Bioluminescence at Scripps Pier in La Jolla, Calif.

A striking display of bioluminescence was captured off Scripps Pier the evening of May 16, 2024. Bioluminescent red tides off San Diego are typically formed due to aggregations of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra, a species well known for its displays of light. At night, when the phytoplankton are agitated by waves or other movement in the water, they emit a dazzling neon blue glow.
Learn more about red tides and bioluminescence from experts at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography here: scripps.ucsd.e...
Video captured by Jeff Hester on behalf of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
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[@harrythehacker]

It's late summer. You've been out boating with your loved one, skinny dipping and sun bathing on the cliffs. A wonderful day. At dusk you take the boat home and suddenly the waves light up with a turquoise light. You reach your arms around your favourite person and know that everything will be all right.

[@brianhawkins]

Gorgeous footage. Did you guys fly a drone carrying an FX3 or something? Not many other cameras can do that well in low light.

[@scrippsoceanography]

Great question! Videographer Jeff Hester says you are right -- it was a Sony FX3 with a 35mm f/1.4 lens and the drone was a DJI M600 Pro with Gremsy T3V3 gimbal. The settings he used were roughly: Shutter- 1/60, Aperture- 1.6, ISO- 102400, S&Q mode shooting 48fps on 24fps time base. You can see more of Jeff's fantastic video work here: www.jeffbhester.com.

[@GothMusicLatinAmerica]

So dang cool

[@scrippsoceanography]

We think so too!

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[@scrippsoceanography]

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