Kelp Forest
A beautiful 46 fahrenheit/8 celsius at North Monastery Beach, Carmel
This photo was taken on May 13, 2005 using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel.
This photo belongs to
-
-
-
-
- ← Oldest photo
-
This photo also appears in
License
-
All Rights Reserved
-
You may license this photo on Getty Images
Privacy
-
This photo is visible to everyone
keyboard shortcuts:
← previous photo
→ next photo
L view in light box
F favorite
< scroll film strip left
> scroll film strip right
? show all shortcuts
-
Photo license:
All Rights Reserved
Comments and faves
frannyfish, S1mon Mar5h, Irina Yun, rtyze, and 3655 other people added this photo to their favorites.
(maria) [deleted] (71 months ago | reply)
wow..the underwaterworld is so amazing..nice capture, too..
Lea's UW Photography (71 months ago | reply)
Awesome lighting!
I select your photo to be a
Top Class Underwater Photo
S1mon Mar5h (71 months ago | reply)
Bit cold for my liking, but gorgeous shot and a nice change from the reef shots that abound on this site.
You deserve a medal for braving the waters and this pic is a great reward!
S1mon Mar5h (71 months ago | reply)
I select your photo to be a
Top Class Underwater Photo
peupleloup (71 months ago | reply)
I saw this great image in:
Awesome Nature
V Taitano (70 months ago | reply)
What an awesome capture! It looks like you picked a day with great viz. That region has some of the most beautiful kelp formations I've ever seen.
astherlau.com (70 months ago | reply)
I select your photo to be a
Top Class Underwater Photo
hsacdirk (70 months ago | reply)
Very, very nice....
astherlau.com (70 months ago | reply)
Wow... how deep was this taken from?
I select your photo to be a
Top Class Underwater Photo
lar3 (70 months ago | reply)
>>>how deep was this taken from?<<<
The kelp base is usually attached to rocks that are anywhere from 10 to 50 feet deep in the pacific northwest. This particular photo was taken at depth of approx. 25-30 feet (10 meters). This dive site is where the underwater Monterey canyon meets land and just beyond the kelp beds, it gets deep quickly and one can reach depths of a couple hundred feet within 300 yards of shore. The canyon itself extends about a 100 miles into the Pacific and has depths exceeding 10k feet.
surfwax (64 months ago | reply)
An unseen place, hidden from above by a raft of leaves and bulbs. Two shafts of light make it through, but a school of this world's residents converge and quickly gobble it up. Such magnificent height and depth you've captured; these pillars are given the canvas of a full frame, yet their massive nature still sinks to depths below our view. We are sea lions, gazing out the bay windows of a boundless home. And no microphone'd diver answering the questions of day-trip kids to detract from just swaying with the gentle tug of the water's ebb and flow. You've shared a grand aquatic forest, an idyllic pasture...thank you for letting us sit and watch.
I am an Admin for *ABW* Gallery - one of the best kept secrets on Flickr, and we would be honored to display "Kelp Forest" with our collection of phenomenal photography. Please visit the *ABW* Gallery home page and you will see that your illuminating image will find excellent company.
Congratulations!
Your photograph has been nominated for
"Amazingly Beautiful World " TOP 10% (by Invitation Only)
Please add this image to ~~ *ABW* Gallery
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ *~*~*
GristMill (63 months ago | reply)
Endlessly ascending,
The fish intertwine,
Light pours down from above.
Admired in ~~ *ABW* Gallery (by Invitation Only)
Phenomenal Photography of our Amazingly Beautiful World
Ðimw€n ♣ Fëamσя (63 months ago | reply)
excelentee fotooooo!!!
me encantaaaaaa!!!
besos!
~EvidencE~ (63 months ago | reply)
beauty
Admired in ~~ *ABW* Gallery (by Invitation Only)
Phenomenal Photography of our Amazingly Beautiful World
coyrooster (63 months ago | reply)
Cathedrals are built over hundreds of years to create this very effect. Among other things water represents the great Unconscious, and fish symbolize insights swimming throughout that unfathomable realm. On top of that, kelp represents longevity according to another source. So what you found here is better than any cathedral. It's a timeless temple with a halo on top.
