Amazing video my good man! I went to Socorro, also on the 'Nautilus' this February and also had time of my life. Not as many hammerheads, but lots of galapagos and reef sharks on the cleaning stations overall. The manta encounters were incredible- just as you said! Roca partida was tough as nails, as the conditions made it challenging. Finally we could 'hear' the humpback whales from a distance- and the group 1 week after us, had the pleasure of having both mother and baby whale hang out at Roca for hours. That's Socorro for you :)
Thank you!! Socorro is a very special place, glad you had a great dives there as well. Every trip is different but there is almost always some pelagic magic to be had :)
Great video and editing! We were just in Socorro in Feb ‘23 for the second year in a row. Roca Partida was a bit rougher for our visit, but we had a whale shark encounter that was very special.
Nice video, I've been to Socorro twice both times in early December and dived in only a 3 mm wetsuit. Thinking of going in early May next year and was wondering what wetsuit thickness you wore in April. Thanks again for the memories
Thank you! I almost always dive a 7mm standard scuba wetsuit but if you were okay with a 3mm in December I think a 3mm will be fine in May as well. I usually suggest people bring a 5mm since you do dive 4x a day and toward the end of the trip it starts to get a bit cold. cheers!
@@DiveHard My dive buddy and I were discussing going as I was rewatching this last night. Such amazing video- puts mine on my channel to shame. Mine is just unedited clips from a GoPro.
Great video! Very informative. I am heading to Socorro in a week and plan to film underwater. I am wondering if I should shoot with my Sony a7iii or just keep it simple and shoot with GoPros. I am trying to travel light. I was wondering what you shot your footage with. Also planning to bring a small drone. Are there any specific laws or regulations there? Thank you!
Thank you! 🙏🏽 that’s awesome. I usually say keep it simple and take your GoPro, especially if it’s relatively new. Generally good viz and close encounter which works super well with the GoPro. Also you have less opportunity to screw up capturing the magic moments that come unexpectedly. But of course I don’t follow my own advice and always dive with a big rig. But I have friends that only shoot minimal iPhone (topside) + GoPro (underwater) + mavic mini (aerial) and creating killer videos. I am starting to appreciate minimalist set ups. Much more enjoyable and lower stress. I do think Socorro is a good place to do that. Good luck wish you many sharks mantas and dolphins 🙏🏽 🤙🏽
Stunning video, we're going in April this year and hopefully get a similar experience. What was the water temp and what would you recommend in terms of wetsuits? Cheers
Thank you!! 🙏🏽 It won’t be the exact same experience but it’ll be awesome and full of surprises. Hope that the ocean gives you the magic. Temps were like 75-80c when I was there but you never know. You could probably get away with a 3mm but id recommend at least a 5mm since you’re doing 4 dives a day. I usually go with a warm 7mm
Amazing footage, what camera gear are you using. Socorro is on my bucket list already for a long time and your videos help to encourage me to fulfill that dream within the next 3 years.
Thank you! 🙏🏽 It’s an incredible place and definitely deserves to be on every divers bucket list - and always a good idea to add a time constraint. It’s the only way I get anything done! Camera gear is always changing but it’s usually a mix of canon / Sony UW and topside and DJI in the sky. Currently shooting with the r5c, c70 and DJI mavic air 2S
Thank you! 🙏🏽 Galapagos and Socorro are both incredible destinations! Hope that you have a great time in Socorro whenever you go! I don’t know the titles of the tracks off the top of my head but can tell you it’s licensed from musicbed. Cheers! 🙏🏽🤙🏽
It’s really hard to predict with any precision - the ocean / season are changing every year too so ‘peak season’ is always a little bit different. It really has more to do with the luck you have in the week that you are on the boat more than anything. I don’t think there is a ‘bad’ time to go to Socorro. I like going in November and April, but some of the best encounters I’ve had were in December and February. Chance for bait balls is higher in April/ May, whales in Feb, and lots of unexpected magic year round. I didn’t answer your question but hope this helps 🙃
This just made be diveHARD. I just got back from same trip/boat. I was able to call a manta by purging my octopus but taking suggestions on manta calls.
