Photos of the Week #157

April 21, 2008

Divebums Photos of the Week (POTW) is not a competition. Any Southern California underwater photographer may submit one photo taken the previous week to be included in the Photos of the Week. For details, please click here.
Weekly Notification: To be sent an email each week when POTW is posted (if you're not already on the Divebums email list), please use this form.
All photos are the copyrighted work of the named photographer.

 

Jim Lyle

4/19/2008
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 50mm lens + 1.4TC
f/10, 1/180, ISO 100

Pete Hergesheimer

4/14/2008
La Jolla Cove

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Canon Powershot SD700
Internal flash

Allison Vitsky

4/19/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Scalyhead Sculpin
Artedius harringtoni

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
Canon EF 50mm macro lens
and a Macro Mate

Josh Rose

4/14/2008
Bahamas

Caribbean Reef Shark
Carcharhinus perezi

Clint Crowe

4/19/2008
Kauai, Hawaii
Hanamaulu Bay

Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus

Teardrop Butterfly Fish
Chaetodon unimaculatus

Canon A 710 IS
Canon WP-1 housing

Dave Rudie

4/16/2008
Cozumel, Mexico
Santa Rosa Wall

Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata

Olympus E-410
Inon 240 strobe

Kevin Lee

4/19/2008
La Jolla Shores

Spot Shrimp
Pandalus platyceros

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Walt Conklin

4/17/2008
Redondo Canyon

Squid Eggs, getting ready to hatch
Loligo opalescens

[note the eyes — black spots — in the closeup]

Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Dual YS-25Auto strobes

Matt Cerezo

4/20/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Metridium
Metridium sp.

Sealife DC600
Sealife Digital Strobe

Steve Murvine

4/19/2008
Point Loma

Club-tipped Anemones
(Strawberry Anemones)
Corynactis californica

with barnacle

Canon SD-750

Terry Strait

4/18/2008
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

San Diego Lamellaria
Lamellaria diegoensis

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
DS125 and DS50 strobe
18–55mm lens at 55mm with +4 diopter
f/10, 1/125, ISO 200

Scott McGee

4/19/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Hermissenda crassicornis

on Squid egg sacs
Loligo opalescens

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe
105mm lens
f/20, 1/200

Kim Mitchell

4/14/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Heath's Dorid
Geitodoris heathi

Canon Powershot S410

Robert Todd

4/19/2008
La Jolla Shores
Murray Head

Spalding's Dorid
Doriopsilla spaldingi

Canon Rebel XTi
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 on TTL
f/9, 1/125, ISO 200

Tracy Clark

4/19/2008
Mission Bay
Mariner's Point

Navanax
Navanax inermis

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Dallas Poore

4/17/2008
Maui, Hawaii
Molokini Crater

Recently-certified quadriplegic diver Mark Van Bibbler (center) with support divers.

Handicapped Scuba Association

Olympus Stylus 500
Ambient light

Previous Weeks:

Last Week

Archive