Dolphin off Santa Barbara

dolphin 1 Dolphin off Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara, California, USA

I get to see a lot of dolphins and sea lions when I take my kayak out on Santa Monica Bay. On occasion, I have even found myself sitting in the middle of an inquisitive pod watching as the dolphins jumped out of the water to get a better look at me and my yak. You can only get a true sense of the speed, power, and beauty of these magnificent animals when up close like that.

This image was taken while hanging over the bow of a catamaran, whale watching boat about halfway between Santa Barbara and Anacapa Island. It was my favorite shot of the day. This particular dolphin was having fun racing the boat. As soon as he passed the bow, he gleefully went airborne and I caught him just as he broke the surface of the water. We saw 31 humpback whales that day and hundreds of dolphins and sea lions.

Nikon N90S SLR, Nikkor AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f-2.8D ED, Kodak Kodachrome 64 35 mm transparency film, Polariod SprintScan 4000 film scanner, exposure not recorded, handheld.

Tags: Anacapa Island, California, Channel Islands, dolphins, fine art, O. Bisogno Scotti, photographer, photography

9 thoughts on “Dolphin off Santa Barbara”

naughtyscarlett on February 12, 2011 at 1:15 am said:

this is an impressive picture
I like it a lot
very live picture and with a remarkable dynamic

so, Santa Barbara Bay is full of sea mammals
California sea lions are quite a species and a very clever subject for photography

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Bisogno Scotti on February 12, 2011 at 2:29 am said:

Thank you so much for your comment! 🙂

Sometimes I get the suspicion that the sea lions are actually posing for the camera!

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- Bisogno Scotti on May 3, 2011 at 11:47 pm said:
  
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jymwrite on May 27, 2013 at 11:55 am said:

Wow! Very cool picture!

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- O. Bisogno Scotti on May 27, 2013 at 9:29 pm said:
  
  Thanks Jymwrite!
  
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