Monterey's Underwater World
These are some diving pictures taken in the Monterey Bay area by myself,
Dan Clanon and my friend, Tennyson
Lee.
We use a Sea and Sea 2EX with a macro lens or a 20mm wide angle lens. Some
of these shots were taken with my old Ikelite Aquashot with Fuji disposables
and a macro or water correcting lens.
Click on the small pictures to see larger versions. (files are about 60
KB)
 
  Strawberry
Anemones off Cannery Row.
Strawberry
Anemones off Cannery Row. 
 This is me giving the OK signal from a boat off Cannery Row
This is me giving the OK signal from a boat off Cannery Row 
 octopus near Lover's Point.
octopus near Lover's Point. 
 Paul with the mushroom anchor
Paul with the mushroom anchor 
 my brother, Paul fifty feet under
Carmel Bay
my brother, Paul fifty feet under
Carmel Bay 
 Tennyson,
drifting next to a pinnacle
Tennyson,
drifting next to a pinnacle 
 me again, off of Monastery Beach in Carmel
me again, off of Monastery Beach in Carmel 
 Large Mitridium Anemone off Cannery Row
Large Mitridium Anemone off Cannery Row 
 A rock wall covered with Strawberry anemones, among other things
A rock wall covered with Strawberry anemones, among other things 
 Here's
Johnny crawling through some foamy kelp at Butterfly House in Carmel.
Here's
Johnny crawling through some foamy kelp at Butterfly House in Carmel. 
 A curious Harbor Seal at Lover's Pt.
A curious Harbor Seal at Lover's Pt. 
 A Rock Scallop smiling at a Giant Spined Star just off the West side of
San Carlos Beach.
A Rock Scallop smiling at a Giant Spined Star just off the West side of
San Carlos Beach. 
 The cathedral at North Monastery in Carmel
The cathedral at North Monastery in Carmel 
 A
spotted prawn at Pt. Lobos
A
spotted prawn at Pt. Lobos 
 Orange
Sea Cucumber in the Metridium Field off Cannery Row
Orange
Sea Cucumber in the Metridium Field off Cannery Row 
 Some Lightbulb Tunicates off McAbee beach.
Some Lightbulb Tunicates off McAbee beach. 
 Sea Lions enjoying a very comfortable boat ramp
Sea Lions enjoying a very comfortable boat ramp 
 Here's
proof we saw a bird at 30 feet
Here's
proof we saw a bird at 30 feet 
 Tennyson
with a school of Blue Rock fish near Blue Fish Cove at Pt. Lobos.
Tennyson
with a school of Blue Rock fish near Blue Fish Cove at Pt. Lobos. 
 A
Ringed Topsnail off Yankee Pt. South of Pt Lobos.
A
Ringed Topsnail off Yankee Pt. South of Pt Lobos. 
 Hilton's aeolid off Yankee Pt.
Hilton's aeolid off Yankee Pt. 
 Red
Volcano Sponge with a yellow dorid feeding on it, and Rose anemones surrounding
it.
Red
Volcano Sponge with a yellow dorid feeding on it, and Rose anemones surrounding
it. 
 Dendronotus
albus Nudibranch at Lover's Point.
Dendronotus
albus Nudibranch at Lover's Point. 
 Triopha
catalinae or Clown Nudibranch at the Metridium Fields.
Triopha
catalinae or Clown Nudibranch at the Metridium Fields. 
 Diaulula
sandiegensis or the San Diego dorid at Lover's Point
Diaulula
sandiegensis or the San Diego dorid at Lover's Point 
 A good sized octopus found at Lover's Pt.
A good sized octopus found at Lover's Pt. 
 Dendronotus
iris having part of a tube anemone for dinner.
Dendronotus
iris having part of a tube anemone for dinner. 
 Sea scape at Butterfly House
Sea scape at Butterfly House 
 Monkey faced eel seen near Lover's cove
Monkey faced eel seen near Lover's cove 
 Red Gorgonian at Monastery Beach.
Red Gorgonian at Monastery Beach. 
 Cabezon off McAbee Beach (Cannery Row).
Cabezon off McAbee Beach (Cannery Row). 
 Large nudibranch at The Breakwater.
Large nudibranch at The Breakwater. 
 The same nudibranch from a more comfortable distance...
The same nudibranch from a more comfortable distance... 
 Diablo Pinnacles Nov 1996
Diablo Pinnacles Nov 1996 
 Purple jelly. McAbee beach, summer of '97
Purple jelly. McAbee beach, summer of '97 
 TheeKelp forest off Lover's Point, Pacific Grove.
TheeKelp forest off Lover's Point, Pacific Grove. 
 A Spotted Kelpfish posing near McAbee Beach.
A Spotted Kelpfish posing near McAbee Beach. 
 Tony and Me near Eric's Pinnacle
Tony and Me near Eric's Pinnacle 
 Metridium
at Eric's Pinnacle.
Metridium
at Eric's Pinnacle. 
 Nudibranch's
gills
Nudibranch's
gills 
 Metridium
anemones
Metridium
anemones
 White-lined
dirona, Dirona albolineata
White-lined
dirona, Dirona albolineata
 Unknown
Aeolid
Unknown
Aeolid 
 Anisodoris
nobilis with bat star
Anisodoris
nobilis with bat star 
 Metridium
Field
Metridium
Field 
 Metridium
Field with no flash
Metridium
Field with no flash 
 Kelp
in the Metridium Field
Kelp
in the Metridium Field 
 Paul
in the forest
Paul
in the forest 
 Flabellina
iodinea, Spanish Shawl nudibranch
Flabellina
iodinea, Spanish Shawl nudibranch 
 Pycnopodia
helianthoides, Sunflower Star
Pycnopodia
helianthoides, Sunflower Star 
 Metridium
Field
Metridium
Field 
 Cabezon
and Tennyson
Cabezon
and Tennyson 
 Hopkinsia
rosacea, Hopkin's Rose
Hopkinsia
rosacea, Hopkin's Rose 
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