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Kelp Floating
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A kelp forest grew in the shallow water just off the shore of West Anacapa Island. Sunlight reflecting off the water appeared to make the kelp shine.

Kelp (seaweed) external link   •  Anacapa Island Tour internal link   •  From Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 13 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 10:56:49 Friday 8 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Island_8284BCX
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A Strand Broke Free
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A strand of kelp broke free and floated in the clear water.

Kelp (seaweed) external link   •  Anacapa Island Tour internal link   •  From Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 13 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 11:07:06 Friday 8 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Island_8306BCX
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Top Of Kelp Forest
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The top of a kelp forest spread over the surface of the water.

Kelp (seaweed) external link   •  Anacapa Island Tour internal link   •  From Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 13 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 11:14:34 Friday 8 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Island_8335BCX
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Eyebrows On The Water
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Tufts of kelp floated in a pattern that resembled golden eyebrows. Almost as if the faces of giants had just sunk from sight.

Kelp (seaweed) external link   •  Anacapa Island Tour internal link   •  From Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 13 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 11:14:46 Friday 8 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Island_8339BCX
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Gold Scribbles
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Thin strands of kelp lay on the water in a pattern that looked like children's scribbles.

Kelp (seaweed) external link   •  Anacapa Island Tour internal link   •  From Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 13 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 11:20:49 Friday 8 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Island_8369BCX
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Kissed The Surface
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The top of a kelp forest created an odd effect where its strands just barely touched the water's surface.

Kelp (seaweed) external link   •  Anacapa Island Tour internal link   •  From Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 13 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 11:20:56 Friday 8 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Island_8371BCX
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Forest Top
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The view of the very top of a kelp forest.

Kelp (seaweed) external link   •  Anacapa Island Tour internal link   •  From Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California   •  (Photo posted Monday 13 December 2010)   •  (Photo taken 11:21:00 Friday 8 October 2010)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Island_8372BCX
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