FishMarine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays The Whale Shark For many divers, a whale shark sighting is analogous to finding diving’s Holy Grail. Over the years, untold numbers of…Marty SnydermanJuly 11, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays The Basking Shark In this issue’s marine life columns, we’ll examine the basking shark and the whale shark. Both are big. They flood…Marty SnydermanJuly 11, 2022
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Coral Reefs: The Kelp Forests of Tropical Seas Even though our local kelp forests support as many as 800 marine species, they can’t hold a candle to coral…Marty SnydermanJuly 8, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent Articles Forests of Giant Kelp The mere mention of an upcoming trip to a tropical destination will almost certainly capture the attention of California divers.…Marty SnydermanJuly 8, 2022
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Small Fish / BIG Personality: California’s Iconic Damselfish, the Garibaldi Make a dive in a southern California kelp forest and it is highly likely that a bright reddish-orange damselfish called…Marty SnydermanJuly 8, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent ArticlesSharks & Rays The Silky: The Blue Shark of Tropical Seas To my photographer’s eye, silky sharks are beautiful animals that bear strong resemblance to blue sharks. Their skin has a…Marty SnydermanFebruary 22, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent ArticlesSharks & Rays Sleek, Slender and Stunning: Blue Sharks Adjectives such as graceful and gorgeous are not the typically mentioned descriptive terms when sharks are being discussed. But in the case of…Marty SnydermanMarch 13, 2020
Imaging After the Diving’s Done: An Image Processing Guide for Underwater Photographers Underwater photography involves a lot more than just making a dive and tripping the shutter. In last month’s issue of…Marty SnydermanOctober 14, 2019
Uncategorized The California Photo Challenge: Tips for Creating Winning Underwater Images Talk with underwater photographers about shooting in California and it probably won’t take long before you hear some comments about…Marty SnydermanSeptember 18, 2019
Marine LifeMarine mammalsMollusks Steller: How a Sea Lion, Sea Cow, Birds, a Mollusk and Plants Came to Share a Name A glass globe of the earth sitting in sand of a beach with waves crashing in the backgroundAs a diver,…Marty SnydermanJune 14, 2019