Small swells moved into the area making the ride to the south side of Palos Verdes a bit bumpy. Visibility was hazy at Pt. Vicente and Honeymoon Cove, but we were able to find a variety of animals.
Palos Verdes Report, In Color!
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Nice pictures as usual, but what were the bottom temperatures? I had 77 F at 37 fsw here Thursday night. May not need to travel to the tropics this winter! Unfortunately the majority of the critters I saw were hungry kelp bass following my video lights and they ruined almost every attempt to film.
OP
It has warmed up in the past month. After hovering between 51° to 53° most of the year we've experienced near tropical temps of 58° the last two weeks. I'm considering not wearing thick wool socks under my drysuit. 
I've watched several guys go in at Casino Point topless without a wetsuit... if only that would catch on with the lady-go-divers!
Water temperature down south by you is a lot chillier than up here in the northern reaches of Santa Monica bay. We had 70 surface and 67 at depth at the Pt Dume pinnacles, with a low of 58 reported at 100 ft in the canyon.Wonderful images as always, and thank you for sharing! I noticed a juvenile treefish for the first time diving here on Saturday, but your shots look so much better than mine!It has warmed up in the past month. After hovering between 51° to 53° most of the year we've experienced near tropical temps of 58° the last two weeks. I'm considering not wearing thick wool socks under my drysuit.
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It took three weeks to get those two shots. 
The past two weekends yielded plenty of out of focus treefish. They don't like to hold still.
The past two weekends yielded plenty of out of focus treefish. They don't like to hold still.
fnfalman
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Sweet pictures of nudies as always. Which nudie is the one that's above the Clown?
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Flabellina trilineata, about the size of a grain of rice. The cerata are usually orange, so I was hoping it was a new find.
Thank you Phil! I was developing an inferiority complex because you seem to see so many gorgeous critters and I never see anything like them. Do you dive with a big magnifying glass, or just sweep your camera with a macro lens across an area until you see things not visible to those of use who no longer have the eyes of a 12 year old?
Is that the one sitting below the Zebra Goby and just to the right of the egg mass (in the photo just above the Flabellina trilineata)?
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