Sea Clown Nudibranch ( Triopha catalinae)
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Purple Jelly ( Chrysaora colorata) at McAbee |
| Two dives off the Beach
Hopper today. First dive was at the old site of the Anchor
Farm. I never dove this spot until today, and it sure is a
hot-spot for nudibranchs. Not only did I see seven or eight
species on the dive, but I cannot recall seeing so many large
specimens of the clown nudibranch (Triopha catalinae)
and the festive triton (Tritonia festiva). The second
dive was at McAbee...a site I dive from shore. One may wonder
why anyone would spend money to go on a boat to dive a site
so close to shore. Today, I found out why. As this beautiful
jelly was hanging around the boat, I found myself stuck with
my 105mm lens and the perfect wide angle subject. After futiley
snapping away, I boarded the boat and met no resistance by
crew or passengers (in fact they encouraged me to get back
in the water) to switch to wide angle and hop back in. Hop
back in I did, and the results are here. Doing this from shore
would have been virtually impossible.Thanks! |
Purple Jelly ( Chrysaora colorata) at McAbee |
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