r/OceansAreFuckingLit

When the ocean decides to shape-shift. Found this hidden skull in the middle of a massive sardine bait ball. 💀

You see it too?

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Sony A7IV / 12-24f4 / Sea Frogs Housing

We were 43 minutes into our dive and on our way back to shore when I saw a large arm with suckers swing out and over the kelp.

A few nights ago I was able to film perhaps the largest giant Pacific octopus I've ever found out in the open. I was fortunate enough to spend about 30 minutes with it as it calmly made its way along the reef.

This octopus is a true survivor. I think it only had 1 or 2 complete arms as most had been bitten off into stumps. It had scars all over its body, missing suckers, and clear injuries to its arms.

This octopus has seen some things, that is for sure. Such an amazing encounter.

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2 hours with music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkNu1PMK_0
2 hours with deep sea bubbles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qiztsIcqWo

Captured this offshore near Māʻalaea Bay looking toward the West Maui mountains during golden hour.

If you’re visiting Maui and want a different perspective of the island, sunset sails around Māʻalaea can be surprisingly beautiful — especially when the mountains start catching the last light of the day. The coastline looks completely different from the water.

This was one of those evenings where the ocean stayed calm just long enough for the light and clouds to line up perfectly.

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From an album of 200 pictures during this dive, this one is my absolute favorite. The way the shark is dead center in the frame, fins equidistant from the borders, and the pure symmetry of this apex predator just gets me stoked. Hope you enjoy!

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swarming dolphins around long beach area- apologies for the ecstatic woahing lol

Millions of strange, sparkly creatures are washing up on California beaches right now. 🪼

Meet “Velella velella”, aka "by the wind sailors": a colony of tiny hydrozoans that link together like Legos to form a single floating organism, steered across the ocean by a small sail that catches the wind. When storms shift the winds, massive numbers get pushed ashore, where they dry out and die. Their sting is generally harmless, but keep your hands off them since they can be confused with their cousin, the Portuguese man o' war, which has one of the worst stings in the animal kingdom.

The Sound of Stillness captures a fleeting moment where the ocean falls completely silent. Emerging through layers of drifting fog, the lone dorsal fin cuts across glasslike water with quiet power and mystery. The muted tones and soft reflections create an atmosphere suspended between reality and myth, where the vastness of the sea feels both calming and unknown. The piece takes into a world where silence itself becomes something almost tangible, deep, haunting, and endlessly beautiful.

We were very lucky to witness this scene: a shark swimming below a school of barracudas. Just as the shark aligned perfectly with the fish, which would've created some epic photos, what did I do? My dumbass decided it was time to tweak camera settings and bang I fucking missed it. I'm surprised I survived natural selection because holy cow I have the IQ of a worm.

Edit: I do agree this is a cool photo. I'm just saying I wish I could see the comp I had in mind with my own eyes 😅