AN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER’S GUIDE TO CALIFORNIA
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CALIFORNIA DOESN’T REQUIRE much preface:
Its beauty has inspired artists for centuries.
Stretching over 1,300 kilometres along the western
coast of the USA, the so-called Golden State
encompasses sunny surf towns, glitzy cities, fogencased bays, cliffs that drop into the sea, and
towering redwood forests. Viewing the topside
beauty of this destination, however, only provides a
hint of its majesty. Just offshore lies one of the most
incredible and varied seascapes in the world.
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DIVING IN CALIFORNIA
California’s diving is as diverse
as its landscapes, both in terms
of conditions and photographic
opportunity. Divers can view
anemone-encrusted shipwrecks
and oil platforms, hydrocoralcovered pinnacles, lush kelp
forests, boisterous pinnipeds,
intense shark action, swarms of
jellyfish, and phenomenal macro
subject matter – and all within a
day’s drive from home.
02 A cluster of giant
Metridium anemones
grows on the deep
structure of the Long
Beach oil platforms
Equipment & settings:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II,
Sea & Sea housing,
8–15mm lens at 15mm,
dual Sea & Sea YS-250
strobes, f/11, 1/40s,
ISO320 s, ISO320