La Jolla Shores Sargo

A La Jolla Shores Sargo, taken while snorkeling near the Marine Room with a Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.

La Jolla Shores Kelp Bass

A La Jolla Shores, CA Kelp Bass hides in the sea grass, taken while snorkeling on October 23, 2015 with an Olympus TG-4 Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores, CA lobster

A La Jolla Shores, CA spiny lobster taken while snorkeling on October 23, 2015 with an Olympus TG-4 Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores Senorita

A La Jolla Shores Senorita taken while snorkeling on October 23, 2015 with an Olympus TG-4 Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores Kelp Bass

A school of La Jolla Shores kelp bass taken while snorkeling on October 23, 2015 with an Olympus TG-4 Waterproof Digital Camera.  You can't fish in La Jolla Shores, but these fish are popular targets, 12" is the legal limit.

La Jolla Shores Kelp Bass

A La Jolla Shores kelp bass with some sort of parasite taken while snorkeling by the Marine Room on October 23, 2015 with an Olympus TG-4 Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores, CA

La Jolla Shores beach, San Diego, CA, taken from a paddle board on October 14, 2015 with a Panasonic DMC-TS6D LUMIX Tough Camera.

Swami's Beach tide pools, Encinitas, CA

Swami's Beach in Encinitas, looking south from the tide pool area, taken on October 15, 2015 with a Panasonic DMC-TS6D LUMIX Tough Camera.

Swami's Beach tide pools, Encinitas, CA

Swami's Beach tide pools in Encinitas, California, looking north.  Taken on October 15, 2015 with a Panasonic DMC-TS6D LUMIX Tough Camera.  I went during low tide and this is what I got, the tide pool area was smaller than expected, maybe it is better if you go at a really low tide instead of an average low tide.  The beach also has limited parking a few flights of stairs and some rocks.  Surfing looks good though.

La Jolla Shores lobster

I couldn't resist another La Jolla Shores / Marine room spiny lobster shot, this is a different lobster than the last, taken while snorkeling on October 8, 2015 with a Olympus TG-4 16 MP Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores seal

Another shot of the seal at La Jolla Shores / Marine Room, taken while paddle boarding on October 8, 2015 with a Olympus TG-4 16 MP Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores seal

A La Jolla Shores California seal, I've seen this particular seal several times and he's not afraid to come close to people.  Taken while paddle boarding on October 8, 2015 with a Olympus TG-4 16 MP Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores Lobster

A spiny lobster seen while snorkeling at La Jolla Shores, ~10 feet underwater on October 8, 2015 taken with Olympus TG-4 16 MP Waterproof Digital Camera.  I used macro mode at full zoom.  You can see why I think the Olympus takes better underwater pictures than the Lumix.

La Jolla Shores CA

La Jolla Shores CA, looking towards Scripps Pier, taken on the morning of October 8, 2015 with a Olympus TG-4 16 MP Waterproof Digital Camera.

La Jolla Shores Kelp Bass

A kelp bass at La Jolla Shores, California, taken while snorkeling on October 7, 2015 with a Olympus TG-4 16 MP Waterproof Digital Camera.  I think the Olympus takes better underwater pictures than the Lumix, but the buttons stopped working for me a week after I bought it.

La Jolla Shores, Kelp Bass

A trio of kelp bass seen while snorkeling at La Jolla Shores, CA on September 25, 2015, taken with an older version of a Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.  Kelp bass are probably the most abundant medium size fish at La Jolla Shores

Garibaldi, La Jolla Shores, California

A juvenile Garibaldi in cloudy water, taken while snorkeling at La Jolla Shores on September 24, 2015 with an older version of  a Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.

San Diego Safari Park Balloon Safari

San Diego Safari Park Balloon Safari taken on June 20, 2015 with an older version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.

San Diego Safari Park

San Diego Safari Park hills outside of Escondido taken on June 20, 2015 with an older version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.

San Diego Safari Park

Giraffes near Escondido, CA at the Safari Park taken on June 20, 2015 with an older version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.

Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve, San Diego

Penasquitos creek crossing #3 in Los Penasquitos Canyon taken on June 13, 2015 with an older version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.  Hard to believe this is June in California (for a small area around the creek at least...)

Scripp's Pier, La Jolla, California

Scripp's Pier on an overcast day from the North tide pool area taken on May 25, 2015 with an older version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.

Laguna Beach Sea Lions on the land and in the water

Laguna Beach, California sea lions in the water and on the land, taken on March 10, 2013 from a paddle board a few hundred yards offshore with an older version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera. 

Laguna Beach Sea Lions in the water

Laguna Beach sea lions in the ocean, taken on March 10, 2013 from a paddle board a few hundred yards off shore with an older version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.

Laguna Beach Sea Lions on a rock

Sea lion rock at Laguna Beach, California, taken from a paddle board a bit offshore on March 10, 2013 with an earlier version of the Panasonic DMC-TS6A LUMIX Camera.