July 2019

Browning Pass Canada Underwater Photography Vancouver

The Spectacular Underwater Reefs of Browning Pass, British Columbia

There it is in a few aerial photos, Browning Pass, site of some of the finest diving in the world. Cold, with nutrient rich current-laden waters, Browning Pass supports some of the richest, most profuse reefs I have seen anywhere in my diving career. Browning Pass aerial photo, with Nigei…

adminJuly 19, 2019

Fiji Underwater Photography Vatu i Ra Passage

A Sampling of Fiji Marine Creatures

Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji Image ID: 34691 Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji On my last trip to Fiji the goal was to make expansive wide-angle images of the spectacular coral reefs of the Fiji's Bligh Waters, of which the Vatu-i-ra Seascape…

adminJuly 10, 2019

Browning Pass Canada Underwater Photography

Marine Creatures of Browning Pass and God’s Pocket 2019

In early 2019 I returned with my cameras and dry suit to God's Pocket, a tiny and remote diving lodge on Hurst Island near the top of Vancouver Island, for a few weeks of the world's best cold-water diving. Damn it was great, I mean Really Great. I've been diving…

adminJuly 8, 2019

Aerial Photography Fiji Vatu i Ra Passage

Fiji Islands Aerial Coral Reef Photos

During my last trip to Fiji aboard the Naia, I spent time between dives photographing the gorgeous coral reefs from the air. The most productive areas were the Vatu-i-ra Seascape and around Namena Marine Reserve. We would make 4-5 dives each day on these reefs and, as I had experienced…

adminJuly 6, 2019

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Sorry but No, 2019 Was Not a #Superbloom

It's official: 2019 was not a wildflower #superbloom. Huh? But Internet said? In spite of what was trending, 2019 in southern California was just #spring. What about #elsinore #poppypocalypse? That was an entirely predictable social media feedback loop of herd behavior. As far as the flowers themselves go however, Elsinore…

adminJuly 3, 2019