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Joseph Ricketts
Добавлен 29 сен 2021
I'll snorkel pretty much anywhere
Night Snorkel in a Crystal Clear Florida River
After a big rainstorm, my friend Nick and I set out to explore one of Florida's spring-fed rivers at night. The weather ended up being fantastic, and we saw an amazing array of wildlife and aquatic plants. It's always refreshing to see some of Florida's springs still lush with submerged aquatic vegetation as groundwater contamination from agricultural runoff threatens many of them with nitrogen pollution (which in turn leads to algae blooms and the springs looking murky and gross). But so far this system has proven resilient and is in relatively good health. Hope you enjoy coming along for the ride!
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Snorkeling for a Rare Turtle in the Florida Flats
Просмотров 3 тыс.Месяц назад
Myself and my friends (Nick, Bill, and Nick's dad) journeyed out along Florida's Gulf Coast with the hopes of finding a rarely seen turtle species - the diamondback terrapin. We also encountered a lot of unexpected wildlife along the way from dolphins to even a young tiger shark. This was easily one of the wildest saltwater habitats I have ever explored, and I'm super thankful to Nick for invit...
Backpacking to a Remote Florida Spring
Просмотров 4,6 тыс.2 месяца назад
In late May, my friend Nick and I packed our free diving gear and underwater camera rigs into our backpacks and trekked out to a remote Florida spring in the middle of nowhere. There may not be any mountain passes or steep inclines, but there are still plenty of challenges facing those willing to explore the Florida backcountry, and we definitely encountered most of them. When the weather isn't...
Exploring a Florida Spring at NIGHT With a Macro Lens
Просмотров 3,1 тыс.2 месяца назад
It's a whole new world in Florida's springs at night. Although wide-angle will forever be my favorite, it was exciting to explore the smaller details of nocturnal life in the springs through my 100mm macro lens. Although this spring was once filled with all sorts of grasses and leafy plants, it is now essentially an underwater desert. There are both environmental and human reasons for this, but...
Snorkel Review: John Pennekamp State Park Beach Entry
Просмотров 3584 месяца назад
A quick review of the John Pennekamp State Park snorkel beach (Cannon Beach). Located in Key Largo, FL, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park boasts a variety of habitats and is a great introduction to Key environments. Although the best snorkeling/diving is offshore, how good is the snorkeling right at the beach entry? If you enjoy the review, drop a comment and let me know where I should revie...
Filming Wild Alligators Underwater in South Florida
Просмотров 9325 месяцев назад
Come with me on a trip to photograph and film alligators underwater in the greater Everglades ecosystem! American alligators are an iconic Florida species. Although they can get a bad rap, these living dinosaurs play a variety of important roles in their environment. Once listed as a threatened species, the Florida population is now estimated to be over 1.5 million and is considered a conservat...
Snorkeling with Manatees and a Snapping Turtle in a Spring
Просмотров 4466 месяцев назад
Crazy to see a manatee interacting with a snapping turtle - and I nearly floated right past it! I'm in the middle of a photography project that has had me out at the springs very early in the morning (with some occasional all-nighters). These early mornings are rough, but it gives me the chance to see some breathtaking sunrises and wildlife. Hope you enjoy spending a morning with me at the spri...
Searching for Gar in a Florida Spring
Просмотров 3926 месяцев назад
At the end of winter / early spring, gar gather in large numbers in Florida springs to spawn. My friend, Bill Hawthorne is an amazing underwater photographer and is working on documenting these spawning events. I went with him in hopes of capturing some behind the scenes footage for him. Although we didn't see any spawning activity, we definitely saw quite a few gar and loads of other awesome w...
Underwater Garden in a Florida Spring (Relaxing)
Просмотров 3508 месяцев назад
A short-form video I made from these clips on insta received 28 million views, and I had lots of requests for longer shots of the amazing, diverse aquatic vegetation along this spring run. So here you go! Remember to tread lightly when visiting Florida's springs. Fun fact - I made the music track that plays over the underwater clips :) Shot with Canon R5 in an Ikelite 200DL housing.
Snorkeling a Wild Florida Spring
Просмотров 6328 месяцев назад
An amazing array of aquatic life can be found in Florida's springs. Here's some video I shot while snorkeling down the run of a spring in North-Central Florida this past year. This video was made while I was still using my old Canon 6DII in an Ikelite 200DL housing. I have since upgraded to a Canon R5 so going forward into 2024 my videos will be higher quality :)
Jim from the office?
Yeah you ain’t gonna have a long life
1k by 2025? How about 2k rn and climbing!
Yeah it's crazy!!
Alligators? No thanks. Don't you feel like your risking it swimming with them
@@hustlasstory7611 If you are in freshwater in FL you can never fully get rid of that risk. I’m a wildlife biologist and currently specialize in crocodilian work so I have several years experience working with wild alligators and crocodiles and have a decent understanding of their behavior. I don’t recommend anyone attempt what I do, but my experience does help me limit that risk. They are powerful animals, but are not the monsters they often are made out to be. Most of the time unless they have been fed by humans they want nothing to do with me.
this is so underrated
Great Video! This is just the beginning of your channel :)
I take pride in knowing that you are seeing the RAINBOW RIVER no where near it's glory days as it was when we natives fished and swam in it back in the 60's and 70's.Same with the withlacoochie river and it's backwaters to the west of Dunnellon. What your looking at now is tapped out and over regulated and fished out.We know things about that place you'll never know.Enjoy.And,take this down and I'll put it back up.🧙♂️
This is an awesome video showcasing how beautiful nature can be and how good content a small channel can have.
