Barclay Sound

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Barclay Sound

Post by H20doctor » Mon Feb 25, 2019 11:43 am

i spent a week up in Port Alberni ... and I stayed at Rendezvous Dive Adventures with Peter the owner ...During that time we got to see Hundreds Of giant Nudis spawning right out front on the house reef ... this is the first movie of 3 ... a Quick clip of the trip

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Post by oldsalt » Mon Feb 25, 2019 5:33 pm

Chris: Exquisite. Your opening time-lapse shot of the bay reminds me why I have spent hours staring at the sea. My son says time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted. The dog made me smile. The sea life you showed was an eloquent statement of why we love the ocean. Thank you.
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Post by H20doctor » Tue Feb 26, 2019 12:58 am

oldsalt wrote:Chris: Exquisite. Your opening time-lapse shot of the bay reminds me why I have spent hours staring at the sea. My son says time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted. The dog made me smile. The sea life you showed was an eloquent statement of why we love the ocean. Thank you.
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Thank you my friend... It was a great week of diving and relaxing
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Post by H20doctor » Tue Feb 26, 2019 12:05 pm

So during the trip there was a spawning event going on right out on the House reef.... every day , and night there were Large amounts of Giant Nudis, Dendronotus .. Every size , and every Color ....

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Post by Sharkb8 » Tue Feb 26, 2019 8:34 pm

Wow! What a special time to be there. Your video work is outstanding :supz:
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Post by H20doctor » Wed Feb 27, 2019 12:44 am

Here is the 3rd Movie from my trip ....

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Post by oldsalt » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:05 am

"They that go down to the sea...They see the works of the Lord and the wonders of His creation." Psalm 107
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Post by Gdog » Thu Feb 28, 2019 4:25 pm

Doc, both videos are great. Love the colors, really cool. Its fun to watch the giants go for the tube anenomes.Thanks for sharing!
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Post by H20doctor » Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:59 pm

Gdog wrote:Doc, both videos are great. Love the colors, really cool. Its fun to watch the giants go for the tube anenomes.Thanks for sharing!


Thanks GDOG Next time you Come with me, and we dive
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Post by YellowEye » Tue Mar 05, 2019 2:03 am

Sweet vids! Viz certainly looks better than when we were there last! I especially like the tri colors, purple ring top snail and the reflectioned giant nudibranch...
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Post by Vjw » Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:10 pm

Wow! Beautiful, vibrant colors! So amazing the things we get to see and experience as divers!
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Post by H20doctor » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:54 pm

YellowEye wrote:Sweet vids! Viz certainly looks better than when we were there last! I especially like the tri colors, purple ring top snail and the reflectioned giant nudibranch...


Yes I agree visibility was quite good on some days I would say we had 60 feet
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Post by H20doctor » Tue Mar 12, 2019 10:54 pm

Vjw wrote:Wow! Beautiful, vibrant colors! So amazing the things we get to see and experience as divers!


Thanks !!
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