@@DiveHard just got back. Was so epic. And I asked Gato if he remembered you because he was talking about the false killer whales and tuna at Roca. You were on ship with him - he lives in FL. Thinking about going for the grouper aggregation in September. Waiting on my M1 to edit, hopefully in a few weeks. The Hero 10 is surpassing my 2015 Macbook. Gotta love that 5.3k 60fps though. What an unbelievable crew and extremely expedient response to 2 life-threatening emergencies. And Roca man, I could dive there every day. I got rammed by a whale shark. Knocked out my strobe. Stay tuned for vid. Hope all is well.
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽 It’s open ocean so you never know, you could have pretty mild current, or a ripping one. But Cozumel currents are generally very mild on a relative basis. Open ocean currents can easily by 5-10x as strong so be prepared to dive hard! Have a great time 🤙🏽
@@brandonlaraque nice, canon renders colors super well. Can’t go wrong with any of the newer offerings. I sometimes use lights but not in place like this since they generally push away the wildlife, and a lot of them are neutral / gray / white / black color anyway (sharks, mantas, dolphins, etc.). Sometimes I’ll take a torch when grabbing portrait shots of reef fish etc
@@DiveHard Yeah color's are amazing coming off the canon. Ohhh thanks that makes sense, you just need a good white balance. Keep up the amazing content andd continue to Dive Hard !
I was there in late April and the water temps were in the 23 - 26C range. I almost always use a heavy 5mm or 7mm since I prefer to be too warm than too cold. 4 dives a day does take a toll and you’ll feel it by the end of the trip. Though we are ramping into an El Niño year so might be warmer. Cheers 🤙🏽
It’s generally very good all season (November - May) but there are chances for different things in different months. May is good for baitballs while around feb is better for humpbacks. Of course nothing is guaranteed and I’ve had some of my best trips in October, December and April. The mantas and dolphins are basically residents. I’d say it’s much more about the luck of the week you go vs. the month you pick. Cheers! 🤙🏽
Not that cold - similar temps to what you get in Wolf and Darwin, but not nearly as cold as green water / Southern Galapagos. Maybe something like 24 C when I was there. 7mm was more than fine for me and I get cold easily
STUNNING footage good sir!! That's very good to hear that the number's are increasing in that archipelago!! I'd love to get PADI certified and go diving with you guy's! I'll be going snorkeling in La Jolla next month and swimming with Leopard Sharks!! I've been looking at the Fourth Element Scout Mask.. Have any good recommendations for a good mask? Much respect and support from Yuma, AZ. 👍👍
Thank you Ryan! Of course you should get certified but that’s not always necessary for our trips! Shoot me an email (divehardcreative @ gmail) and I’ll let you know when an easier / intro trip comes up! Cheers
Amazing video my good man! I went to Socorro, also on the 'Nautilus' this February and also had time of my life. Not as many hammerheads, but lots of galapagos and reef sharks on the cleaning stations overall. The manta encounters were incredible- just as you said! Roca partida was tough as nails, as the conditions made it challenging. Finally we could 'hear' the humpback whales from a distance- and the group 1 week after us, had the pleasure of having both mother and baby whale hang out at Roca for hours. That's Socorro for you :)
Thank you!! Socorro is a very special place, glad you had a great dives there as well. Every trip is different but there is almost always some pelagic magic to be had :)
Love this video!! We are going to Socorro next week... I CANNOT wait!!!! Really beautiful video!!!
Thank you! You will love it 💙
Great video and editing! We were just in Socorro in Feb ‘23 for the second year in a row. Roca Partida was a bit rougher for our visit, but we had a whale shark encounter that was very special.
Thank you! 🙏🏽 2 years in a row…I understand how that can happen. It’s always different and always a surprise 🤙🏽
Great video Kabir! Awesome trip and epic shots of the abundance of marine life.
Thank you Mr Olf Knob! Hope that we dive together again one day. Keep in touch 🤙🏽
Brilliant footage as always!
Thank you!! And for all the support 💙
Very beautiful and peaceful video. Thanks.
No, thank YOU! 🙏🏽
Wow - great video. Lucky I got to dive with you in Jupiter last Friday, not least because I discovered your channel!
