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Ken Bondy
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Shameless plug.....
My brother-in-law and BDB (Best Dive Buddy) Gary Powell and I have published a little book on Blurb with photos from our dives in Morro Bay. I
anticipate it will be sold in the bookstore of the Morro Bay Museum of Natural History with all the proceeds going to the Museum. Blurb does a nice
job with previews of their books, you can see the entire book at:
http://www.blurb.com/books/2349885
[Edited on 8-8-2011 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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tjBill
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Interesting. I never knew Morro Bay had good diving. I guess you need a good wet suit.
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Natalie Ann
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This is very exciting, Ken. Congratulations on the publication.
I guess I'll contact the museum bookstore about orders?
Looks like a great little book to be given as a gift - and of course I want one, too.
nena
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DENNIS
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Spectacular viewing experience, Ken. For sale online soon?
I didn't see any dimensions. Would it be coffee table size or is that too much to hope for?
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BigOly
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Very, very nice...
Thank you Ken. I know how much work a project like this takes to do!
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standingwave
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Beautiful photographs, Ken, well done. The photos you posted here a few years ago of nudibranchs impressed me deeply. Glad to see them finding a wider
audience.
I like the John Muir quote, "When one tugs at a single thing in nature he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
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Russ
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WOW !
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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tripledigitken
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Congrats! Very nice job Ken.
Ken
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motoged
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Beautiful images....thanks 
Don't believe everything you think....
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Ken Bondy
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Thank you all so much for your nice comments!! It really means a lot to me to hear them from my Nomad friends. @Nena they are for sale now on Blurb,
if you go to the link I posted there is a "Buy Now" icon at the bottom of the page. I think they want $16 for softbound and about $29 for hardbound.
I've seen both of them and I actually think the softbound looks better so no reason to pay for a hardbound. @Dennis they are small, only 7 inches
square. The giant coffeetable version will take a while  .
[Edited on 8-8-2011 by Ken Bondy]
carpe diem!
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BajaBlanca
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wow !!! those worms are something else and the sealife in the bottles SAD. congrats - wonderful images ...
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Gypsy Jan
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Very Nice!
Edward F. "Ed" Ricketts would be proud.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Mulegena
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Ken's book is wayyy cool
You can see the images real clear if you increase your screen's magnification about 6x.
Those are some beautiful creatures living there. Personally, I like the adaptability of the ocean creatures' ability to make a cozy house out of a
bottle or incorporate trash into habitat. When I scuba dive I'm inclined to pick up human junk I find down there-- stick it in a dive bag & toss
it in a trash can when I surface-- but I've learned to inspect this stuff real careful for somebody living in it. I inadvertently disturbed a baby
octopus once. It was living happily in a snorkel I'd lost just the week before. Had to put the baby back inside and place it where I'd found it-- good
for the baby octopus, too bad for my lost snorkel.
Beautiful book, guys. Thanks... still wanna dive with you guys one day.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
"It's the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
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Skipjack Joe
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Great to see them again, Ken. They're like old friends now.
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Ken Bondy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Great to see them again, Ken. They're like old friends now. |
They are to me too Igor. It's amazing how these beautiful little critters have become such a big part of my life. A good friend of mine, Chris
Newbert, who just happens to be the best underwater photographer in the world, said:
“As I once became part of them, all these creatures of the sea are now a part of me, in my mind, in my soul, in my dreams.”
Christopher Newbert
“In A Sea of Dreams”
1994
It just can't be said any better.
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AmoPescar
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A SHAMELESS PLUG IS RIGHT...AND I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE...
That you think you can get away with it! ....JUST KIDDING!!!!!    
Why would you even think that? You know that we all love your work and are happy for you!! It's a great looking book!
Miguelamo 
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Eli
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Ken Bondy, It is so wonderful to see You published! You so deserve this recognition for what you bring to us that will never enter into your world
below in the deep blue sea. I have always loved your vision, it inspires my own, thank you.
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Great photos. While viewing I was thinking that marine biologists would love your book. Amazing animals, amazing photographer.
Thanks.
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I am so proud of you hermano and very glad you are getting the recognition you so duly deserve....awesome dude!
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very nice Ken..... make me want to go jump in the water !!!
just curious what was the average depth you found most of these critters??
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