Baja

Gregory Sweeney · Issue 131, Mar/Apr 2023 · pp. 46–50

Products mentioned: Canon 5D MKII, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II USM, Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM, Canon EF 15mm, DJI Mavic Pro

Underwater photographers will find the Mexican peninsula of Baja California Sur to be a surprising destination full of wonderful rich marine life encounters and overall wild beauty. The Baja peninsula extends into the Pacific Ocean from the southern end of California and presents the visitor with diving opportunities in the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez on the east coast. Beautiful beaches and expansive coastline and deserts are packed with a surprising range of wildlife not all of which is underwater. Land based beauty is found in the sand dunes and dry rocky expanses with large cacti photographed at sunset with a caracara eagle silhouetted on top. Coastal coyotes prowl the mangroves along the shorelines as we traverse in the dive boat. Sea birds and shore birds are abundant. The abundant wildlife underwater draws divers and photographers especially in the winter when Baja becomes…