Sea Lion And Diver Black & White

 Sea Lion And Diver (Black & White)
A sea lion sweeps past a scuba diver near Saltery Bay on the Sunshine Coast during a brief close approach.

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Acrylic Print (Recommended): Maximum colour and depth. High-gloss finish with deep blacks and strong contrast. 

Satin Photo Paper: A classic photographic look. Soft finish with natural colour and minimal glare.  Printed with a 1.75” white border.

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About the image
California sea lions are often encountered on crowded haul outs along the Pacific coast, where their noise and numbers dominate the shoreline. Underwater they are silent, graceful and fast.

On a winter dive in the Malaspina Strait, this sea lion slipped quietly down from the surface to join us at a depth of 80 feet. With effortless control, it swam around us, its large, powerful body dwarfing our own as it studied us from a cautious distance before darting in for a closer pass. The water was clear enough that we could follow its journey from the surface to us and back again before it returned once more.
Encounters like this are a reminder that underwater, we are visitors — observed as closely as we observe.