'Twas The Night Before The Monterey Shootout

The @backscatteruw Monterey Shootout is one of my absolutely favorite things that I have gotten to experience in this little life of mine. The energy, camaraderie and imagery that flow from the 36-hour competition continuously recharge my creative tanks for exploring beneath kelpy seas. Knowing that I would miss this year’s edition due to the unfortunate reality of making ends meet, I held my own personal shootout alongside the bubble buds on my way out of town, taking the six best photos of two dives with a plan to write/shoot/edit a short in a day while at sea. I’m so inspired by the shots that came from the contest; especially the magic that can be concocted with a full embrace of the green machine that is the reality of so many of our dives here in the wonderfully productive Monterey Bay. Oh and here's that short film I mentioned. ___ Make shore to like and sub-scribe and comment for the algal rhythm! Help me kelp you: https://patreon.com/underwaterpat Get your DiveMola stickers and merch: https://divemola.com Want to license some video or order photo prints? underwaterpat at gmail dot com Pat’s peripheral posting places: https://linktr.ee/underwaterpat Special thanks to: SCUBAPRO Backscatter Underwater Photo and Video