Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) – San Clemente Island – …

Giant kelp

Macrocystis pyrifera

East End Reef, San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County, California

approximate depth: 30 feet (9m)

probable water temperature: 56ºF (13ºC)

This photograph of the grwoing end of a stalk of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) was taken on a Sea Divers trip to San Clemente Island in February 2008.   I was looking at some of my older Southern California underwater photographs the other day and I thought this one was just a nice image, so I decided to post it here.

You can see more pictures from this trip here.

Camera: Olympus C-5060WZ

Lens: Olympus WCON-07C

Housing: Olympus PT-027

Port: Athena Dome

Strobes: Dual INON D-2000s

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