A few shots from our first trip back to Catalina Island after becoming certified divers. On this particular trip, I had a close encounter with a giant black sea bass (~ 300 lbs, as a guess) in the Casino Point dive park. http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0140/142853960_zfTjS-Ti.jpg http://johnny5.smugmug.com/gallery/2697121_X8e8j/ 2007-04-10T15:59:26Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />This is what a wetsuit hood does to your hair.</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142853960_zfTjS" title="This is what a wetsuit hood does to your hair."><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0140/142853960_zfTjS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is what a wetsuit hood does to your hair." title="This is what a wetsuit hood does to your hair." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-13T08:01:52Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0140/142853960_zfTjS-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 22:39:44 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Check the red hair!</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854058_22dAb" title="Check the red hair!"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0142/142854058_22dAb-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Check the red hair!" title="Check the red hair!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T11:47:06Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0142/142854058_22dAb-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 22:40:38 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />This is Casino Point on Catalina Island, on a busy June afternoon.</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854097_m8yyW" title="This is Casino Point on Catalina Island, on a busy June afternoon."><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0143/142854097_m8yyW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is Casino Point on Catalina Island, on a busy June afternoon." title="This is Casino Point on Catalina Island, on a busy June afternoon." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-13T19:45:33Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0143/142854097_m8yyW-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 22:40:45 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Catalina Island</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854147_BEvAH" title="Catalina Island"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0144/142854147_BEvAH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Catalina Island" title="Catalina Island" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T12:04:46Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0144/142854147_BEvAH-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 22:40:54 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Catalina Island</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854181_m7HJd" title="Catalina Island"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0145/142854181_m7HJd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Catalina Island" title="Catalina Island" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T12:20:07Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0145/142854181_m7HJd-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 22:40:57 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Catalina Divers Supply is out at the Point most days during summer. They have air fills for $5! And you can rent a tank right there for $10 (which saves you bringing one over from the main ...</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854218_uyfgd" title="Catalina Divers Supply is out at the Point most days during summer. They have air fills for $5! And you can rent a tank right there for $10 (which saves you bringing one over from the main ..."><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0146/142854218_uyfgd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Catalina Divers Supply is out at the Point most days during summer. They have air fills for $5! And you can rent a tank right there for $10 (which saves you bringing one over from the main ..." title="Catalina Divers Supply is out at the Point most days during summer. They have air fills for $5! And you can rent a tank right there for $10 (which saves you bringing one over from the main ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T12:03:26Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0146/142854218_uyfgd-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 23:31:36 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />I should have cleared my mask before this shot was taken.</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854280_bTMrC" title="I should have cleared my mask before this shot was taken."><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0149/142854280_bTMrC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="I should have cleared my mask before this shot was taken." title="I should have cleared my mask before this shot was taken." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-13T19:16:43Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0149/142854280_bTMrC-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 23:53:32 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Gen Underwater</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854306_8yEAY" title="Gen Underwater"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0150/142854306_8yEAY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Gen Underwater" title="Gen Underwater" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T11:51:48Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0150/142854306_8yEAY-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 23:54:07 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Fish</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854367_NxrnB" title="Fish"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0152/142854367_NxrnB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fish" title="Fish" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T18:26:23Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0152/142854367_NxrnB-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 23:56:41 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Fish</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854437_Utoud" title="Fish"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0155/142854437_Utoud-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fish" title="Fish" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-13T19:13:21Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0155/142854437_Utoud-Th.jpg 2005-06-11 23:58:59 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />When I initially saw this guy from a distance, I thought it was a piece of plastic floating in the water. We didn't touch it.</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854458_CbGsy" title="When I initially saw this guy from a distance, I thought it was a piece of plastic floating in the water. We didn't touch it."><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0158/142854458_CbGsy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="When I initially saw this guy from a distance, I thought it was a piece of plastic floating in the water. We didn't touch it." title="When I initially saw this guy from a distance, I thought it was a piece of plastic floating in the water. We didn't touch it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T21:50:03Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0158/142854458_CbGsy-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:01:45 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Jellyfish</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854506_XRR9h" title="Jellyfish"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0160/142854506_XRR9h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Jellyfish" title="Jellyfish" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T21:49:19Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0160/142854506_XRR9h-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:01:55 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Jellyfish Swimming</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854527_9L6pr" title="Jellyfish Swimming"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0161/142854527_9L6pr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Jellyfish Swimming" title="Jellyfish Swimming" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T21:10:54Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0161/142854527_9L6pr-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:02:00 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Smiling Underwater</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854669_HetPb" title="Smiling Underwater"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0165/142854669_HetPb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Smiling Underwater" title="Smiling Underwater" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T21:16:54Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0165/142854669_HetPb-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:04:09 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Sheep Crab</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854699_kV36h" title="Sheep Crab"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0166/142854699_kV36h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sheep Crab" title="Sheep Crab" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T21:35:01Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0166/142854699_kV36h-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:05:55 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Sheep Crab</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854743_ZAd8N" title="Sheep Crab"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0167/142854743_ZAd8N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Sheep Crab" title="Sheep Crab" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-10-11T21:07:01Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0167/142854743_ZAd8N-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:06:14 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Fish and Crab</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854777_aPnc6" title="Fish and Crab"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0168/142854777_aPnc6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fish and Crab" title="Fish and Crab" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-13T19:32:41Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0168/142854777_aPnc6-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:06:20 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Fish and Crab</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854810_p6Qk9" title="Fish and Crab"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0169/142854810_p6Qk9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Fish and Crab" title="Fish and Crab" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T11:59:50Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0169/142854810_p6Qk9-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 00:06:24 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Gen in the Kelp</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142854927_XbFQP" title="Gen in the Kelp"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0174/142854927_XbFQP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Gen in the Kelp" title="Gen in the Kelp" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T12:01:16Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0174/142854927_XbFQP-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 02:15:58 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Is this Oscar, the famous Sheephead that hangs around the dive park? We weren't sure...</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142855011_PpHPX" title="Is this Oscar, the famous Sheephead that hangs around the dive park? We weren't sure..."><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0177/142855011_PpHPX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Is this Oscar, the famous Sheephead that hangs around the dive park? We weren't sure..." title="Is this Oscar, the famous Sheephead that hangs around the dive park? We weren't sure..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-13T11:59:55Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0177/142855011_PpHPX-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 02:22:12 <p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com">Jonathan Kelly</a><br />Garibaldi</p><p><a href="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/2697121_X8e8j#142855096_9Wfwk" title="Garibaldi"><img src="http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0180/142855096_9Wfwk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Garibaldi" title="Garibaldi" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-13T19:23:09Z Jonathan Kelly http://johnny5.smugmug.com http://johnny5.smugmug.com/Underwater/Back-to-Catalina-Summer-2005/IMG0180/142855096_9Wfwk-Th.jpg 2005-06-12 02:34:11