Photos of the Week #135

November 19, 2007

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Herb Gruenhagen

11/18/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Lion Nudibranch
Melibe leonina

Nikon N8008s
Single Sea&Sea Strobe
60mm lens
Film: E100VS

Kim Mitchell

11/18/2007
Laguna Beach
North Crescent Bay

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Canon Powershot S410

Jen Tople

11/19/2007
La Jolla Shores

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides

Nikon D70s
Ikelike DS-50 strobe
18-70mm lens

Allison Vitsky

11/19/2007
La Jolla Shores

Rockpool Blenny
Hypsoblennius gilberti

Canon 20D
Subal housing
Dual Ikelite DS125's

Todd Warshaw

11/13/2007
Key Largo, Florida
Pennekamp State Park

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX12

Scott McGee

11/17/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

The hood of a Lion Nudibranch
Melibe leonina

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe
105mm lens
f/18, 1/60

Steve Briggs

11/18/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

Olympus E-330
DS-125 strobes

Margaret Webb

11/18/2007
Redondo Beach
King Harbor

Brown Pelican
Pelicanus occidentalis

Olympus E-330
50-200mm lens
f/8, 1/60

Nathan Asaro

11/17/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Canon 710
Sea & Sea YS-110 strobe

Walt Conklin

11/13/2007
Redondo Canyon

Diver Scott Gietler and a

Pacific Electric Ray
Torpedo californica

Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Internal flash
28mm lens

Jimmy Yuan

11/18/2007
Point Loma Kelp

Lacy Bryozoan
Phidolopora labiata

Canon Powershot A620

Mike Bartick

11/18/2007
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

California Morays
Gymnothorax mordax

Nikon D80
Sea & Sea housing
YS 90 strobe
60mm lens

Tracy Clark

11/16/2007
La Jolla Shores

A male Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla californiensis

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Terry Strait

11/10–11/12/2007
Viti Levu, Fiji
Wananavu Beach Resort

40th Birthday trip to Fiji!

Nikon D40x
Ikelite Housing
6" dome port
DS125 and DS50 strobe

Kevin Lee

11/17/2007
Palos Verdes
The Arch

Senoritas
Oxyjulis californica

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Matt Gieselman

11/14/2007
Maui, Hawaii

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens

Dave Rudie

11/18/2007
South Point Loma

An odd-looking San Diego Dorid?
Diaulula sandiegensis

Olympus SP-320
Internal flash

Rob Johnson

11/15/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Lion Nudibranch
Melibe leonina

Olympus c5050z

Vollie Williams

11/18/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus SP-350
Olympus UFL-01 strobe
f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 100

Steve Gardner

11/18/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

White-plumed Anemones
Metridium farcimen

Olympus c5050z
Single strobe

Richard Alvarado

11/12/2007
La Jolla Shores

Canon EOS 20D

Roger Uzun

11/17/2007
Los Coronados

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