Divebums: Photos of the Week #141

Photos of the Week #141

December 31, 2007

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	Ross Overstreet First submission to POTW! 12/30/2007 Huntington Beach Huntington Flats Damage from a gill net California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Fuji FinePix E900 * Two photos, rotating *
	Scott McGee 12/29/2007 Laguna Beach Wood's Cove Furry Hermit Paguristes ulreyi Nikon D200 Ikelite Housing DS 125 Strobe 105mm lens f/11, 1/60
	Mike Bartick 12/30/2007 Gull Island Mating Diaulula sandiegensis Nikon D80
	Phil Garner 12/30/2007 Huntington Beach Huntington Flats Damage from a gill net California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus Cormorant Phalacrocorax penicillatus Fuji FinePix E900 * Three photos, rotating *
	Peter Brueggeman 12/29/2007 Point Loma Kelp Red Sea Urchins Stronglycentrotus franciscanus Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera Olympus 8080 Ikelite housing Ikelite DS125 strobe ** These urchins are eating the kelp holdfast from the inside out; eventually the swell will tear this weakened kelp off the bottom.
	Terry Strait 12/25/2007 La Jolla Shores Way North Wall Mantis Shrimp Hemisquilla californiensis Nikon D40x Ikelite housing DS125/DS50 strobes 18-55mm lens at 55mm f/8, 1/60, ISO 200
	Tracy Clark 12/29/2007 La Jolla Shores Probably a Scalyhead Sculpin Artedius harringtoni Nikon D70s 60mm lens
	Margaret Webb 12/29/2007 Redondo Beach Artificial Reef Yellow Crab Cancer anthonyi Olympus E-330 Dual DS125 strobes 50mm lens
	David Canchola 12/29/2007 La Jolla Shores Two-spot Octopus Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides Intova IC600 PX21 strobe
	David Anderson 12/29/2007 Maui, Hawaii Black Rock Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas Canon SD700 No flash f/2.8, 1/200
	Steve Murvine 12/24/2007 Point Loma Ancient Sea Cliffs Vermilion Rockfish Sebastes miniatus Canon SD-750
	Steve Gardner 12/26/2007 La Jolla Shores Coralline Sculpin Artedius corallinus Olympus c5050z Ikelite Houling Single DS50 Strobe
	Mike McCanna 12/28/2007 La Jolla Shores Main Wall Spanish Shawl Flabellina iodinea on its main food source, the hydroid, Eudendrium ramosum Nikon P5000 Ikelite Housing DS-51 Substrobe
	Ryan Mable 12/30/2007 Los Coronados North Island Lobster Shack Diver Brigida Martinez and a California Sea Lion Zalophus californianus Sea & Sea DX-860G
	Kevin Lee 12/30/2007 Gull Island Aeolidiella oliviae Nikon D200 Dual YS-110 strobes
	Walt Conklin 12/25/2007 Palos Verdes Old Marineland Jelly Aurelia labiata Sea & Sea DX8000G
	Pete Hergesheimer 12/24/2007 La Jolla Shores Two-spot Octopus Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides Canon Powershot SD700is Natural lighting Frame grab from video
	Jim Lyle 12/30/2007 Palos Verdes Wreck of the Avalon Smoothhead Sculpin Artedius lateralis Olympus E-330 Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes Zuiko 50mm lens f/10, 1/100, ISO 100
	Roger Uzun 12/22–12/30/2007 San Diego and Los Coronados 4:05-min video clip Click to play video clip

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