Behind the Shot: Budding Stars on California Kelp

I never get tired of photographing the giant kelp in Southern California. This image is of two juvenile giant spined sea stars on a single kelp frond. Eventually these sea stars will grow to a diameter of 22 inches.

Camera Nikon D2X // housing Nexus // lens Tokina 10-17 fisheye @ 12mm // strobes Ikelite 160 // SETTINGS f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO 100