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Point Lobos, March 7, 2007
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california hydrocoral, stylaster californica, carmel, point lobos
California Hydrocoral, Stylaster californica
lingcod, ophiodon elongatus, point lobos, carmel, bluefish cove
Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus

Kayak diving Point Lobos today with Kendra. We had nice conditions topside, but not great visibility. The sun was hiding as well. Still, a nice dive with plenty to see. I picked up Nikon's 10.5mm digital fisheye and today was only its 2nd and 3rd time out.

harbor seal, phoca vitulina, flippers, pinniped, carmel, monterey, california, point lobos, whaler's cove
A curious Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina
indian paintbrush, point lobos, carmel, california, Castilleja coccinea
Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja coccinea
Some surface interval shots. of a friendly harbor seal who could care less about me, but if there were multiple people standing by the roadside, she'd make an extended appearance. And some nice topside color in the indian paintbrush and blue sky (once the sun came out).
lingcod, ophiodon elongatus, granite point, point lobos, carmel, california
A lingcod perched, Ophiodon elongatus
california hydrocoral, stylaster california, diver, kelp forest, point lobos, carmel, monterey, granite point
My honey-bunny Kendra, dedicated dive-buddy
Dive #2 was out at Granite Point Pinnacles. Although there was sun, the visibility didn't open up as much as I had hoped. Oh well, I am used to it. A special thank you to Kendra for sticking it out. She wasn't feeling well and I practically guilt-tripped her into going. After some mexican food and a pomegranate margarita, we were both feeling better.