Underwater Photo Location: Anacapa Island, CA

by Kip Nead
The great leap! This Sea Hare seemed very optimistic about this jump. Anacapa Island, CA. D200, Sea & Sea housing with YS-90 strobe.

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by Kip Nead
This comb jelly conveniently drifted by during a safety stop at one of our dives off Anacapa Island. Nikon D200, Sea & Sea Housing, YS-90 Strobe.

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by Douglas Klug
The Angler's Dream A Calico, or Kelp Bass. A prized and tasty game fish from the kelp forest at Anacapa Island. Image taken with Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite housing. Shot at f/3.2 and 1/80 second.

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by Douglas Klug
New Growth. Kelp at Anacapa Island. Image shot with Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing. Shot at f/7.1 and 1/160 second.

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by Douglas Klug
California Moray. Image captured at Anacapa Island with a Canon Digital Rebel w/ 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite housing and a single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/20 and 1/320 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Tamara and the Treefish. A colorful Treefish and a diver at Anacapa Island, CA. Image captured with Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with DS50 strobe. Shot at f/2.8 and 1/80 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Turbot on the rocks. A Turbot conceals itself against the rocks. Image captured with Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/4 and 1/125 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Sealdance. One of my favorites, shot back in the late 90's at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Nikonos V and 15mm lens. Natural Light. f/5.6 at 1/80 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Sea Lion in the Sun. A young Sea Lion at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with Natural Light. Image taken at f/25 and 1/80 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Bottom Feeder. A look at the business end of a large California Halibut at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel with 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing. Natural Light. Shot at f/5 and 1/125 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Canopy. The kelp forest canopy on a clear day at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in an Ikelite housing with Natural Light.

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by Douglas Klug
Under Cover. A tiny juvenile kelpfish blends with kelp in the water column at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in and Ikelite housing using natural light at f/2.8 and 1/50 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
On the Kelp. A kelp snail cruises across a stalk of kelp. An old image from 2000, taken with a Nikonos V, SB105 strobe, 35mm w/ 1:3 close up using f/22 and 1/125 second. Shot at Anacapa Island.

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by Douglas Klug
Surfacing Seal. A harbor seal dances in the clear, shallow waters at Anacapa Island. An old image from 2002, shot with a Nikonos V and 15mm lens. Shot at f/4 and 1/125 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Master of the Forest. A Black Sea Bass (Giant Sea Bass) emerges from the kelp Forest at Anacapa Island. An old capture from 2004 using my Nikonos V and 15mm lens in natural light. Shot at f/4 and 1/60 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Sunflare. A glimpse of the sun through the kelp forest at Anacapa Island from 2001. Shot with a Nikonos V and 15mm lens in natural light at f/5.6 and 1/80 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Tiny and Bright. A two inch juvenile treefish shows its brilliant yellow stripes. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8mm in Ikelite Housing with single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/18 and 1/320 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Tiny Teeth. This "thumb sized" juvenile Moray Eel hides behind urchins at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/22 and 1/125 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Snug Fish. A gopher rockfish hides while wrapped in a leaf of kelp at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with Natural Light. Shot at f/6.3 and 1/60 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Lipstick. An adult Treefish hovers off the bottom at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT with 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite housing in natural light. Shot at f/2.8 and 1/320 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Blue Water Play. Sea Lions streaking through blue water off Anacapa Island. Image captured with Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/11 and 1/160 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Fearless. A very large torpedo ray (Pacific Electric Ray) cruises without fear over the sand bottom at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel in an Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/4 and 1/100 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Purple Tinker. A crevice spider crab taking refuge behind urchins on the reef. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 60mm f2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with a single DS50 strobe. Shot taken at f/22 and 1/320 second.

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by Douglas Klug
hide and seek. A seal peaks out from over the rock reef at Anacapa Island, CA. Image captured with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with Natural Light. Shot at f/4 and 1/50 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Death by Starfish. An ochre star makes a meal out of an urchin on the reef. Takenwith a Canon Digital Rebel with 60mm f/2.8 lens in an ikelite housing with a single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/16 and 1/160 second.

