just want to take a closer look... Jacks experience shows as he stays calm and lets the shark know he's not what they want to mess with.
What a captain. Spencer is such a dedicated charter captain, day after day, getting folks into the right places, and keeping an eye out on everything going on from above. Thanks legend.
Curious Sharks in the lead, shadows behind.
Jack, Locked and loaded. Where the snapper at?
He found it, and took it home. A very tasty fish, possibly my favorite.
A baby sea turtle floated by in the current. This lil guy has come a long way and I continue to wish the best for it.
A stream of light hits this Bull Shark for a nice portrait setting. Fish everywhere underneath. It is a wild world out there.
There's still more I could share believe it or not. But let us skip the repetitiveness and get onto something new.
If you are curious about booking a fishing charter, and no it doesn't have to have anything to do with sharks, please contact my good friend Captain Spencer Reilly - https://www.captaingoopcharters.com
He is an excellent angler in the Indian River County area, inshore and offshore. I highly recommend a trip with him.
Thank you all for visiting my page, give my site a look, and please share.
-Nathaniel Harrington
Myself - @natehphoto
Captain Goop - @captngoop
Waterman Jack Hendrix - @jackhendrix_
Whats more fun, getting the bait or using it?
Kurt has been living the Florida fishing lifestyle since he was a kid and it shows. Music is a huge part of his life and I think fishing has been a major influencer to that.
loading a cast net.
Where there is bait there are snook.
Some indoor white backdrop photography so the crowds can see what they are about to get.
This was a fun part of our shoot. I don't shoot Studio much and Kurt isn't running a model career, so there's a bit of a learning curve for both of us. I'm happy with how it turned out.
... and it didn't take long to get back to the river.
just a guy and his boat.
We played this off to look like a sunset, but its a good 'ol Florida sunrise. Rain showers in the afternoon and evenings make it difficult to plan around. Thankfully Florida light is amazing at the break of dawn.
Whats not to smile about. Life is good.
I grabbed Kurts music video to give you all a better idea of who he is and his sounds.
This was fun. Thanks Kurt for the shoots and good luck in a couple weeks man! Knock them dead.
-Nathaniel Harrington.
@natehphoto @kurtstevensmusic
