Three days aboard the Vision for some diving in the Northern Channel Islands. We hit some heavy sea lion action at Boomerang Banks off San Miguel before retreating to the back side of Santa Rosa and Santa Cruz islands. These shallow dives allowed me to work on my macro skills. Besides leaving my camera stuck at ISO 800 (ouch!) for those two days, I had fun and am proud of my patience getting some of these shots. The back and forth of the surge meant waiting for minutes to pass until a lull allowed a composition and focus for a 'keeper' shot. Here are a few more images not featured on the home page slideshow.

A video shot by Steven Rutherford of the sealions and me snapping away.