Breathtaking Underwater Scenes | Marine Life & Coral Reef 4K

[@eprohoda]

you uploaded awesome footage~farewell!

[@TomPark]

Thank you and hope you enjoyed!

[@HuntmasterSpearfishing]

Has got to be one of the best ocean films out there! Incredible work

[@TomPark]

Appreciate this guys! The places we were filming were just amazing

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

My husband and I really enjoyed watching this together. Excellent work! At 1:35 I thought I saw a pineapple.🍍I certainly had a double take.

[@TomPark]

I’m so glad to hear this! Really appreciate the kind words, it’s a spectacular part of our oceans! Honestly I’ve never noticed the pineapple looking coral.. until now 😅

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

@@TomPark Too funny. I’d be curious to know the actual name of the coral. But I’ll think of it as the pineapple formation from now on.

[@TomPark]

So the head of the coral (the pineapples grass) haha is just a feather star - an animal. The coral is a fairly common hard coral species. They’re just very uniquely placed on each other :p

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

@@TomPark The combination is wonderful. If you had a still photo of it I’d make it into a greeting card. Pineapples are a sign of hospitality or welcome. The card would be a way to introduce people to two ordinary, yet special organisms frequently met with on a coral reef.

[@WillsGoneWalkabout]

Very cool dude. Spending time underwater is something many people never get to experience. Your video does it justice.

[@underwaterimaging6935]

Unbelievable some of those shots :o

[@TomPark]

Thank you mate, the reef put on an epic show for us!

[@susanpark494]

Beautiful Tom. Wish I was there

[@TomPark]

Thank you very much! Such a beautiful part of the world!

[@marklessard4499]

Wonderful video Tom, well done you and your team.

[@TomPark]

Thank you Mark, really stoked you enjoyed! It’s some of the best diving we’ve had the opportunity to film for sure!

[@shangerdanger]

This was amazing! now i know I have to visit GBR asap

[@TomPark]

Oh man it’s epic! Especially in those far outer reefs. Love you and Brits content btw :p

[@kylanlow]

Wow, truly stunning work Tom

[@TomPark]

Thank you mate! Plenty more on the way :p

[@KBsVidz]

Spectacular! Beautiful vis too

[@TomPark]

Its a fantastic part of the reef! And the vis is always magic that far out!

[@nbon93]

Wow, sick footage mate

[@TomPark]

Cheers Nick! Stoked you enjoyed mate

[@yogainthewind]

Only great memories, that video is sooo beautiful. Loving how cinematic it is 😍

[@TomPark]

Glad to hear! And yes, nothing but unreal memories exploring these destinations 🙌🏻

[@daveb6345]

Stunning :)

[@TomPark]

Thank you Dave! It’s gorgeous out there hey! 🙌🏻

[@daveb6345]

@@TomPark absolutely it is. Still yet to get to the GBR, Done Heron and Lady Elliot and heading to Indo in September. Be nice to have some blue water again 😎

[@laluhabibi202]

Best ocean documenter 😍

[@jimmycarthy7431]

That was just incredible. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@TomPark]

Thank you, really glad to hear you enjoyed!

[@submergedstories]

Tom, always excited to see you post a new underwater video. How do you get your colors so good?! Loved those turtle shots!

[@TomPark]

Thank you very much! So glad you enjoyed and appreciate your support! Colours are all done in the water with white balancing :)

[@marcosborsatto]

Hey Tom, I love your work 💙 where is that beautiful place ?

[@TomPark]

Hey Marcos, thank you mate really appreciate this! There should be a lot more info in the description, but the scuba diving shots were from: The Ribbon Reefs, Osprey Reef, Bougainville Reef and Milln Reef. The snorkelling shots were from Milln Reef, Fitzroy Island and Frankland Island. Some of my favourite locations out of Cairns!

[@marcosborsatto]

Sorry! For some reason, I can't see any description on my iPad! Lovely places hermano! greetings from Mexico!

[@leofrancinifotografo]

Hi Tom, great video, as always! Can you share your Picture profile and white balance settings?

[@TomPark]

Thank you really glad you enjoyed! Above water was all Slog and D log, below water was cine4, and white balance entirely manual 🙌🏻

[@Mamaki69]

The Coral's look brownish are they ok?

[@TomPark]

In parts yes. Coral dying is a normal part of it's life cycle. Some of the coral, e.g. the vibrant areas full of life, and brown coral next to it, is very normal. Others, e.g. with the large fish (The Potato Cods), where there is a lot of brown coral, this is not okay. This area even 10 years ago was stunning and vibrant. However having said that, the reef there just 20m away from those shots is a significant amount better and is recovering. For the Nemo shots, these are so close to shore that this is normal that they are brown as reef can't survive under waves near shorelines. Long story short, the reefs showcased in these visuals are for the most part okay. Exceptions like the Potato Cod shots are there, but it's mostly okay in this footage. But generally speaking, many parts of the reef are seriously struggling and is in massive decline. As i'm sure you're aware, the reef is in a critical state, despite there still being patches of beauty like the locations showcased here.

[@fixie1238]

@@TomPark "But generally speaking, many parts of the reef are seriously struggling and is in massive decline" This is weapons grade rubbish www.aims.gov.au/monitoring-great-barrier-reef/gbr-condition-summary-2021-22

[@AJven257]

nice montage . although 4:16 the divers sitting on the reef is not good practice, specially on a video such as this promoting the beauty of marine life. if the divers coming along on the dive are not experienced divers, shouldn't there be divermaster's assigned to assist such divers? .

[@TomPark]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed. Now usually, I can’t agree more with you. This particular spot is a rock amphitheatre that has been used as an underwater platform like this for the last 50 or so years, from long before we knew much about reef conservation. So much so that this amphitheatre that has been created has been given permission by the GBR Marine Parks to continue to be used in this was as regrowth is extremely unlikely here. All around this particular area, the site at North Horn is some of the best on the reef. The operators work tirelessly to protect it, and also monitor it. If this was actual reef that hadn’t been designed as a rock amphitheatre dw - I’d be loosing my mind!

[@AJven257]

@@TomPark good to know, I just don't wish the footage to mislead new divers to think that setting down on top of a reef is alright.

[@TomPark]

You’ve got a good point. That’s definitely not the intention, and dive boats and centres are quick to penalise divers who touch anything. Totally understand your concern though