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Mike Laptew

@mikelaptew

Freediving underwater videographer and photographer, writer, director and producer.

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Here's a duck I can admire. The long-tailed duck is the deepest diving duck and can swim down to 200'. This female doesn't have the characteristic long tail of the male. She was the only duck able to make headway against the strong current in the Charlestown Breachway.

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I also ran into a raft of Common Eiders that were stemming the force of the incoming tide at Charlestown Breachway by staying close to the entranceway where an eddy had formed.

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What did they think would happen as overfishing continued? chicagotribune.com/business/sns-t… chicagotribune.com/business/sns-t…

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When does a photograph become 'digital art' or a 'deep fake'? Here are two images, the first is 'as shot' with routine PS 'clean up' and in the second one I extracted the eagle, touched it up and placed it on the cloud background I shot a year ago.

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Back when there was a good size wintering-over population of stripers in downtown Providence. facebook.com/mike.laptew/po…

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Words of wisdom from the author of "Striper Wars" -- Dick Russell Clockhttps://www.gloucestertimes.com/opinion/column-it-s-time-to-let-stripers-be/article_2e11cb5d-433b-55d5-9518-d44ab1638a69.html gloucestertimes.com/opinion/column…

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Menhaden, bunker, moss bunker, pogy or fatback are arguably the most important forage fish on the East Coast. In pursuit of understanding these critically important prey I've had to literally swim through a sh!%... facebook.com/mike.laptew/po…

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Unlike a tornado on land, this tornado of bunker cleans the path it takes. The closeup photo reveals some of the subtle coloration highlights and details...all of which appear differently depending on water clarity... facebook.com/mike.laptew/po…

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Now if we crossed these with great white sharks it wouldn't even be safe at the concession stand at Nauset Beach. cnn.com/2020/01/23/wor… cnn.com/2020/01/23/wor…