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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 

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 

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