Conditions improving. Just in time for my return to work.

[MaxBottomtime]

We lucked out this morning by staying close to home. One dive on the Redondo Barge followed by another foray onto the Topaz pilings. I didn't find much to photograph on the barge. I didn't even turn my camera on for the first ten minutes. The pilings were much better. We had about fifteen feet visibility despite the surge, and I even found three pilings today.

Yellow crab

Spanish Shawl

Proliferating anemone

Sea Hare

Navanax

Hermit Crab

Corymorpha nutans

Sarcastic Fringehead

Cabezon

Santa Barbara Janolus

Corynactis californica

 

[bperc]

Great shot of the sarcastic fringehead.

 

[TSandM]

BEAUTIFUL shots of the pink hydroid! I love those things -- they are so graceful and delicate.

 

[FrankPro1]

Wow! Really like the first proliferating anemone shot. Will those smaller buds break off and form another individual?

Awesome juvi Cabezon find as well. Has Merry been amassing her shots from your last few excursions for a mega post?

 

[MaxBottomtime]

LOL! She has so many that she needs time off just to upload them.