The Forest

I call this beauty.

Kelp forest beauty.

Free Diving: Down, Around, and Up Again

Low visibility shots: hold your breath.

Mother-of-pearl, the decaying shell of an abalone, shining through the bottom rubble.

Slightly out of focus, as the swell pulls me away from the bottom.

Poor visibility--as often the case in California--but for me that increases the wonders when one swims down, swims close.

I wonder what's over there, through there.

Snails continuing sea urchin depredation?

A murky photo that catches the actual experience, I think.

Likewise, an overbright shot that reveals that shift from the dark depths, even just a dozen or so feet down, to the sunshine surface.  It was actually foggy up there, but the overbright contrast is due to my amphib-camera struggling to make that shift.

Superficial: 7 Shots

Kelp Love

Harber Seals: Sonoma Coast

Zoom shots from an amphib-camera meant for close-work underwater;  I didn't want to disturb the creatures by paddling into their discomfort zone.

Timber Cove Free Diving

July 30, 2016

Foggy Paddling