Photos of the Week #156

April 14, 2008

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Allen Tucker
First submission to POTW!

4/10/2008
Nassau, Bahamas
Nari-Nari Reef

Blue Tang
(aka Blue Tang Surgeonfish)
Acanthurus coeruleus

Sea & Sea 800G

Jim Lyle

4/13/2008
Palos Verdes
Near Old Marineland
Rainbow Reef

Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla californiensis

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 50mm lens + 1.4 teleconverter
f/10, 1/60, ISO 100

Terry Strait

4/12/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels
85 feet

Orange Peel Slug
Tochuina tetraquetra

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
DS125 and DS50 Substrobes.
55mm lens with +4 diopter
f/10, 1/124, ISO 200

Steve Briggs

4/13/2008
La Jolla Shores

Pacific Sanddab
Citharichthys sordidus

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes
50mm macro lens

Chris Nelson

4/12/2008
Catalina Island

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Sea & Sea DX-1G

Dave Rudie

4/14/2008
Cozumel, Mexico

Queen Angelfish
Holocanthus ciliaris

Volker Kilian

4/12/2008
La Jolla
Quast Rock

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Fragile Rainbow Star
Astrometis sertulifera

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Martha Edge

4/12/2008
Catalina Island
Bird Rock

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

Olympus C-5050
Olympus housing
Inon D-2000 Strobe

Jimmy Yuan

4/12/2008
Catalina Island
Bird Rock

Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon Powershot A620

Steve Murvine

4/13/2008
Point Loma

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Canon SD-750

Ryan Mable

4/11/2008
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park
Wreck of the Valiant

Sea & Sea 860G
Natural lighting

Russ Wells

4/13/2008
Catalina Island
Sea Fan Grotto

Navanax inermis

Canon A620
Sea & Sea YS-DX27
f/5.6, 1/60

Dave McNair

4/5/2008
La Jolla Shores

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

[note the unusual oral tentacles]

Canon Powershot SD700
Internal Flash

Matt Cerezo

4/12/2008
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

Sealife DC 600

Julianne Steers

4/12/2008
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Worms, probably
Bispira sp.

Canon Powershot S510

Chris Brechtel

4/12/2008
Catalina Island
Two Harbors

MacFarland's Chromodorid
Chromodoris macfarlandi

Canon PowerShot S500
Canon housing

Brian McHugh

4/13/2008
La Jolla Cove

Feather Boa Kelp
Egregia menziesii

Sea Life DC 600
Natural Light
Wide angle lens

Kevin Lee

4/7/2008
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Lembeh Strait

Bobtail Squid
Euprymna sp.

Nikon D200

Mike Bartick

4/9/2008
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Lembeh Strait

(awaiting ID)

Nikon D300

Neal Atkinson

4/12/2008
Catalina Island
Two Harbors

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Canon PowerShot S45
Internal Flash

Matt Newlin

4/13/2008
Point Loma Kelp

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Intova 6MP

Phil Garner

4/13/2008
San Pedro

Vacuolate Sulfur Bacteria

Fujifilm E900
f/2.8, 1/110, ISO 80

Steve Gardner

4/13/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

White-plumed Anemone
Metridium senile

Olympus c5050z
Internal strobe

Roger Uzun

4/12/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla californiensis

Sony HC9 Camcorder
Ocean-Images housing with flat port and +1 diopter filter
2x100W Pro Watt Scuba Video Lights

Matt Gieselman

4/14/2008
La Jolla Cove

Sevengill Shark
Notorynchus cepedianus

Kim Mitchell

4/12/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Near Train Wheels

Roughcheek Sculpin
Artedius creaseri

Canon Powershot S410

Roger Carlson

4/12/2008
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

Dendronotus sp.

Olympus E-410
Olympus housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe & EV Slave controller
50mm lens, 2x teleconverter

Tracy Clark

4/12/2008
Mission Bay
Mariner's Point

Isopod
Pentidotea resecata

Canon SD750
Canon housing

Matt Grace

4/2/2008
Tulum, Mexico
Grand Cenote

Canon 20D
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes

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