"Mola Mola" Frame:No Frame A 75 ft high coral

A 75 ft high coral reef created for the Camana Bay Observation Tower in Grand Cayman

It’s mid-morning in the kelp forests off San Clemente Island - a peaceful stirring of the local reef fish breaks the stillness as the lobster emerge from their rocky caves and carry on with life in the forest

Image Description  - A Stingray feeds in the foreground as the rest of the crowd cruise by in the late afternoon rays

tunicates and a myriad of other marine life

"Mola Mola" Frame:No Frame A 75 ft high coralThis large ocean sunfish (approximately 800pounds) or "Mola mola" stayed with me and the photographer in the image for 4 hours! Extremely curious, at one point it tried to eat my weight belt! Open sea off San Diego, California Richard Herrmann is a full time photographer who uses his background in diving, fishing and environmental science to translate his love of plants and animals into stunning, award winning photographs. Acrylic Canvas Fine Art