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A stunning clip shows dolphins glowing as they glide through bioluminescent waves off the Californian coast at night.
The remarkable footage, which was filmed at Newport Beach on Wednesday (April 22), shows the marine mammals swirl through the Pacific waters while giving off an otherworldly hue of electric-blue light.
Filmer Patrick Coyne described the once-in-a-lifetime experience as “truly one of the most magical nights of my life.”
He said: “This was by far the most challenging video I’ve shot for a number of reasons. For starters the bioluminescence has sweet spots to where it shows up and then fades away so while on the water it’s impossible to just find it. Not only that but actually finding any type of animal in pitch black is just so ridiculously hard. Conditions have to be absolutely perfect for the bioluminescence to show up and to have an animal swim through it so we can film it. On top of all that just trying to nail the focus at such a wide aperture with something moving in the water was a nightmare.”
Coyne, a photographer, captured the footage on a trip with local tour agency Newport Coastal Adventure, founded in 2014 by Newport Beach native Ryan Lawler.
“We were out for a few hours and on our final stretch back we finally had two dolphins pop up to start the incredible glowing show. A few minutes later and we were greeted by a few more which was insane. I’m honestly still processing this all!” Coyne said.
The effect is caused by bioluminescent algae, which has been blooming in recent weeks off the Californian coast.
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