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Atlantic Spotted Dolphins

Location - About 50 miles off Cape Hatteras  Water Depth - 5000ft.
Image Depth - 20ft.
Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella plagiodon)
Overcast and just before dark, these three members of a offshore pod of dolphins cruise by and  checkout the human who has jumped overboard near them. They circled 2 times and then swam off into the purple ocean water following the rest of the pod.
 A very cool 20 second open-ocean encounter.

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD

THE AQUATIC WORLD OF RUSSELL BLACKWOOD
RUSSELL BLACKWOOD IS AN INTERNATIONALLY PUBLISHED FREEDIVING UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS LIVED ON AND UNDER THE WATERS OF HATTERAS ISLAND FOR OVER 37 YEARS

HIS IMAGES HAVE APPEARED IN HAWAII SKINDIVER, INTERNATIONAL FREEDIVING, SURFER'S JOURNAL, SURFER, SURFING, WINDSURFER AND MANY OTHER MAGAZINES, BOOKS, AND WEBSITES

HE HAS ALSO WORKED FOR NUMEROUS FILM AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS AS A FREEDIVING UNDERWATER VIDEOGRAPHER
















Image by Daniel Pullen