Diving in the Sea of Cortez

[mwb78]

Had the Japanese not fished it out 50 years ago, there'd be a lot more fish.

[azuloceano]

@mwb78 Indeed. But now the Mexicans are the ones wiping out the life of this Sea.

[agenthelios1]

I damn near lost my life when I encountered a humbolt squid in sea of Cortez, luckily I was able to escape with my camera light broken.

[azuloceano]

@agenthelios1

The squid attacked the light or you? They go for shiny stuff. They have chemoreceptors in the arms to detect what is or isnt food. They grab stuff and if it is not food they let go.

[agenthelios1]

@azuloceano Apparently he attacked the light and I would have just been collateral damage. These squid are huge and nothing to play games with.

I do however, realize that the squid are not looking for a human meal to chow down on and most stories are just exaggerated fisherman tales of the squid dragging people to the depths etc. I shoule have been more careful since I was in their domain.

[MrTDL86]

nice vid! my gf is an underwater videographer (so i've seen more than my fair share) and we're thinking of heading to la paz in the next coupled of years. the manta/seal shot is absolutely mindblasting! :)

[simonAvery]

wow



[ezayinthahood]

1:18 That Manta Ray has Chorro!

[Elayas31]

holly molly! this is awesome man... I am a fan of diving and I would love to have some recommendations from you on where to see all this, please!! I would appreciated so much

[azuloceano]

@Elayas31

Hola Elayas! Those images were taken during many dives in various diving seasons in the Sea of Cortez where I live. Most of it was in the area of La Paz, baja california. The dive season is from May to November, different things can be seen at diferent times. Animals like Orcas are difficult. Others are easier, like sealions, whalesharks, fish and the night dive stuff. If there is something specific you would like to see, contact me at azuloceano@yahoo.com, may be I could advice you!

[azuloceano]

@divergirl50

Thank you!!!! You might have a different year this time. It is a La Nina year and conditions are different. We have been having a lot of Mobulas around these last months. I dont know how it is going in the other areas. Im now in Pulmo and the conditions are not yet on summer time. Octover should be great!

[junlao122675]

AMAZING!

[murky223]

isn't this the sea that is being overrun by humbolt squid or something i remember it was a sea but i dont know if its this one

[azuloceano]

@murky223

Well, it is a Sea that has been overrun by fishermen. They have taken care to empty what before was a very rich sea. Amont the things they have eradicated, are sharks. Sharks eat humboldts. No sharks, too many squids. But they are abundant in certain areas only. They are amazing, interesting beautiful animals. I have dove with them (I have a video of them here) and they are not the dangerous beast people think they are. Sea of Cortez is still amazing though.

[seazoommex]

Quien es artista y la cancion???? saludos

[azuloceano]

Es del circo del sol, pero no me acuerdo ahora de que CD o como se llama la composicion esa! Me parece que es del disco Alegria pero no estoy seguro.

[charlesw299]

Azul,

Where exactly did you shoot all of that? We are planning a trip in April from La Paz to around Aqua Verde - if you have suggested dive locations I would appreciate you sharing them.

Tks

[underwaterodyssey]

Wow, you fit an incredible amount into 3 minutes, great video.

I have the same problem losing quality when uploading, mine is crystal clear before upload

[azuloceano]

Yea... a lot of quality gets lost when the videos get transformed for downliading here. But at least people get an idea of what images I have and of what can be seen here. Most of that anyway was done in DV. Most of those images I got years ago. I see you dove in the Revillas! I need to get myself some more footage there!

[azuloceano]

Yea! that was only about 1.5 million years ago!

[guythatmadethisvideo]

i heard ther was a cryptid living in there, a Megalodon shark that was 80 feet long!

[daveagain2]

We were just there in La Paz and Loreto etc. Great video and I like the way you connected the music. Really great artistry. I have one question. Between 1.38-1.40 of the movie there is a "day of the dead character" in the background of all the sea creatures wiggling about ... did you insert that or was that actually there. Thanks for a great video. Dave

[azuloceano]

Hahahaha! I was so worried about that day of the dead caracter! I was wondering if someone had added something to my video! In fact that is a diver there. She was there looking at all those worms. I guess the quality of the video is so low when put in Youtube that it can not be seen very well that it is a real diver!

Thank you for the comments about my video!

[belugablanco]

Yep! that's home, great video.

[Duiksafaris]

Nice clips, very well edited and nice music....5 stars

[azuloceano]

Thank you for your comment!

[jodiver2]

Beautifull movie very nice!!!!

Greetings from belgium

How many dives did you do in the sea of cortez?

