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
