Today almost didn't happen...my ear was bothering me a bit, but I decided to get one last dive in before the storm and despite my recent whale encounter, I decided to go with a 'super macro' set-up. Armed with a +diopter on front of my 105mm and set on manual focus, I was rewarded with glassy calm conditions at Monastery Beach. This is a new style of photography for me as I am learning to use and appreciate the abilities of the 105mm lens. More working distance allows better opportunities to get small fish shots. Despite the lack of suitable nudibranch photo ops, there were plenty of scuplins, painted greenlings, and nest sitting Cabezon. My good friend Greg Bodi, however, found the score of the day when on the swim in, he spotted a resting swell shark. 'Super Macro' provided the rest.