Morro Bay 2/6

[parabolic]

Got back up to Morro Bay today. Water was really warming up, a toasty 54F. The Hermissendas are still there in large numbers:

Hermit crab:

Hermit crab checking out Hermissenda:

Corynactis:

Shrimp on red starfish:

Never can tell what you find in an old PVC pipe:

Fringehead:

A little housekeeping:

 

[Ed_Dman]

Nice shots, Para. The nudi looks funky, I like.

Ed.

 

[EvaL]

Awesome pics, Parabolic. Thanks. IMHO this is the best time of the year to dive Central CA coast, with the best vis.
Dive safely.

 

[parabolic]

EvaL - thank you. I agree, winter is the best time anywhere in CA. Yesterday the water in Morro Bay was the cleanest I have seen it in many years. ++Ken++

 

[clgsamson]

Fabulous stuff, Ken.

 

[Jamdiver]

Ken, those shots are just wonderful as usual..
Thanks for sharing the beautiful and varied marine flora and fauna in your neck of the woods .

Love the fringehead and shrimp on red starfish shot, the colour just pops!!

 

[parabolic]

Thanks very much Jam and caloy, appreciate your comments. Wish we had warm water, but there are some offsets!!

 

[Larry C]

Awesome shots, Ken. Love the Hermissendas and the Fringehead. They seem to like pipes. There's one on Shale Island that hangs out just like that. We've had 50ft+ vis in Monterey the last two weeks as well. Of course, my #$%&*@# rig is in the shop!!

 

[victor]

Ken
Great photos as always.
Your knowledge of both photography and your subjects always amazes me.
Keep posting I am hoping that I will learn from osmosis

 

[parabolic]

Thanks Larry and victor, you guys are too kind. Larry the viz in Morro Bay Tuesday was as good as I've seen in years. Not that you need good visibility for that dive, but it is nice to know when you are underwater at noon you are not on a night dive .