Ken Bondy
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Morro Bay 11/28 and 29
My brother-in-law Gary and I did two nice dives in Morro Bay last Wednesday and Thursday. We also had the chance to spend some time with Nomads
Paulina y Dern. They are really delightful people and a wonderful resource on Baja. Here are some images:
Polycera atra nudibranch:
Tubeworm cluster:
Hermissenda on kelp:
Shrimp:
Metridium anemones:
Sr. pelicano:
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Diver
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Say, who are you calling a shrimp ??
Great shots Ken, Thanks as always.
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Ken Bondy, Thanks for the pictures.
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Diver
Say, who are you calling a shrimp ??
Great shots Ken, Thanks as always. |
That's funny, Diver. Actually I was intending to call this guy a shrimp. Sorry to offend that fringehead 
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Paulina
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Ken,
Another great visit with you and Gary. Dern and I were talking about having you guys over for a BBQ next time. Great photos, specially the
shark..... I love that one.
Any sightings of Gary's snail?
All the best,
P y D
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castaway$
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Great pics, what are you using for a camera?
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Skipjack Joe
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Another great dive, Ken. I was looking forward to it. I remember your post to Paulina stating that you were going those two days and I waited ...
The Hermissenda one came out really well, didn't it? That dark kelp background really makes it stand out. As though it needed that. Not a shy animal.
But my favorite is the pelican. We've seen so many pelican shots recently. I like this one because the colors are so understated. The tones of the
grey feathers on it's back are so beautiful. Who needs saturated colors?
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Paulina
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I liked that pelican too. He looks almost velvety.
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Ken Bondy
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Paulina - we really enjoyed the visit. No sightings of Gary's snail this trip, as far as I know it has only been seen (and photographed) once
Igor - thank you for the comments. I like the Hermissenda on the kelp also. Makes a very nice background for such a beautiful little animal.
castaway$ - for these underwater photos I use a Fuji S2 Pro DSLR camera, Nikon 60mm micro lens, in a Subal aluminum housing, two Nikon SB-105 strobes.
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docsmom
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Ken, you live quite the life. Thanks for sharing.
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The little shrimp looks quite happy in his corona bottle..
Thanx for the pic's Ken
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Natalie Ann
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Well, Ken, those tubeworms are just lovely - their colors and shapes. Seems like they oughta have a sweeter sounding name than tubeworm... but
perhaps they think Nena sounds silly.
I also like your pelican picture... he's (or she?) seems to be just in the middle of that breeding change from brown to the bright saturated colors
Igor mentioned. This one even has that cute tuft of brown at the top of his head. Yep, a very nice pelican indeed.
Nena
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Ken Bondy
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@docsmom - thank you! Sometimes it doesn't seem all that exciting from my view 
@Tomas Tierra - it's amazing how many of these critters take up residence in discarded booze bottles.
@Nena - they are also called "Christmas tree worms" which is a lot sweeter sounding than "tubeworm" . Henceforth I will always call them Christmas tree worms.
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Natalie Ann
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Christmas tree worms - oh I like the sound of that, Ken! And I had been going to comment on how they are the perfect colors for the season, which is
(despite the cold) my favorite.
Thanks so much for sharing your dives with us. And happy holidays.
christmas tree worms.....  
Nena
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Eli
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Pure Magic, thanks Ken Bondy, you certainly have an eye for it.
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Bob H
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Ken, you are the photogrophy KING
WOW
Bob
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vivaloha
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Seriously...Ken...quite the life indeed...from Columbian bikini contests to
underwater splendor all in a month...Ken, you are da foto man!
Baja California can be a heaven or hell experience - often the determining factor is your AWARENESS in the moment.
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