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by Douglas Klug
No Sharks Here! A sea of sea lions greets divers at Anacapa Island. Image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/4.5 and 1/100 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
California Color. A garibaldi cruises past a gorgonian. Image captured with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/7.1 and 1/60 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Seal in the sun. A Harbor seal baking in the sunrays at Anacapa Island. Image captured back in the mid-1990's using my old Nikonos V with a 15mm lens and natural light. Shot at f/5.6 and 1/80 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Brilliant Beauty. A Spanish Shawl nudibranch on the kelp at Anacapa. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/22 and 1/320 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Leading ahead. A school of baitfish emerges over the top of the kelp forest in this old capture from 2002 using my Nikonos V and a 15mm lens. Natural Light. Shot at f/4 and 1/60 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Flat Camoflouge. A large halibut waits for prey while buried in the sand at Anacapa Island. Image shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in an Ikelite Housing. Natural Light. Shot at f/7.1 and 1/80 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Giant in the Kelp. A black sea bass at Anacapa Island. An old capture from 2001 with my Nikonos V and 15mm lens in natural light. Shot at f/4 and 1/60 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Curiosity. A Harbor seal at Anacapa Island. Image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel w/ 10-22mm lens in Ikelite Housing w/ natural light. Shot at f/5.6 and 1/80 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Twist. New growth kelp rises towards the sun. Image captured with a Canon Digital Rebel with 60mm lens in an Ikelite Housing. Shot at f/2.8 and 1/125 seconds with Natural Light.

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by Douglas Klug
Peek. A Grass Rockfish peeks up from behind a rock on the reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 6mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with two DS51 strobes. Taken at f/20 and 1/250 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
A spanish shawl nudibranch at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes. Image captured at f/18 and 1/250 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Nemesis. The infamous blue-banded goby... they never hold still for long. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes. Image taken at f/16 and 1/250 second.

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by Douglas Klug
Hairy. A crevice spider crab hides on the reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes. Shot at f/14 and 1/250 seconds.

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by Douglas Klug
Welcome to California. The "signature" garibaldi. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Saying Hi! A Calico Bass hovering in the kelp foresst. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing with 60mm f/2.8 lens in natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Warming Water. A Calico Bass becomes more active as the summer water warms. Shot with an Canon Digital Rebel with a 60mm f2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing. Natural Light.

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by Douglas Klug
My what nice teeth... A pacific Moray on the reef at Anacapa Island. Image shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with a single DS50 strobe.

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by Douglas Klug
Blue and Gold. Warm water at Anacapa Island, and the ever popular Garibaldi. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in an Ikelite Housing with a 60mm lens and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Spring Appearance. The Calico bass become more active with the warming water at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel in and Ikelite Housing with a 60mm f/2.8 lens in natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Home Sweet Home. An Island Kelpfish living in an old scallop shell at Anapapa island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing using a 60mm f/2.8 lens and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Junior. The well known Sheephead Wrasse in its not-so-well-known tiny juvenile phase. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Gari says hi. A garibaldi at Anapcapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Summer Water. Some wide-angle close up work on new-growth kelp. Shot with a Canon digitla Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing. Natural Light.

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by Douglas Klug
Skittles. A tiny blue-banded goby takes refuge under an urchin. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with dual Ikelite DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Sea Thru. A tiny juvenile Giant Kelpfish hides well in the leaves of the Anacapa kelp forest. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing. Natural Light.

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by Douglas Klug
Skittles. A shy blue-banded goby on the reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens and dual Ikelite DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Life Support. New growth of the kelp that supports all life on the reefs at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 mm lens in natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Big Brother. A giant Black Sea Bass at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22 zoom lens in an Ikelite Housing with Natural Light.

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by Douglas Klug
Thunk. A large California Sheephead investigates my dome port in the thick kelp forest at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing using a 10-22mm zoom lens and natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Sun Dancer. A California Sea Lion frolicks in the surf at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing using natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Best Buddies. A pair of Moray Eels peer out from their lair at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing using 60mm f/2.8 lens and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Feel like a Number. Spanish Mackeral schooling at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing using 60mm f/2.8 lens and natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Good Start. The kelp forest at Anacapa Island, health and calm. Shot with a Canon Digital rebel in an Ikelite Housing using 10-22mm zoom and natural light at 1/125 seconds f/4.5.

