Seven Gill Sharks flock to San Diego
Apr 01
Sevengill sharks started appearing in the San Diego area a few years ago, and their numbers appear to increase each year. They are most commonly seen in the Point Loma kelp area, and the La Jolla cove. There have been several sightings in the “cove” during the last couple of weeks, including the 2 sharks in the above photo taken yesterday by Scott McGee (cropped, taken with Nikon...
Local Bluewater Photo Trips for 2013
Jan 11
Last year was a busy year for us with eight Southern California trips and the popular SoCal Shootout. 2013 is shaping up to be just as strong with ten local photo trips already on the books, including the 3rd annual SoCal Shootout set for Sept 13-15. Here’s a look at how our local trip calendar is shaping up: February 10th – Catalina Island (Little Farnsworth, Valiant wreck, Long...
The G2 Gallery Presents State of the Sharks
Dec 28
From January 15 – March 3rd, 2013, The G2 Gallery will premiere State of the Sharks, a new exhibit of photography that highlights the beauty and vulnerability of the ocean’s top predators. The exhibit seeks to educate the public and raise awareness for the plight of sharks in anticipation of the biennial C.I.T.E.S. convention, which will consider listing sharks as endangered species in...
Great Conditions at the Dive Park
Oct 16
Wow. Just wow. Get it while the gettin’s good! Warm, blue water, and amazing viz awaited us as we made our way from the Catalina Express to the Dive Park at Avalon this past weekend. When I say “warm” I mean 69°F at 70fsw. Viz was easily 70’+. It was gorgeous. We planned on three dives, and we made the most of every descent. This trip was designed to get my...
Sea Spiders in San Diego
Oct 08
I love it when I experience a “first” as a diver. This past Saturday I enjoyed my first dives at Point Loma in San Diego, and I spotted my first sea spider (Anoplodactylus species). I only knew they existed after perusing the LA Diving Field Guide countless times in search of ID’s of other critters for which I needed a name. The sea spider was the very first subject I locked...
Thousands of Bat Rays!
Oct 01
On the fourteenth of September, during the SoCal shootout, Andy, Patrick and Cindy went out in search of getting some shots to submit to the contest. Little did they know, they were in for quite an amazing experience. They had run into a huge Mola mola on the way down to Redondo Beach to dive, a mile or two off the shore of Hermosa Beach. Around the same spot on their way back, they started...
Clear Viz on the Rigs – Olympus OM-D Video
Sep 20Last weekend delivered some of the clearest waters in Southern California that I have ever seen. We had great diving on Friday and Saturday in the Channel Islands and it continued on Sunday when I met up with several friends to dive the Oil Rigs off Long Beach. There we encountered more amazing visibility, with 60-80ft visibility on the two different rigs that we visited. I used the new Olympus...
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