Filmed & Edited by Elias Talbot
September 2009
www.eliastalbot.com
How do you not love a harbor seal? Those eyes just melt me, even in the cold water. Was very happy he came to check me out.
Was on a little boat in the Monterey Bay when a pod of Risso's dolphins left me with a lifelong memory. I must have checked the camera 15 times to make sure that I really just saw what happened.
For only diving in warm water till recently kelp is something new to me. I feel it really represents California diving and adds so much beauty to an already magnificent world.
Was just coming in to the docks when we saw a pod Risso's dolphins in the Monterey Bay. Just was amazed by the dolphins markings.
Doing a night Dive in Monterey and came upon a Brown Shrimp. First time seeing one and they are weird looking. It was really cool to see them burrow themselves up to there eyes.
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