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These guys are fun to watch and if you can get them when they have wrapped themselves up in kelp and fallen asleep you might stand a better chance of getting closer and if they wake then you should get the shots you want, but feeding is always a good image to go for. Great to see them using their 'belly stone' too, in cracking the crab shells.
I would have increased your ISO and gone to f/5.6 to get more SS which is really what you needed. Obviously a tripod might not have been so easy to use, so go for a bean bag to support your kit. Acts as a good and flexible platform and can easily be moved at a moment notice. Keep low and don't break the horizon. If you can get more like this without having to crop hugely and keep your SS high you will be onto a winner.
Personally with a huge crop and the techs I very much doubt any additional sharpening will help, but good practice. How far are you from Monterey, now that is a good spot 
Good luck.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

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I liked what Ken has done with this image , very nice
TFS
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