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Ken Bondy
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Anacapa 11-16
Here are a few photos from Anacapa Island last Thursday:
Spanish shawl crawling over obstacle:
Blue-banded goby guarding scallop:
Tube anemone:
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AmoPescar
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Hi Ken,
As always, really GREAT PHOTOS!!! That Goby is really beautiful!
Michael
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Ken,
I saw your post and my mind said "oh boy" more pictures !!
I honestly don't think there is anything better in Cousteau's "The Ocean World". And it sold millions of copies !!
Thanks again for sharing; for free !!
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That anemone came out really well. Lots of people photograph anemones but rarely do you get an image like that. The dark background with the light on
the subject is what did it. I think you used the same idea on the nude. But the translucence of the arms of the anemone is remarkably beautiful.
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Eli
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Ken Bondy, You are an artist with great vision, thank you so much for sharing it with the rest of us! I am so glad I have been around long enough so
that when seeing author Bondy-forum photo; I actually had saliva flowing with the anticisapation which I assure you lived up to my expectaions.
Awesome, beautiful, you just took me where I will never go; the lights, aw man, what a way to start the day in a chili dark room in Oaxaca.
Oh que, now, it is time for me to go paint. Again, thanks for the insperation.
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oxxo
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Outstanding, Ken! It makes me want to go strap my tank on.
What is the status of the scallops around Anacapa? Any Abs?
Keep it up!
[Edited on 11-21-2006 by oxxo]
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Ken Bondy
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Mil gracias AmoPescar, Diver, Skipjack Joe, Sara, oxxo. Oxxo you still see a fair amount of scallops at Anacapa but the abs are gone. I haven't seen
an abalone there in years, even at the protected east end where these photos were taken.
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One more time, Ken, thank you for brightening my morning with your fantastic photos. I agree with Skipjack that the anemone picture is really a great
one. But my personal favorite is that Spanish Shawl... the variety and depth of those colors is awesome. Please don't ever stop sharing your
pictures with us!
[Edited on 11-21-2006 by Natalie Ann]
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
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DianaT
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MAGNIFICENT Photos. Thanks for sharing them.
Diane
[Edited on 11-21-2006 by jdtrotter]
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jerry
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thank you for the fabulous pictures allway a welcome site
jerry and judi
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spike
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Ken,
Beatifull! It all looks so fragile, that you can see what we can lose if we aren't carefull how we treat our world. Thankyou.
Spike
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Stunning photos como siempre Ken....do those spanish shawl critters sting...someone told me they do...another question is...have you ever had or heard
of bad experiences snorkeling with sea lions? It was soooo fun but I'd like your advice on if it's a safe thing to do. My husband who is a diver says
you just need to keep your extremeties moving at all times so they dont chomp on them???
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spike
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Shari,
Check out this story. I don't think this is "normal" behavior, but...............
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spike
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Sorry!!
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/18/BAGO...
try that
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spike
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Still not pasting right. Sorry about that. The news story just happened this week, about an aggresive sea lion, in San Fansisco biting swimmers. They
thought it was very odd behavior.
Spike
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Sallysouth
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Oh Boy, Another phenominal photo post by Ken, always brings a smile and awe! Thanks again Ken.Fantastic Spanish Shawl!!!! Sally
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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Super eye candy Ken
You da master!
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THANKS! Up close and personal!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Stunning photos como siempre Ken....do those spanish shawl critters sting...someone told me they do...another question is...have you ever had or heard
of bad experiences snorkeling with sea lions? It was soooo fun but I'd like your advice on if it's a safe thing to do. My husband who is a diver says
you just need to keep your extremeties moving at all times so they dont chomp on them??? |
Gracias shari. Many nudibranchs ingest stinging cells from anemones that they use on prey and predators. I don't know if the Spanish Shawl is one of
them. I am unaware of any human ever being stung by a nudibranch. Most nudibranchs are also toxic to fish and stuff that wants to eat them. Many
scientists think that is the reason for the gaudy colors and patterns - warning, don't eat me, you will regret it.
I have never had a bad experience with snorkeling or diving with sea lions on scuba and have done it many times in California and Baja. The pups and
females are often intimidating with dramatic swoops and close fly-bys that they seem to enjoy. I have had the young ones take my arm and hand into
their mouth many times, but when they do that they have been very gentle, just gumming it to see what it tastes like. No individual has ever bitten
down hard. At Los Islotes, the large sealion colony in La Paz Bay, I have been told that the big males get aggressive in the Spring when they are
mating, but I haven't seen it personally all though at that time of year it would be a good idea to let an 800# bull do anything he wants. Regards,
++Ken++
[Edited on 11-21-2006 by Ken Bondy]
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by lencho
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Bondy
Mil gracias AmoPescar, Diver, Skipjack Joe, Sara, oxxo. Oxxo you still see a fair amount of scallops at Anacapa but the abs are gone.
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Jeesh, when I was going to school at SBCC in about '80, we had a couple of classmates putting themselves through school diving abs (legally) out at
the islands. They'd go out for a few days and come back with a full load which they sold to restaurants.
How things have changed... 
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They sure have changed as far as the abs are concerned. Like you lencho in the 70s and 80s I used to see them everywhere, big pinks piled up on top
of each other at the kelp holdfasts, whites at the northern islands, blacks by the ton in the shallow water. I sure hope this is some kind of natural
cycle. The same thing isn't true with other species, witness the comeback of the black sea bass. But it is sad not to see any abalone any more.
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