Untethered Blackwater Diving in Kona, Hawaii - 2022

I was able to hop on a friend's personal boat for my 1st untethered blackwater dive! Initially I was nervous about being untethered - what if I drift too far away from the boat? What if I get too focused filming creatures that I stop paying attention to where I am and how deep I am? All valid questions. I jumped in anyways and instantly realized how freeing it is swim around in the inky darkness of the vast ocean witnessing the greatest migration on Earth as small marine organisms rise up from the dark, chilly depths of the open ocean to its surface waters.
We saw lots of strange, unique and alien-like animals with some cool behaviors too. Identification was made possible by using "A Field Guide to Blackwater Diving in Hawaii" by Jeff Milisen.
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Songs:
Come Back Alive by Ian Post
Caelum by C.K. Martin
Space Mission by Young Rich Pixies
Self Sacrifice by C.K. Martin
Binary Love by Stanley Gurvich
A.I. by Angel Salazar

[@elenavinogradova2600]

очень красивое, я бы сказала прелестное видео)) спасибо

[@tysonhaas179]

I’m so thankful there are people like you that are fearless enough to do these black water dives and share this incredible world with us. I’ve been diving for 12 years now but I can’t get up the nerves to dive at night, so thank you for sharing your videos 😊

[@shoredivingalongthekonacoa6450]

Thank you, glad you enjoy them! Hope you eventually can try a night dive (over a reef) it's a very calming experience at night!

[@OrenNoah]

Again, great video! I especially liked your insertions of the edited stills right after seeing the subject and photographer. Masterfully done.

[@shoredivingalongthekonacoa6450]

Mahalo! His pictures are absolutely stunning! So thankful he let me incorporate them into the video!

[@Yv-xg1ph]

That seahorse!!!!! 🤯❤️

[@jygergruz9562]

Sea life is incredible

[@DiversLens]

Awesome video and great music selection. Could you please let me know how do you position video lights for this type of filming?

[@shoredivingalongthekonacoa6450]

I have my camera and video lights on a tray and the lights are positioned for normal macro shots. Generally somewhere around the 11 o’clock and 1 o’clock positions. Hope that helps!

[@DiversLens]

@@shoredivingalongthekonacoa6450 Thank you for your reply. Intuitively, I was using similar position. I am glad that I am on the right track. Many thanks again. Hope to watch more of your great videos.

[@IdealNomadJack]

You must have been on the other Jeff's boat. Awesome shots man.

[@shoredivingalongthekonacoa6450]

Skinny Jeff’s boat 🤣

[@moritzbuselmeier2447]

Are those creatures bioluminescent or did you use UV light?

[@shoredivingalongthekonacoa6450]

I was using a video light to bring out all the color of the animals.