Got back in the water again today, here are some results. The water is really warming up, it was a toasty 54F today!
The Hermissendas are still here in great numbers:
Hermit crab:
Hermit crab checking out Hermissenda:
Unusual shrimp on red starfish:
Never can tell what you find in an old PVC pipe:
Fringehead in PVC pipe:
And a little housekeeping:
[Edited on 2-7-2007 by Ken Bondy]Natalie Ann - 2-6-2007 at 10:11 PM
Looks like you had a good day diving, Ken.
I am always amazed by these little sea critters. The texture on that starfish - both his top and his underside - how could I have never noticed how
intricate it is?! And that first hermit crab - the one with the 3-D eyes and the hairy legs and claws - something that lovely hiding inside such a
dreary shell - I love it!
I don't dive... but your photos are most definitely the next best thing. Thank you very much.tripledigitken - 2-6-2007 at 10:16 PM
Ken,
Can you share what photographic equiment you use? Do you use flash? Is it digital or film? Do you do much post processing? Is it a underwater
dedicated camera or a shielded conventional?
Very impressive shots you share. Thanks so much.
KenKen Bondy - 2-6-2007 at 10:22 PM
Thanks very much Natalie Ann. I can't resist hermit crabs, they are such bizarre and beautiful little animals. tripledigitken these are digital, I
use a Fuji S2 Pro in a Subal housing with two Sea and Sea YS-90DX strobes. These were made with the Nikon 60mm lens. I don't use much post
processing, I will crop and adjust the contrast a little but I generally leave the colors pretty much the way the sensor sees them.bajadogs - 2-6-2007 at 10:39 PM
Thanks for that Ken,
Your photos are the thump in the head I need to drag out my gear, hydro my tanks, and get back down into the real world. Absolutely beautiful!
edit - typo
[Edited on 2-7-2007 by bajadogs]Ken Bondy - 2-6-2007 at 10:48 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by bajadogs
..... and get back down into the real world.
[Edited on 2-7-2007 by bajadogs]
Thanks bajadogs, isn't that the truth!!!!Natalie Ann - 2-7-2007 at 10:06 AM
these pictures are too good to disappear from the front page just yet....
bumpCypress - 2-7-2007 at 10:19 AM
Thanks Ken. As usual, your photos are "works of art". Like those fringeheads. Gonna definitely do some free diving down in
Baja.Ken Bondy - 2-7-2007 at 12:17 PM
Thanks Natalie Ann and Cypress. There's kind of a story associated with the last fringehead photo, the one with the big wooger in his mouth. He was
one of the biggest individuals I've ever seen in Morro Bay, he pretty much filled up the 2" PVC pipe. He poked his head out as they usually do (can't
resist seeing what is going on out there), and let me fire off a few "conventional" head photos, and then I got this wild-hair idea and very gently
put a small piece of bottom rubble just inside the pipe on the bottom edge. The fringehead gently picked it up and spit it out, just past the end of
the tube. I picked it up again and put it back in the tube. The fish again picked it up and spit it out. We did several rounds of this, it was like
playing "fetch" with my bulldog Sarah. In fact the fringehead kinda looks like Sarah in an odd, fishlike way
Cleaning behavior
Skipjack Joe - 2-7-2007 at 12:47 PM
I noticed that rubble in his/her mouth but decided not to comment on it at first. My guess is that the spitting was his way of keeping his living
space clean. A lot of animals that live in burrows can get very meticulous once their work is complete.marla - 2-7-2007 at 12:55 PM
INCREDIBLE photos! Thanks for sharing!DianaT - 2-10-2007 at 09:05 PM
Missed these as we were on the road---dang, as usual, your pictures are fantastic. I have developed a real soft spot in my heart for the fringeheads.
As always, thanks for sharing your works of art---keep them coming
DianeDENNIS - 2-11-2007 at 09:02 AM
Bump ..........
Ken
Baja Bernie - 2-11-2007 at 10:39 AM
No comment on you photos because they are outstanding as 'usual.'
Just noticed the images of Fringe heads, your Bulldog............and Churchill................interesting!
Bump! (ask Dennis)Sallysouth - 2-11-2007 at 11:13 AM
As usual, your photos are "works of art".
