Photos of the Week #133

November 5, 2007

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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

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