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Scuba Diving with Grey Seals at Lundy Island, North Devon, UK (4K)

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Daniel French

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Our first diving after lockdown was with Grey Seals at Lundy Island in Devon UK. An amazing experience to dive with some of the 180+ resident grey seals (atlantic seals) at Lundy Island, North Devon, UK. Video here:-


Departing from ilfracombe on the Obession II boat, our journey to Lundy was around an hour and a half. The diving trip was booked with easydiversnorthdevon who were great fun and a well organised, along with following covid-19 precautions too. \

This video was taken over two days and four dives. Using ambient light only, in depths of around 4-5 metres. As this was my first underwater footage using my new kit, I was happy with the results. I hope you enjoy this peaceful video, and please like / share and subscribe for more underwater content. Any comments welcome too

Equipment Used:-
Panasonic GH5s camera
Nauticam NA-GH5V Underwater Housing
Nauticam WWL-1 wide wet lens
Nauticam CMC-2 macro lens
DJi Mavic Air 2 Drone

Editing:-
2020 16" Macbook Pro
Final Cut Pro X
Cinema Grade Color Grading
Leeming Lut Pro (partially used) for both GH5s and Mavic Air (athena Lut)
 
Our first diving after lockdown was with Grey Seals at Lundy Island in Devon UK. An amazing experience to dive with some of the 180+ resident grey seals (atlantic seals) at Lundy Island, North Devon, UK. Video here:-


Departing from ilfracombe on the Obession II boat, our journey to Lundy was around an hour and a half. The diving trip was booked with easydiversnorthdevon who were great fun and a well organised, along with following covid-19 precautions too. \

This video was taken over two days and four dives. Using ambient light only, in depths of around 4-5 metres. As this was my first underwater footage using my new kit, I was happy with the results. I hope you enjoy this peaceful video, and please like / share and subscribe for more underwater content. Any comments welcome too

Equipment Used:-
Panasonic GH5s camera
Nauticam NA-GH5V Underwater Housing
Nauticam WWL-1 wide wet lens
Nauticam CMC-2 macro lens
DJi Mavic Air 2 Drone

Editing:-
2020 16" Macbook Pro
Final Cut Pro X
Cinema Grade Color Grading
Leeming Lut Pro (partially used) for both GH5s and Mavic Air (athena Lut)
 
Hello Daniel French !
Very nice film You have made !!! I am also impressed by the seemingly good visibility in the water ! I have tried to approach seals here in the southernGothenburg archipelago.There Are hundreds of them close to Tiny Islands called ”Inre Tistlarna”- a seal reservate.I have,sofar,only been freediving.Thefact,sofar,is that My appearance scare them away!
Is it easier to approach them using SCUBA.???
I know SCUBA divers here who had succeeded getting close to the seals,and getting good film shots...
Keep up Your good work Daniel !!!
Arne Lindström
Gothenburg,Sweden
arne.lindstrom52@gmail.com
 
Looking at Your video again,I notice a seal biting Your fins ! Were You not afraid ? They have sharp teets.....
 
Looking at Your video again,I notice a seal biting Your fins ! Were You not afraid ? They have sharp teets.....
Thank you - it was a great fun experience.
I think because of lock-down the seals hadn't seen many divers, so were plentiful.
No, they were very gentle and friendly.

If anyone gets the chance, go check them out
 
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