Browning Pass & God's Pocket - March 2017

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Browning Pass & God's Pocket - March 2017

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I spent the last week of March at the amazing God's Pocket Dive Resort up in Vancouver Island, BC, one of my favorite diving destinations. This trip was also a photography workshop hosted by the inspirational and talented Richard Salas. It was a really fun trip, I met a bunch of new and cool divers, and learned some new perspectives on UW shooting.

The conditions overall were quite good. Visibility was 50-70 feet on most sites, and the weather was mostly agreeable. There was a big blow on the Saturday evening when we were supposed to be picked up from Pt Hardy and we needed to spend the night there. Fortunately we got a pick up first thing the next morning and managed to squeeze in our planned three dives of the day. Crisis averted!

I'll share a few sets of photos from the trip below:
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Some Wide Angle Reef Shots:
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The Wolf Eel Collection:
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Dave, those are stunning. Awesome! I will be at Gods Pocket next year, cant wait.
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Super amazing. Beautiful photos of a beautiful place. Nice work Dave!
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So many stunning photos! Being able to do wide angle so successfully must have been a real treat.
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Love that photo of the wolf eel with the mouth wide open!
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Very cool Dave!!!
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Fantastic pics! Thanks for sharing!
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Really beautiful snaps from my most favorite place!!! Really nice job!!!
I'm so glad the baby rockfish are still hanging out! :luv: :pirate: :taco: :eric: :taco: :partydance:

I'm glad you got to hang out with Richard! He is such a cool guy! :)
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