Nothing gets me fired up to blog quicker then getting a great shot of a marine mammal.

I've posted quite a few throughout the years here. Most recently it was of a fin whale. My archives are a mess from transferring my blog a few times and so seeing older dolphins is nigh impossible.

The thing is 9 times out of 10 I don't get the shot. Of all the photos I take of dolphins and whales its very rare for me to get a gem.

They almost all look like this:

I've been trying for a little transparency on the photography front so I figured I'd share a dolphin splash.

For the record, I'll photograph dolphin splashes all day long if it means I might get a gem!