Michael Mino
11/3–11/5/2007
Baja California, Mexico
Isle de Guadalupe
White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Fujifilm Finepix F30
Dave Rudie
11/4/2007 Point Loma
Proliferating Anemones on kelp
Epiactis prolifera
Olympus sp-320
Internal flash
Allison Vitsky
10/30/2007 Point Loma
Hilton's Aeolid
Phidiana hiltoni
Canon G7
Dual Ikelite DS125's
Scott Gietler
10/30/2007 Redondo Beach
Veterans Park
Intermediate-age Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus
Nikon D80
Dual Ys-110's
60mm lens
Kim Mitchell
10/29/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
Octopus having a snack
Octopus sp.
Canon Powershot S410
Neal Atkinson
11/4/2007
Catalina Island
Two Harbors
California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax
Red Rock Shrimp
Lysmata californica
Canon PowerShot S-45
Internal Flash
Steve Gardner
11/4/2007
Point Loma
Doris montereyensis
Olympus c5050z
Single strobe
Shauna McGillivray
11/3/2007
Catalina Island
Two Harbors
Doctor's Cove
Fragile Star
Linckia columbiae
Canon Powershot S500
Internal flash
Scott McGee
11/4/2007
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe
105mm lens
f/18, 1/60
Tracy Clark
11/4/2007 La Jolla Shores
Juvenile Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas
Nikon D70s
60mm lens
Jimmy Yuan
11/4/2007 Catalina Island
Two Harbors
Island Kelpfish
Alloclinus holderi
Canon Powershot A620
Walt Conklin
10/31/2007
Redondo Canyon
Queenfish
Seriphus politus
Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Internal strobe
28mm standard lens
Randy Sysol
11/4/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E
California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata
Nikon D-80
Ikelite DS-125 Strobe
Kevin Lee
10/30/2007
Redondo Canyon
20 feet
Spiny Mole Crab
Blepharipoda occidentalis
Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes
This is an egg-bearing female (note the bright red-orange eggs visible at the back).
Laura Coburn
11/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
A Rockpool Blenny, hiding
Hypsoblennius gilberti
Canon SD700IS
Canon housing
Tony So
10/30/2007 La Jolla Shores
A juvenile Cancer crab
Unidentified
on Surf Grass
Phyllospadix sp.
Canon SD700
UK Light Cannon
Mark Pidcoe
11/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
Intermediate-age Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus
Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
DS50 Strobe
Bill Reals
11/3/2007 Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon
Canon 20D
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes
David Dirig
11/3/2007
Mission Beach
Mission Point
North Jetty
Octopus
Octopus sp.
Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS125/DS50 strobes (TTL)
Matt Gieselman
11/3/2007
Florida Keys
Molasses Reef
Turtle
Unidentified
Canon SD800 IS
Herb Gruenhagen
11/4/2007
La Jolla Shores
Armina californica
and it's food source:
Sea Pansy
Renilla koellikeri
0:44-min video clip
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Roger Uzun
10/28–11/3/2007 Los Coronados
2:39-min video clip
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Sony HDR-HC7 camcorder
Natural light and 2x100W Pro Watt Scuba Halogen lights