Tim Doherty Underwater Photography

California Two-spot Octopus, (Octopus bimaculoides), Refugio State Beach.

A diminutive Rockpool Blenny, (Hypsoblennius gilberti) at Refugio State Beach.

A White Spotted Dorid, (Doriopsilla albopunctata) from a dive at Refugio State Beach a few weeks back with . ter

A white variant San Diego Dorid, (Diaulula sandiegensis) at Refugio State Beach, from a dive a few weeks back with .

The slugs were out in force for a shore dive at Refugio a few weeks back with . Here’s a nicely posed Opalescent nudibranch, (Hermissenda opalescens).

I got back out to for my first in almost a year on Saturday. Conditions were less than stellar, with green murky water and pretty strong surge, but I did find a few including this relatively uncommon Hilton’s aeolid, (Philidiana hiltoni). Images with D7100, housing and strobes.

A nicely posed red headed aeolid, (Noumeaella rubrofasciata) from last month’s trip aboard the . Images with camera and housing and strobes

I haven’t posted anything in quite a while, as my life has been in considerable upheaval for the past eight months. Going back through I unprocessed photos from last year, here’s an Angel Shark (Squatina squatina) from a September 2024 limited load charter aboard organized by .

Going back through some photos from last year. Here's a nicely posed Clown Dorid, (Triopha catalinae) at . Images with camera and housing and strobes

A beautiful Hopkins Rose nudibranch, (Okenia rosace) from last Friday's limited load charter aboard . I mostly struck out on subjects this trip, but a fellow diver spotted this beauty and I settled in until I got a decent shot. Images with camera, housing and strobes,