Admired in ~~ *ABW* Gallery (by Invitation Only)
Phenomenal Photography of our Amazingly Beautiful World
RonAlmog (61 months ago | reply)
excellent capture
--
Seen in *ABW* Gallery ~ Amazingly Beautiful World ~ (by Invitation Only) (?)
blondecavefish (59 months ago | reply)
I'm a recent transplant to California, but not a stranger to diving in the Pacific. I've dived Vancouver Island, Catalina and the Channel Islands. This is a beautiful shot! I'm now considering throwing my gear in the car this weekend and heading over to Carmel or Monterey! Anyone going diving there this weekend?
lar3 (59 months ago | reply)
>>>Anyone going diving there this weekend? <<<
BC:
Welcome and thx for the compliments. Unforutnately, our summer is probably the worst time of year to go diving in Montery/Carmel due to the frequent plankton blooms not that it stops me but I certainly dive less frequently now as opposed to winter. I'll post a couple of helpful links below to help determine conditions. I follow Tribolet's advice which is that you're probably forcing it if the swell from the NW (most common) exceeds 9 feet or out of the west at 10 feet. Looking at the 3 day swell chart (which changes frequently), this weekend looks like an easy pass on diving.
cdip.ucsd.edu/recent/model_images/fm_mon_xxx. png
More information is available here:
www.aquariusdivers.com/localinfo.htm
Enjoy
...linger (30 months ago | reply)
really gorgeous. i am enjoying your stream.
--
Seen on your photo stream. (?)
jgypsygrrl (27 months ago | reply)
This is such a crazy shot. I LOVE IT!
Stephenie Barker (25 months ago | reply)
this is amazing!
incognitophotoworks (22 months ago | reply)
great shot! :)
junkerjane (20 months ago | reply)
:):):)
This photo was invited and added to the “Looking Up” Photography group.
diabbolo (14 months ago | reply)
fantastica
suzanne~in~phoenix (14 months ago | reply)
congrats on EXPLORE! This shot is stunning :)
Daisuke Kondo (14 months ago | reply)
Wow!!
greensnapper2013 (14 months ago | reply)
Beautiful picture and awe-inspiring undersea world.
Arpicheck (14 months ago | reply)
fantastic! i'm wondering how beautifully light can play on/in water
rosy outlook photography (14 months ago | reply)
simply stunning.
CaptPiper (14 months ago | reply)
Really gorgeous shot! Wish I could see it in person.
Kristymp (14 months ago | reply)
wow...this is way cool!
AIJ55 (14 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
I Was Born On April (14 months ago | reply)
superb! thanks for sharing.
Luzve Felice (14 months ago | reply)
Espectacular!!! Hermosos colores y luz!!!
charles_mcshaneV2.0 (14 months ago | reply)
beautiful
Eugene Blackman (14 months ago | reply)
A very magical image.
Well done!
Kurt Lindemann (14 months ago | reply)
Amazing! ;O
spirit_raindancer (14 months ago | reply)
Looks like an underwater forest. Looks Great.
adequatelyaverage (14 months ago | reply)
Truly stunning!
I love the beams of light filtering through at the top... amazing.
Paul Braham Photography (14 months ago | reply)
How beautiful
Polar monkoo (14 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!!
Well...... (14 months ago | reply)
Magnificent colour and view! like in wonderland.
Jean5178 (14 months ago | reply)
Brilliant!
Rachael Pilon Photography (14 months ago | reply)
This is so beautifully strange! I love it!
mr_la_rue (14 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
Matt Madd (14 months ago | reply)
stunning speechless
Wilfried.B (14 months ago | reply)
Aamzing underwater capture!
jacilluch (14 months ago | reply)
fantastica foto ♥ ♥ ♥
█ fo112 █ (14 months ago | reply)
Greetings!
yousif abdelrazaq (14 months ago | reply)
amazing