Underwater Photo Location: Quadra Island

by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Bulb Kelp.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Flabellina triophina. (Canon G10, Inon D2000, 2X UCL165)

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Bulb Kelp. (Canon G10)

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Face to face with a swimming Giant Nudi (Dendronotus iris). Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
King crab? :-)) Graceful decorator crab, Oregonia gracilis. Decorator extraordinaire, using any material of its environment and then attach them to its body. Here with a yellow sponge and a strawberry anemone. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Flabellina triophina. Canon G10, Inon D 2000 & 2X UCL165.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Orange Sea pen, tube-dwelling anemone and brittle stars. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Rough patch shrimp (Pandalus stenolepis). Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
"Eyes" buffalo sculpin, Enophrys bison. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Sponge hermit crab. In time the sponge completely replaces the original snail shell. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Bulb Kelp. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Red sea urchin. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Flabellina triophina. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10, Inon D2000, 2XUCL165

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger). Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Strawberry anemones. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Incredible biodiversity. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Dancing Giant Nudi. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Plumose anemone.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Orange-peel nudibranch (Tochuina tetraquetra). Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Decorated crab. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Shrimp. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Vermilion star pattern. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10, Inon D2000 & 2XUCL165.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Bulb kelp. Quadra Island, BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Red sea urchin. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Short plumose anemone. Quadra Island, BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Red flabellina on Kelp. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 Inon D2000 & 2XUCL165.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Urchinland. Quadra Island, BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Monterey sea-lemon on "Copper cliff". Quadra Island, BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Béa watching a swimming Giant nudi. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10, Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Sunflower star. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10, Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Lingcod. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Pacific sea peach. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10, Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Giant plumose anemone. Quadra Island, BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Puget sound king crab, an underwater mini army tank. Quadra island, BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Proliferating anemone with juveniles on the column. Quadra Island BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Buffalo sculpin (Enophrys bison). Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Green water! Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Giant nudi, Dendronotus iris. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Decorated crab. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Red flabellina on kelp, Flabellina triophina. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10, 2XUCL165 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Puget sound King crab close-up, just for the colours. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Giant swimming nudi, Dendronotus iris. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Copper rockfish, Sebastes caurinus. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Giant plumose anemone, Metridium farcimen. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Anemone, Urticina crassicornis. Quadra Island, BC. Canon Ixus 980.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Temperate waters Nudi, Flabellina triophina. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10, 2XUCL165 & Inon D2000.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Noble sea lemon in soft tone, Peltodoris nobilis. Quadra Island, BC. Canon G10 & Inon D2000

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Hermit crab. Last picture for this year, merry christmas and happy new year to everyone. See you in 2010.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Anemon.

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by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Tube -dwelling anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)

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by Ryan Miller
Commercial Diver

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by Pat Gunderson
Little Red Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker

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by Tanya Houppermans
'Whiskers'- A Steller sea lion comes in for a closer look off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.

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by Tanya Houppermans
'Little Munchie' - Steller sea lions are the puppies of the sea. They're super cute, and they'll nibble on anything, including a diver!

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by Tanya Houppermans
'Nosy'- I've never been around an animal underwater who's as interactive as the Steller sea lions in British Columbia. They truly are the puppies of the sea!

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by Tanya Houppermans
Peering Into Another World - A Steller sea lion swims by off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

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by Tanya Houppermans
Sea Lion Smooch - A Steller sea lion in the waters off of Vancouver Island, British Columbia

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by Tanya Houppermans
'Well, Hi!' - A Steller sea lion stops by for a quick hello off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

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by Tanya Houppermans
'Sunning Sea Lions' - These Steller sea lions near Vancouver Island were so content with staying in the warm sunshine that not many wanted to get into the cold water with us. Can't say that I blame them!

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