Photos of the Week #148

February 19, 2008

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Richard Vaughn
First submission to POTW!

2/16/2008
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus FE-230
Matt Gieselman

2/17/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Chestnut Cowry
Cypraea spadicea

Canon 40D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
Canon EF-S 60mm Macro
Walt Conklin

2/17/2008
Redondo Beach
Veteran's Park

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

in Squid Egg Sacs
Loligo opalescens

Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Dual YS-25 strobes
Dan Scanderbeg

2/18/2008
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Canon A95
Canon housing
Steve Gardner

2/18/2008
La Jolla Shores

Lewis's Moon Snail
Polinices lewisii

Olympus c5050z
Olympus housing
Onboard Strobe
Donna Ramsey

2/17/2008
Los Coronados
The Gardens

Rocky Reef Scene

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Rick Ramsey

2/17/2008
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

California Sea Hare
Aplysia californica

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 housing
Internal Flash
Laura Coburn

2/16/2008
La Jolla Shores

Stiletto Shrimp
Heptacarpus stylus

Canon SD700
Scott McGee

2/17/2008
Laguna Beach
Seal Rock

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Cormorants
Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe
18-70mm lens at 62mm
f/11, 1/640
Julianne Steers

2/16/2008
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Dwarf Teardrop Crab
Pelia tumida

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Canon PowerShot S510
Pete Hergesheimer

2/17/2008
La Jolla Shores

Navanax inermis

Blackeye Goby
Coryphopterus nicholsi

Canon Powershot SD700is
Renée Gallo

2/16/2008
Anacapa Island
Coral Reef

Spiny Brittle Star
Ophiothrix spiculata

Olympus C5060
Internal strobe
Rick Anderson

2/16/2008
La Jolla
Marine Room
Tidepools at low tide

Ochre Stars
Pisaster ochraceus
Margaret Webb

2/17/2008
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Female California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Olympus E-330
Dual DS 125s
50mm lens
f/8, 1/100
Russ Wells

2/16/2008
Santa Cruz Island

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Canon A620
Sea & Sea YS-27DX
f/8, 1/60, ISO 100
Matt Cerezo

2/17/2008
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Sand Dollar
Dendraster excentricus

SeaLife DC600
Internal Flash
David Dirig

2/16/2008
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Hemphill's Kelp Crab
Podochela hemphilli

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125
f/5.6, 1/60
Dori Dirig

2/16/2008
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50/DS125 strobes
Vollie Williams

2/17/2008
La Jolla
Marine Room

Blackeye Gobies
Coryphopterus nicholsi

Olympus SP-350
Olympus UFL-01 strobe
Tracy Clark

2/16/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid mating
Loligo opalescens

Nikon D70s
60mm lens
Allison Vitsky

2/16/2008
La Jolla Shores

Hermissenda crassicornis

Juvenile Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
50mm macro lens
Jim Swanson

2/12/2008
La Jolla Shores
Near the North Wall

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Olympus housing
Herb Gruenhagen

2/16/2008
Los Coronados
Middle Island
Sea Lion Cove

Diver Kate Valentine

Frame grab from video
Chris Nelson

2/14/2008
Hawaii
Kealakekua Bay

Bluefin Trevally
Caranx melampygus

Sea & Sea DX-1G

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