We had continued exceptional weather, flat seas, and excellent visibility for our fourth day of diving at God's Pocket. Our first dive of the morning was at Browning Wall, renowned for the density of invertebrate life on the wall, which is flushed by strong currents and must be dived at a maximum or ebb tide. The clear water and bright sunshine gave us great views up out of the water while diving down on the wall, it's really cool to be able to look up and see trees above while surrounded by dense marine life on the wall. Below are some photos from this dive, to see
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Guy dropping at Browning Wall, trees on the surface above.
I can no more resist taking photos of Red Irish Lord's than I can Cabezon, their fellow sculpin cousins, in California.
Mugging, at 10 fathoms!
Browning Wall, Palm Kelp, and trees above in the sunlight, wondrous!
The sculpin in the foreground is a new one, for me, TBD...
Another successfully ambushed male Kelp Greenling, numerous but uncooperative.
Browning Wall, male Kelp Greenling, and trees above, a wonderland!
Guy with his long armed strobes getting a shot,sorcerer's apprentice from the school of Richard Salas!.
Looking up as I make my way to the surface.
Our second dive was at "Hoodie Nudi" named for the Hooded Nudibranchs sometimes, but not this time, found in great numbers there. A shallow, peaceful, enjoyable dive. Below are some photos from this dive, for more, please go to:
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A cool new king of Sea Star, for me.
Ya, ya, another Red Irish Lord, but this one is in Eel Grass!
A beautiful Red Spotted Rose Anemone
A Black Eyed Goby with a couple different kinds of Sea Cucumbers
Nudibranchs, type TBD...
A cool patterned Tube Anemone
Anemone in algae.
There were literally hundreds of these nudibranchs, I think juvenile Horned Nudibranchs, scattered in the algae. They were small, 2 inches and down, so a challenge to shoot well with my wide angle Tokina 10-17 mm lens....oh to have been shooting my 60 mm macro lens...
One of several actively feeding abalone.
Juvenile flatfish and juvenile Horned Nudibranch
Brown and Orange Sea Cucumbers
Our afternoon dive was at Ruth's Rocks, a beautiful dive site. Below are some pictures, including a couple of, you'd never guess, a Red Irish Lord, to see more, please go to:
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There were lots of scallops, I saw a Red Irish Lord grab one as it was swimming but didn't get a shot of it!
Check out Guy's impressive, long, arms!
Finally! My best picture of a male Kelp Greenling, ever!
What a beauty!
Black Rockfish
China Rockfish
I found Tom White in the shallows when I ascended for my safety stop. Look at those long strobe arms...Ok, think I'll have to invest in a pair....
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