Octopus Hole - 8/23/14

[Scubie Doo]

I haven't been to Octopus Hole in a long time. Penders and I did two dives out there on Saturday. Viz was decent, the critters were out in full force. Wolfies, some huge ottos (one out in the open), and tons of nudibranch. Here are a few photos :-)

Saw this critter at 40' under a kelp leaf, pretty stoked.


Octo in the open. It wasn't huge, but it was very active.


Saw this little shrimp peeking through some kelp and I thought it would make an interesting shot.


These nudis were everywhere. This one was positioned well for a dark background.


Can anyone help with an ID on this little nudibranch. It was tiny, when I took the photo I didn't even know if it was a spec of debris or a nudibrnach :-)


Have a good/safe weekend everyone!

[YellowEye]

Very nice work! I have never made it out there to Octopus Hole, looks pretty cool.
I especially like the fish-on-seacucumber shot you have in the click thru!

[deep diver]

Very nice, the warbonnet must have been old ,never seen one with a horn on his nose

[YellowEye]

Very nice, the warbonnet must have been old ,never seen one with a horn on his nose

Interesting question! I looked thru my warbonnect photos (which is not too many!), and they all look to have the nose horn. The warbonnet in my avatar is a juvi, and it has a horn.

[Tom Nic]

Really nice pics!

And I have no idea on the nudi. Doesn't look like one I have ever seen.

[Dusty2]

Fantastic shots Jessi The unidentified nudi is called a Dubious dorid. The reason being the experts can't agree on what group he belongs in, and yes the are tiny!

The other nudi is a Flabellina verrucosa or red gilled nudibranch. and it is an awesome shot which of course I would expect from you.

[Linedog]

Once again, awesome photos! I dont get it, I dive the same places but never see the things quite like you do, thanks for all the time you spend posting.

[Scubie Doo]

Very nice work! I have never made it out there to Octopus Hole, looks pretty cool.
I especially like the fish-on-seacucumber shot you have in the click thru!

Thanks Eric. We need to get out and dive soon

[Scubie Doo]

Very nice, the warbonnet must have been old ,never seen one with a horn on his nose

As Eric said, I have seen them on smaller warbonnets too. However, this one seems to really standout. Must be the lighting

[Scubie Doo]

Rich, thanks for the ID on the tiny nudi. I knew I could count on you!

[Scubie Doo]

Once again, awesome photos! I dont get it, I dive the same places but never see the things quite like you do, thanks for all the time you spend posting.

Thanks. My macro eyes are trained to spot these little critters

[ScubaJess]

Thanks for sharing these amazing photos!!

[Tangfish]

Loving the photos Jesse, especially the Warbonnet shot;)

[LowDrag]

As always Jesse...you have posted some fantastic pic's. I like them all but my favorite is the Nudi with the dark background. AWESOME PIC!!!