"San Clemente Morning" Size:22x60 the Russian Frigate #356

the Russian Frigate #356

Image Description  - This huge colony of Pillar Coral on the East end of Cayman Brac is by far the largest I have seen in the Cayman Islands

I stood on the roof of a liveaboard dive boat in the blistering heat while we circled Grace Island in Papua New Guinea

both land and sea

Green Sea turtles are abundant here as well as huge schools of Barracuda

"San Clemente Morning" Size:22x60 the Russian Frigate #356Its 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. Jim Hellemn has made a career out of inventing ways to capture the spectacular colors and details of coral reefs. His images have appeared in National Geographic magazine, the American Museum of Natural History and are featured in several large