[azuloceano]

Sorry for the delay answering, but I had limited internet access for a while! I live by the shores of the Sea of Cortez, so I have done more than a 1000 dives here! The images you saw in the video were taken in various years and in different places. This sea is amazing, very rich, very generous!

[affordabletrips22]

Another great video...now tell me about the Manta....Diane

[azuloceano]

The one shitting??? It looks amazing! I had to use that image! Hahahaha! Or if you ask about the Mobulas? THey are here in Winter in a place caller cabo pulmo, but somtimes can see them here in La Paz

[fatboycedric]

looks like Cirque du soleil under water !! nice vid

[leonidaspiresbr]

5 Estrelas. Five Stars. Maravilhoso. Wonderful.

[azuloceano]

Gracias por el comentario!!!!!!!!

[paaauuugodoyaguilar]

siempre maravillosO! que rico que lo hayas subido para compartirLo... paU

[templekids]

awesome...GOD IS GREAT...perfect creation..thanks for sharing

[andresq4545]

Go back to school.

[Madisonwest764]

It's an opinion "Templekids" had on a public forum, r-e-l-a-x. You may not agree, in fact I can't say that I do even, but  I'm not gonna piss on his wheaties just to show my Manly Superiority and how Witty I am. Go back to your cave :-)

[lanse13]

Thhat was pretty cool not going to lie

[dianagproyecta07]

asi es en Guaymas/San Carlos. tu donde te sumerges? haahahajja!...

tengo una fascinacion por los calamares humboldt desde que vi un especial de NatGeo de ellos, no he tenido aun la suerte de verlos "en vivo" pero espero como tu poder hacerlo y disfrutarlos en paz! jajajaj

[azuloceano]

Pues yo vivo en La Paz pero he estado con los calamares en Loreto y en Santa Rosalia. Yo quiero volver a verlos esta temporada. Estuve en Rosalia la semana pasada pero sin mucha suerte pues no era el buen momento. Igual vimos unos cuantos de ellos. No se que tiempo tengas tu o que capacidad para moverte "in short notice", pero si quieres te aviso para que te unas a la salida que hagamos si hay lugar. Que experiencia de buceo tienes?

[dianagproyecta07]

Genial!. loved the music that matches for sure the excitement that is diving here at the Sea of Cortez, always a surprise to discover!. Loved your piece on Humboldt squids! one of the first I have seen that talk about their not so agressive behavior.

Great image quality, precision on editing as well!!. Felicidades se ve que disfrutas lo que haces!. Gracias por compartirlo con el mundo! ;)

[azuloceano]

Hola Diana,

Al parecer vives aqui en las costas del Mar de Cortez, es asi?

Muchas gracias por tus comentarios sobre mis videos!

Alfredo

[bloodanddirt]

spectacular lol....brilliantly choreographed lol. very entertaining. good job

[pepalishius9]

chido

[bluemotionvideo]

me gusta mucho tu video!!! increible la diversidad de la vida marina alla. tambien es muy buena musica, va muy bien junto con las tomas. te molestaria decirme como se llama?

suerte para mas tomas como estas y saludos desde la riviera maya :)

[azuloceano]

Gracias por el comentario! El Mar de Cortez es extraordinario, es necesario sin embargo hacer algo para cuidarlo pues le han sacado lo que lo definia en el mundo del buceo, los cardumenes de tiburones martillo y las mantas. Al menos quedan tiburones ballena. La musica que le puse al video es del Circo del Sol. Ahora no recuerdo de que disco es o el nombre. Use la musica de ellos en varios de los videos que tengo aqui.

[azuloceano]

No me acuerdo si te respondi a este mensaje, pero por si acaso, la musica es del circo del Sol, uno de sus albumes, pero ahora no me acuerdo cual!

[hookery]

Este es un viedeo maravilloso!!!, uno de los mejores bajo el mar de todo el YouTube. Yo trabajo el el extremo sur de esta provincia biogeografica (norte del Peru) pero no se compara con toda esta abundancia de vida!.

Felicitaciones!!

[azuloceano]

Gracias por el comentario!

Que haces aya en Peru? Buceo tambien? No conozco que puede haber alla!

[gwenblondy]

I didn't need to watch this for long before I knew this had to be one of yours .Yes!Another five star + all the way .I could watch this every day and not get bored .

[azuloceano]

Thank you Gwen!!!!

[azuloceano]

Thank you for your comment! Those manta rays in schools, they are mobulas, a smaller species than the giant mantas. Sometimes you can see thousands swimming toguether. It is a very beautiful sight.