gecko1 12 Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Fantastic dive sunday with my buddy Rob. We sat 4 Giant Pacific Octopus at Point Lobos State Reserve in Carmel, CA. One of them was quite interactive. Full gallery here: http://www.baue.org/images/galleries/v/local/BetosOctopus/ Investigating my camera. My buddy Rob's View Rob gets the treatment Giant Pacific Octopus More Giant Pacific Octopus Clinton Edited February 11, 2014 by gecko1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troporobo 235 Posted February 12, 2014 Great shots - looks like you had a lot of fun with that GPO In the third pic, what is that floating above the upper arm? it looks like the octo took off someone's hood! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gecko1 12 Posted February 12, 2014 Thanks! That's the port cover for Rob's Camera. I think it's clipped to one of his strobe arms. Clinton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klausi 2 Posted February 12, 2014 Great! did you let him use the camera for a while? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireflys 4 Posted February 12, 2014 'Wow' what a great experience and fabulous pictures to look back on. Gary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinman 27 Posted February 18, 2014 Is the same GPO that just popped-up on a Yahoo News feature video? The story cited Pt. Lobos as the location where a GPO was filmed attaching itself to a diver's camera gear. -Tinman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gecko1 12 Posted February 18, 2014 Pretty certain this was a different octopus. The other encounter was in Bluefish Cove 3-400 meters west of where we were. It's possible an octopus could move that far in a week but the one that made the news appeared to me to be missing a chunk of one arm which wasn't the case with this guy. Clinton Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tinman 27 Posted February 20, 2014 Cool photos! -Tinman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tzetsin 2 Posted February 20, 2014 What a fantastic experience, and great series of images. It sure looks friendly, I have to wonder if it had eyes for your flash arms or something lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickJ 2 Posted February 23, 2014 Wow - I have always wanted to dive with these beauties, the octopuses in the Med and Asia are such - well.... pussies. Great shots and experience. Definitely on my list .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kcf955 1 Posted March 4, 2014 Great set of images showing a crime in progress! Seriously, very cool series! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