🙏🏽 thank you! was great diving on the emerald last week, I’m going to keep holding out for those tigers! See you next time 🤙🏽
Excellent video! I really enjoyed the background music, it definitely sets the tone of the video.
Thank you! 🙏🏽 really appreciate that. I always try to use music that matches how it felt while diving/shooting. Cheers! 🤙🏽
Nice video, I've been to Socorro twice both times in early December and dived in only a 3 mm wetsuit. Thinking of going in early May next year and was wondering what wetsuit thickness you wore in April. Thanks again for the memories
Thank you! I almost always dive a 7mm standard scuba wetsuit but if you were okay with a 3mm in December I think a 3mm will be fine in May as well. I usually suggest people bring a 5mm since you do dive 4x a day and toward the end of the trip it starts to get a bit cold. cheers!
Beautifully done, I'm sold. Let's go.
Thank you!! 🙏🏽 🤙🏽
@@DiveHard My dive buddy and I were discussing going as I was rewatching this last night. Such amazing video- puts mine on my channel to shame. Mine is just unedited clips from a GoPro.
Great video! Very informative. I am heading to Socorro in a week and plan to film underwater. I am wondering if I should shoot with my Sony a7iii or just keep it simple and shoot with GoPros. I am trying to travel light. I was wondering what you shot your footage with. Also planning to bring a small drone. Are there any specific laws or regulations there? Thank you!
Thank you! 🙏🏽 that’s awesome. I usually say keep it simple and take your GoPro, especially if it’s relatively new. Generally good viz and close encounter which works super well with the GoPro. Also you have less opportunity to screw up capturing the magic moments that come unexpectedly. But of course I don’t follow my own advice and always dive with a big rig. But I have friends that only shoot minimal iPhone (topside) + GoPro (underwater) + mavic mini (aerial) and creating killer videos. I am starting to appreciate minimalist set ups. Much more enjoyable and lower stress. I do think Socorro is a good place to do that. Good luck wish you many sharks mantas and dolphins 🙏🏽 🤙🏽
Incredible video! What was your camera setup for the underwater footage?
Thank you! I shot this with a 1DX2 in a nauticam housing. It’s for sale if you’re interested :)
Very nice dive trip video ! New subscriber!
Thank you!! 🙏🏽 🙏🏽🤙🏽
Stunning video, we're going in April this year and hopefully get a similar experience. What was the water temp and what would you recommend in terms of wetsuits? Cheers
Thank you!! 🙏🏽 It won’t be the exact same experience but it’ll be awesome and full of surprises. Hope that the ocean gives you the magic. Temps were like 75-80c when I was there but you never know. You could probably get away with a 3mm but id recommend at least a 5mm since you’re doing 4 dives a day. I usually go with a warm 7mm
Amazing footage, what camera gear are you using. Socorro is on my bucket list already for a long time and your videos help to encourage me to fulfill that dream within the next 3 years.
Thank you! 🙏🏽 It’s an incredible place and definitely deserves to be on every divers bucket list - and always a good idea to add a time constraint. It’s the only way I get anything done! Camera gear is always changing but it’s usually a mix of canon / Sony UW and topside and DJI in the sky. Currently shooting with the r5c, c70 and DJI mavic air 2S
great video
After the Galapagos this year, Soccer became my dream destination in the world !!!
What are the musics , they are fantastic !
Thank you! 🙏🏽 Galapagos and Socorro are both incredible destinations! Hope that you have a great time in Socorro whenever you go! I don’t know the titles of the tracks off the top of my head but can tell you it’s licensed from musicbed. Cheers! 🙏🏽🤙🏽
Beautiful images and good storytelling. Bravo!
Thank you Davide!! Appreciate the love
Incredible!!
Thank you man!!
Is there difference between coming at top season in April and first half of May?
It’s really hard to predict with any precision - the ocean / season are changing every year too so ‘peak season’ is always a little bit different. It really has more to do with the luck you have in the week that you are on the boat more than anything. I don’t think there is a ‘bad’ time to go to Socorro. I like going in November and April, but some of the best encounters I’ve had were in December and February. Chance for bait balls is higher in April/ May, whales in Feb, and lots of unexpected magic year round. I didn’t answer your question but hope this helps 🙃
Over the Top Video!