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by Douglas Klug
Greedy? Two California Moray Eels square off over a bit of urchin. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
striped surprise. This tiny zebra goby hides on the reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Anacapa Seascape. A red gorgonian against the backdrop of the kelp forest at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Quick Peek. A harbor seal peers down after taking a breath at Anacapa Island. Shot with a canon digital rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
Anacapa Seascape II. A red gorgonian rests on the reef below the towering kelp forest at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in an Ikelite Housing with 10-22mm zoom and dual Ikelite DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
California Jewel. A Garibaldi against the kelp forest at Anacapa Island. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
So Cal Splendor. A perfect day at Southern California's Channel Islands. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing at f/9 and 1/250 seconds using a 10-22mm zoom lens and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Tiny Freind. California moray eel with red rock shrimp at Anacapa island. Shot with a canon digital rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Junior. A juveile Sheephead Wrasse. Shot with a canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 Strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Cali Color Blast. A Garibaldi along a wall of strawberry anenomes at Anacapa Island. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelte Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Color in California. A Garibaldi along side a colorful gorgonian on the kelp forest reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm lens in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Morning on the Reef. Wide angle work with an anenome at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Neon Cold. A Hermissenda nudibranch at Anacapa Island. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel with 60mm f/2.8 in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Sleepy Shark. A hornshark rests on top of a reef in the kelp forest at Anacapa Island. Image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with natural light.

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by Douglas Klug
The Calico Bass is one of the "signature" fish in the California Kelp Forests. Sought by anglers and spearfishers, they are hard to photograph. This image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing. Natural Light.

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by Douglas Klug
Deep Reef Color. A Treefish drifts over a bed of Brittle Stars at Anacapa Island. Image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Pocket Octo. This tiny juvenile two-spot was shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 macro in an Ikelite Housing using dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Sunlight on the Reef. An green sea anenome brilliantly light on a clear day at Anacapa Island, California.

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by Douglas Klug
Curly Face. This juvenile Horn Shark made a great close-up for the 100mm f/2.8 macro and dual ds51 strobes on my Canon Digital Rebel.

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by Douglas Klug
Safety. This black-eyed goby found a great hiding spot in an empty turban snail shell. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
colorburst. A Hilton's Aeolid Nudibranch at Anacapa Island, California. Shot with a Canon digital rebel in Ikelite Housing with 60mm f/2.8 and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Junior taking a nap. This juvenile horn shark from Anacapa Isalnd was small enough to capture with my macro lens. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Hide and Seek. A two spot Octopus peers out of the shell where he has taken refuge. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 100mm f/2.8 macro lens in Ikelite Housing with Dual Ikelite DS51 Strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Looking Up. A turbot in the sand flats at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Kelp Forest Color. A red anenome is framed by dark red gorgonians on the kelp forest reef. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Coming out to play. This tiny juvenile two-spot octopus had taken refuge in an empty snail shell. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT in ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes. With a quarter-sized body, I had the lens just inches away for the shot.

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by Douglas Klug
A nap in the forest. This Giant Black Sea Bass was sleeping in a open chamber in the kelp forest at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing and dual DS-51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Big Boy in the Kelp. A Giant Black Sea Bass emerges from a "room" in the kelp forest. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS-51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Drifter in the Forest. A jelly drifts through the kelp forest water column. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 Strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Drifting Vistor. A diver meets an egg-yolk jelly at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 Strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Hanging Out. A kelp crab mid-way up the water column on a stalk of kelp at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing with 10-22mm zoom and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Colorful Challenge. A garibaldi defends its turf against my camera lens at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm lens in Ikelite Housing with dual Ikelite DS51 Strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Sea Scape. This view of the reef at Anacapa Island includes an ochre star set against the kelp forest on a clear day. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Scouting Run. This California Sea Lion checks out the camera while a raft of his friends hover on the surface above. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 10-22 zoom in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Squiggles. This small juvenile horn shark made a close pass at my camera lens as it fled. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Kelp Cathedral. A sunburst through the majestic kelp forest at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
The Long and Winding Road. A hermissinda nudibranch explores the curves of a norris top snail shell. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 60mm macro in ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Flash of Gold. A Sarcastic Fringehead shows a hint of its colorful warning flaps at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm macro in ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Pulsing Encounter. This diver meets a purple striped jelly at Anacapa Island. Shot with a canon digital rebel in Ikelite Housing with 10-22mm zoom and dual ds51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Periscopes 2. A pygmy octopus peeks out of an abandoned Norris Top Snail shell. Shot with Canon 300D/100mm macro in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes from about 6 inches. No Crop to image.