Love it
Just stumbled across your channel, fantastic content dude! Beautiful shots and great information. Greetings from Ontario!
@@ntw_Luke Hey thanks so much man! Back at ya from Florida!
awesome beautiful video! just subbed :)
@@vuua 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Which river was this?
This is absolutely amazing. One day I'll be doing this.
This looks amazing, would love to go find diamondback terrapins one day!
The quality of your videos is amazing, I was shocked to see you only have 2k subs, keep up the good work!
You are Proably the most underrated outdoorsy RUclipsr I love your content keep it up 👍
Cool video but uhhh... Is this legal??
what river is this?
What a beautiful video!!
i love manatees! they are one of my favorite animals im surprised you have 2k subs and only 47 likes you should have more im glad i found this channel while its young so i can see your content to its fullest!
@@sendohajimiwa Thank you! And they are an amazing species for sure :)
Bro what I’m subbing be safe in the waters bro
@@Nahfr762 Always!
Nice vid!!
Keep plugging away at this RUclips thing. Your videos are very well made and they set a high standard. The subscriber count will eventually reflect that I promise. Keep it up!
@@mhmm4303 Thanks for the encouragement! I’ll keep at it :) 🤙🏼
dont do the same thing with alligator gar in the wild!
beatiful imagery
@@Steven-dy6tc oh man I would love to see an alligator gar underwater
THIS is the kinda content I wanna see on RUclips! People with passion sharing that passion, I’m more of a reef guy myself but damn did I love this video and how much you clearly care about what you’re talking about. That Gar was gnarly and you’ve more than earned a subscriber
@@HooplaV Hey thanks so much man! I have a few more freshwater vids in the lineup but I’ll be making my way back to marine environments soon!
Bro, I hope your content getting more famous. Video and content quality are so nice.
Epic video, in all my years living in the Florida panhandle I never encountered the terrapin. Back about 1995, I found a pet shop in Houston that was selling the ornate terrapin hatchlings caught near Panama city(super illegal)... They were snow white with that amazing shell.
@@OrionsMako They are amazing turtles! They have Definitely been hit hard by the pet trade for a long time sadly
let me know the next time you guys go on a night mission! would love to join
So cool
national geographic vibes
@@SnipezOsrs Haha high praise! Thank ya 🤙🏼
I just went there with my husband!! I recognized it right when you went under the bridge but the large tree on the bank by the house solidified it!! One of my favorite places, but I never saw the alligators…. Kinda happy I saw this after I went!! 😂
Amazing footage and a very relaxing overall vibe 👍👍
At 4:40wants the song called
Can you pls make a vid in the ocean just 🎥 the fish the coral all the beautiful stuf 😢
And thanks for your content hope you get a million or more
@@NaumVelicko-f7x Headed to film a video in less than a week in a kelp forest on the pacific coast! It’ll be about 4 vids til it comes out but promise it’s on the way!
what location is that trail head ?
That was so beautiful
Yo this man need way more subscribers
almost at 2k
@@jaidz5555 It’s crazy! Next vid is coming Friday!
Are these dangerous, ive seen them allotnat parks before
THIS GAVE ME FLASHBACKS! I went on a retreat at Rainbow River in 2019 and just remember paddling all the way up and down from the house for the week, and learning to hold my breath for dives and finding out that fish have different personalities! Thank you so much for making this! I watched it with my little sister and she was amazed because livng in Soflo, unfortunately, the spots like that down here are few and far, and usually need a boat or money to get to.
@@gabepena3345 That’s awesome! Happy to have helped bring up some good memories
Wow, its really rare that the algorithm alligns and sends such gems our way! What an absultely stunning video! The quality of production, your calm way of explaining and filming and your perfect balance in visuals and educating the viewer. Well done!! Instant sign up! Just one question (im new here) are you a biologist? The way you talked about the vegetation in springs and aquifiers leads me to think that you are.. or you are just very very educated (ok, maybe its both). Anyway, you got me along this ride, cant imagine how this channel wont be big someday!
@@derwutgamer3570 Hey thanks so much for the kind comment! I am a biologist - I have a BA in environmental biology and a masters in biology with several years of wildlife fieldwork experience. There is so much I don’t know but I do know FL kinda well :)
Super cool, new sub. Florida is truly special, I miss it.
@@OrionsMako Thank you! Glad I can share a piece of it with ya from afar
I love how your in rainbow river inglis fl wich is gator invested
Subscribed --1.68k. Cool! Great content, Big cajones . Ready for more.
@@markcrume Haha thanks! Next vid should be coming out Friday!
Beautiful footage! Thank you for sharing
I know that river. Wonderful snorkelling except they dont want you swimming at the Springs like we did in the old days.
I was just thinking wait aren't there alligators.... oh yeah there's one. I'm a saltwater enthusiast but throughly enjoyed this vid. Nice work guys.
@@geo4256 Haha thank you! Have a handful of more freshwater vids coming but hoping to get back to saltwater after that
@@josephrickettsphoto Cool. My wife said she would watch an hour or the eel grass in the current.
Really love your content. As a conservationist from South Africa, I really appreciate the beautiful footage and educational commentary. Keep it up man!
Where in Fl are you?
This is video is actually crazy 😭… it’s beautiful