Photos of the Week #173

August 11, 2008

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Rob Edwards
First submission to POTW!

8/7/2008
La Jolla Kelp

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

SeaLife SL320

Mike Bartick

8/11/2008
San Diego's Wreck Alley
Yukon

Diver Mike Bear

Nikon D300
YS110 and YS90 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens

Brian McHugh

8/9/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels
90 feet

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Southern Staghorn Bryozoan
Diaperoecia californica

Sea Life DC600
Digital Strobe
Wide Angle Lens

Randy Sysol

8/6/2008
Catalina Island
Italian Gardens

Salema
Xenistius californiensis

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon D80
Tokina 12-24mm lens

Chris Nelson

8/10/2008
La Jolla
Marine Room

Southern Kelp Crab
Taliepus nuttallii

Sea & Sea DX-1G
Single YS-110 strobe

Jimmy Yuan

8/10/2008
Point Loma
Anchor Management

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Canon Powershot A620

Dan Schooler

8/6/2008
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
80 feet

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus Stylus 600
Internal Strobe

Jim Swanson

8/9/2008
La Jolla Shores
25 feet

Diver Jackie descending

Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Olympus housing

Steve Gardner

8/9/2008
La Jolla Shores
50 feet

Peltodoris nobilis

Olympus C5050z
Ikelite housing
Inon strobe

Brett Tischler

8/8/2008
La Jolla Shores
65 feet

Phidiana hiltoni

Nikon D70
Dual Inon D2000
60mm lens
f/20, 1/80, ISO 200

Gayle Van Leer

8/10/2008
Point Loma
Seven Fathoms
65 feet

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Sony T30
Sony housing
Internal flash

Walter Heim

8/10/2008
Offshore La Jolla

Shortfin Mako Shark
Isurus oxyrinchus

Nikonos III
Available light
15mm lens
Film: 400 ASA Fuji

Peter Brueggeman

8/9/2008
Point Loma
25 feet

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Mark Pidcoe

8/9/2008
La Jolla Cove

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Sony DSC-P150
Sony Housing
Pixtreme Slave Strobe

Dave Rudie

8/10/2008
Hawaii
Captain Cook's Bay
10 feet

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Olympus E-410
Inon 240 strobe

Mike Hallack

8/9/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Fujifilm f40d

Mick McMurray

8/9/2008
Point Loma Kelp
60 feet

Hermissenda crassicornis

on a Rainbow Star
Orthasterias koehleri

Nikon D70
Sea & Sea housing
60mm lens

Kim Mitchell

8/9/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Dirona albolineata

Canon Powershot S410

Tracy Clark

8/9/2008
Point Loma

Stripefin Ronquil
Rathbunella hypoplecta

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Allison Vitsky

8/10/2008
Point Loma
Seven Fathoms

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
60mm macro lens
MacroMate diopter

Spencer Tuck

8/10/2008
Point Loma
Anchor Management
90 feet

Spanish Shawl laying eggs
Flabellina iodinea

Tritonia festiva

Canon Rebel XT
Ikelite housing
Single Ikelite DS125 strobe

Kevin Lee

8/10/2008
Point Loma
Anchor Management
90 feet

Spanish Shawl laying eggs
Flabellina iodinea

Tritonia festiva

Nikon D200
Dual YS0-110 strobes

Same shot as above; different angle

Terry Strait

8/4/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Nikon D40x

Roger Uzun

8/8/2008
Catalina Island

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