Departing aboard the Vision from Santa Barbara, CA, our first stop was Santa Barbara Island - a tiny and remote island with no human mark except a single structure for the park warden. The kelp forests surrounding the island are sublime diving environments.
The second day was awesome! We dived Santa Catalina Island, including a couple of amazing oil platform dives out in the deep water of the San Pedro Channel. The pylons go down 200+ ft, and are covered thick with invertebrates. After the oil rig dives, we went to Catalina where I was lucky to photograph a Giant Black Sea Bass. (5+ ft.)
On the third day we dived the west end of San Clemente Island, where I managed a decent over/under shot of the kelp and the dive boat.
