An afternoon at Point Lobos

An afternoon at Point Lobos

Over the President’s day weekend I spent an afternoon wandering part of the Point Lobos State Park enjoying the weather and getting some time outside with my photography gear. It was a bright clear afternoon and I spend some time looking for potential areas to 

Giant Black Sea Bass

Giant Black Sea Bass

I took this image of a Black Sea Bass in the California Channel Islands. The fish was several hundred pounds and about 5ft long. He swam up to me, gave me time to take a couple of images and then took off at high speed. 

Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis)

Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis)

Cronoid shrimps come in a wide range of colors that match their hosts coloration. The examples here show how well their colors match. The shrimp form a commensal relationship with crinoids (Feather Stars). Crinoids are a type of Echinderm that live on reefs around the 

Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis)

Crinoid Shrimp (Periclimenes amboinensis)

Comensal shrimps that live on crinoids throughout the Pacific Ocean (Indonesia, Philipinnes and other psrts of the western Pacific). They are well camoflagued and generally live in the inner parts of the crinoid host.

Sawblade Shrimp (Tozeuma armatum)

Sawblade Shrimp (Tozeuma armatum)

Following a steep sandy shore we dropped down to about 90 ft, heading out to a small group of black corals that were swaying in the current. The waters around Dumaguete where we were diving are nutrient rich and a perfect area to see healthy 

Brown Sponge

Brown Sponge

Giant brown sponge – Papua New Guinea.

Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Flamboyant cuttlefish displaying – Dumaguete, Phiippines.