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by Douglas Klug
Camouflage. A tiny pygmy (aka California lilliput) octopus does its best to blend into a kelp leaf. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing, 100mm f/2.8 macro and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
eye to eye. A junior diver has a close encounter with a tiny pygmy ocotpus. Shot with a Canon 300D and 100mm macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Tiny Dancer. A diver meets a pygmy octopus at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Glowing on the reef. A spanish shawl nudibranch, common in california, can still make a brilliant image. Shot with a canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in an ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Color on color. A hiltons nudibranch cruises across a sponge. Shot with canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in ikelite housing with dual ds51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Moneymaker. A close-focus wide-angle shot of a red urchin in the cool waters of the Channel Islands kelp forest. Shot with a canon rebel t4i and 10-22mm zoom in an Ikelite housing with dual ike ds51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Clear Water, Sun, and Color. A Garibaldi crosses over a bright red gorgonian, under the sun's rays. Shot with a Canon Rebel T4i and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with dual DS-51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Bad Hair Day. A yellowfin Fringhead peers out of its tubular hole in the reef. Shot with a Canon Rebel T4i and 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Healthy Growth. Kelp bladders growing. Shot with a Canon Rebel T4i in Ike Housing with 100mm f/2.8 macro and dual ds51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Eyeing Colors. A diver with a close-up encounter of a Spanish Shawl nudibranch. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel T4i with 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite Housing and using dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Close-up and colorful. Southern California's signature fish caught with a canon t4i and 10-22mm in Ike housing using dual ds51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Close and Far. A view of sunlight cascading through the kelp forest. Shot with Canon T4i and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Burst. New growth kelp shot against the kelp forest. Used a Canon t4i and 10-22 in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Color from the sand. This Mantis Shrimp checks out its surroundings. Shot with canon t4i and 100mm f2.8 in Ike housing with dual ds51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Dancing in the Breeze. This harbor seal glides effortlessly in a screaming current that has the kelp blown over sideways. Taken with Canon T4i in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes and 10-22mm WA zoom.

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by Douglas Klug
Out Of The Light. This harbor seal bursts from the kelp canopy in a burst of sunlight. Taken with a Canon T41 and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Best friends. Sea lions frolic together at Anacapa island. Taken with a Canon T4i and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual ds51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Perfectly poised trio. California sea lions frolic in the blue water at the Channel Islands. Shot with Canon 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing using dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
The eyes have it. A ubiquitous Spanish shawl nudibranch on the reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with Canon T4i an 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
glowing on the kelp A rare Santa Barbara Janulos nudibranch crawls across a thick leaf off kelp. Shot with Canon t4i an 100mm f/2.8 lens using Ike Housing and dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Safety in the Spines. This tiny juvenile garibaldi is a colorful, cold-water damselfish that will someday grow into one of the largest damselfish species found anywhere.

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by Douglas Klug
California Kelp Forest Color. This Spanish Shawl nudibranch glows out of the darkness. The nudibranch is lit with a snoot using a Canon T4i with 100mm macro and a snooted DS51 strobe.

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by Douglas Klug
Gliding Over The Reef. I caught this California Bat Ray as it soared just over the reef by lying quietly in its path until it came to me. Shot with a Canon T4i and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Sunburst Over A California Reef. The clear winter water and bright sun at Anacapa Island in the Channel Islands National Park. Shot with a Canon T4i and 10-22mm in an Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Crowned. Black dorid nudibranch's like this have been a rare find in years past at Anacapa Island. This year there are literally dozens of them. Shot with a Canon t4i and 100mm f/2.8 in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Color. A Spanish Shawl nudibranch brightens the reefs at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon t4i and 100mm f/2.8 lens in Ike housing with dual DS51 strobes.

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by Douglas Klug
Dental hygiene. A demonstration of symbiosis on Anacapa Island's reefs in the Channel Islands National Park. This is a California moray and its attendant red-rock shrimp.

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