Greetings from Coiba, Panama
Thank you!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 back at you from Florida 🤙🏽
Love your channel! What do you shoot with?
thank you! I'm either using sony and canon mirrorless cameras. c70 is my current favorite to work with
Incredible video.
Thank you!! 🙏🏽
very high quality.
Thank you! 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
This just made be diveHARD. I just got back from same trip/boat. I was able to call a manta by purging my octopus but taking suggestions on manta calls.
Sweet! It’s a great boat and those mantas are just 👌🏽. Glad you’re dive hard-ing man!! When do we see the video?????
@@DiveHard just got back. Was so epic. And I asked Gato if he remembered you because he was talking about the false killer whales and tuna at Roca. You were on ship with him - he lives in FL. Thinking about going for the grouper aggregation in September.
Waiting on my M1 to edit, hopefully in a few weeks. The Hero 10 is surpassing my 2015 Macbook. Gotta love that 5.3k 60fps though.
What an unbelievable crew and extremely expedient response to 2 life-threatening emergencies. And Roca man, I could dive there every day. I got rammed by a whale shark. Knocked out my strobe. Stay tuned for vid. Hope all is well.
@@Broski319 can’t wait!
heading to socorro in jan on the explorer. thanks for the video. can you compare current here to cozumel?
Thanks for watching! 🙏🏽 It’s open ocean so you never know, you could have pretty mild current, or a ripping one. But Cozumel currents are generally very mild on a relative basis. Open ocean currents can easily by 5-10x as strong so be prepared to dive hard! Have a great time 🤙🏽
Thanks for the insight! "the currents rippin and we ain't trippin"@@DiveHard
Love the content ! What camera do you use btw ? Thanks
thanks! I use a mix of sony and canon mirrorless cameras. c70 is my current favorite
@@DiveHard oh nice ! I use the Canon M6 M2 but I’m looking to upgrade. Do you only use ambient light ?
@@brandonlaraque nice, canon renders colors super well. Can’t go wrong with any of the newer offerings. I sometimes use lights but not in place like this since they generally push away the wildlife, and a lot of them are neutral / gray / white / black color anyway (sharks, mantas, dolphins, etc.). Sometimes I’ll take a torch when grabbing portrait shots of reef fish etc
@@DiveHard Yeah color's are amazing coming off the canon. Ohhh thanks that makes sense, you just need a good white balance. Keep up the amazing content andd continue to Dive Hard !
@@brandonlaraque thank you sir!!
What was the water temperature at Socorro while you were there and what mil of wet suit did you wear?
I was there in late April and the water temps were in the 23 - 26C range. I almost always use a heavy 5mm or 7mm since I prefer to be too warm than too cold. 4 dives a day does take a toll and you’ll feel it by the end of the trip. Though we are ramping into an El Niño year so might be warmer. Cheers 🤙🏽
Hi, can you tell me Pls, what`s the best Month to dive there ??
It’s generally very good all season (November - May) but there are chances for different things in different months. May is good for baitballs while around feb is better for humpbacks. Of course nothing is guaranteed and I’ve had some of my best trips in October, December and April. The mantas and dolphins are basically residents. I’d say it’s much more about the luck of the week you go vs. the month you pick. Cheers! 🤙🏽
How cold is that water? I froze my ass off in Galapagos.
Not that cold - similar temps to what you get in Wolf and Darwin, but not nearly as cold as green water / Southern Galapagos. Maybe something like 24 C when I was there. 7mm was more than fine for me and I get cold easily
STUNNING footage good sir!! That's very good to hear that the number's are increasing in that archipelago!! I'd love to get PADI certified and go diving with you guy's! I'll be going snorkeling in La Jolla next month and swimming with Leopard Sharks!! I've been looking at the Fourth Element Scout Mask.. Have any good recommendations for a good mask? Much respect and support from Yuma, AZ. 👍👍
Thank you Ryan! Of course you should get certified but that’s not always necessary for our trips! Shoot me an email (divehardcreative @ gmail) and I’ll let you know when an easier / intro trip comes up! Cheers
I just need to sell a few more keys 🎉😂❤