Photos of the Week #126

September 17, 2007

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Steve Gardner

9/10/2007
La Jolla Shores

Shiner Surfperch
Cymatogaster aggregata

Olympus c5050z
Olympus PT-15 Housing
Onboard flash

Margaret Webb

9/15/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

A polyclad flatworm
Pseudoceros montereyensis

Olympus E-330
Two DS 125 strobes
50mm lens

This is an unusual coloration for this species; they usually have a lot of black and red spots.

Scott Gietler

9/16/2007
Point Loma Kelp
60 feet

Lavender Sculpin
Leiocottus hirundo

Nikon D80
Dual YS-110's
105mm lens

Allison Vitsky

9/15/2007
Point Loma Kelp

Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis

Canon G7
Sea and Sea YS-90 strobe

Sharon Seto Wong

9/5/2007
Galapagos Islands
Wolf Island

Galapagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis

Canon G7
Canon housing
No strobe

Jon Justice

9/12/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus SP350
Sea & Sea YS-50 strobe
Sea & Sea 16mm wide angle lens

Robert Todd

9/16/2007
La Jolla Shores
Above Secret Garden

California Sea Hare
Aplysia californica

Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS125 on TTL
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
f/9, 1/125, ISO 200

Those are its gills.

Herb Gruenhagen

9/10/2007
La Jolla Shores

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Frame grab from video

Mark Pidcoe

9/16/2007
Mission Bay
Hospitality Point Jetty

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Single DS-50 w/ Manual EV Controller

Peter Brueggeman

9/16/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Tom Byrnes

9/16/2007
Scripps Canyon

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum

Olympus SP-350
Internal Flash

Kevin Lee

9/16/2007
Point Loma
65 feet

Juvenile Red Abalone (3")
Haliotis rufescens

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Walt Conklin

9/15/2007
Anacapa Island
French Fingers

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Ambient light
17mm wide angle lens

Terry Strait

9/14/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Barb Lass

9/15/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Sea and Sea 3000
Internal flash

Rob Johnson

9/12/2007
La Jolla Shores

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Olympus c5050z

Peter McGuinness

9/16/2007
Point Loma

Festive Tritonid
Tritonia festiva

Canon a75
Internal flash

David Anderson

9/15/2007
Point Loma Kelp
Seven Fathoms

Hedgehog Hydroid
Hydractinia milleri

Nikon D80
DS125 Strobe
60mm lens
f/22, 1/125

Ryan Mable

9/10/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Sea & Sea 860G

Kyle Kenehan

9/15/2007
Monterey
San Carlos State Beach

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Single DS125 substrobe
18-70mm zoom

Scott McGee

9/15/2007
Laguna Beach
Moss Point

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Scaled Worm Snail
Serpulorbis squamigerus

Nikon D200,
Ikelite housing,
DS125 strobe
105mm lens
f/10, 1/60

Jim Lyle

9/15/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Olypus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 50mm lens
f/10, 1/100, ISO 200

Clint Crowe

9/12/2007
Mission Beach
North Jetty

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Canon A710IS
Canon WP-DC6 housing

Kim Mitchell

9/15/2007
Point Loma

Juvenile San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Canon Powershot S410

Mike Bartick

9/14/2007
Anacapa Island
Channels

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

in dense Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon 400D
15mm lens

Tracy Clark

9/17/2007
Maui, Hawaii
Ulua Beach

Commensal shrimp, perhaps
Periclimenes soror

on a Cushion Star
Culcita novaeguineae

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Jen Tople

9/17/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Red Octopus
Octopus rubescens

Olympus 5050
DS-50 Strobe

Laura Coburn

9/16/2007
La Jolla Shores

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Ho-hum, it's another tube-dwelling anemone... oh, wait, it's eating krill...

Krill
Family Euphausiidae

Take a closer look; stare at it for a while... it's an amazing photo.

SD 700IS with Canon housing

Roger Uzun

9/16/2007
San Clemente Island

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Sony HDR-HC7 Camcorder
Natural light and 2x100W Pro Watt Scuba Halogen lights

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August 20, 2007 (POTW #122)

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June 25, 2007 (POTW #114)

June 18, 2007 (POTW #113)

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May 21, 2007 (POTW #109)

May 14, 2007 (POTW #108)

May 7, 2007 (POTW #107)

April 30, 2007 (POTW #106)

April 23, 2007 (POTW #105)

April 16, 2007 (POTW #104)

April 9, 2007 (POTW #103)

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March 26, 2007 (POTW #101)

March 19, 2007 (POTW #100)

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