Northern Channel Islands, April 2016 on M/V VISION
Rockfish love to pose for a camera
MOUTH WIDE OPEN. This Rockfish demonstrated this behavior four time, allowing me to zero in the exposure and composition. The result is this composite of five images, ending in a clear view of the fish's mouth.
Backlit Coraline Algea
Green anemonea
Foot of a Kelp Snail
The abelone on San Miguel Island have come back strong and plentiful since the ban on taking them was imposed. This specimen was more than 25 cm across.
HERMISSENDA CRASSICORNIS is one of the more abundant and beautiful nudibranchs of the eastern Pacific.
A juvenile sculpin searching for food.
A beach on San Miguel Island loaded with sea lions, seals, and Elephant Seals.
Sunset as M/V Vision pulls into an anchorage on San Miguel Island.