Photos of the Week #145

January 28, 2008

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Josh O'Brien
First submission to POTW!

1/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Diver Jen Tople with

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Nikon D70s
Dual DS-50 strobes

Jen Tople

1/26/2008
La Jolla Shores
Above Secret Gardens

Hermissenda crassicornis

on a dead Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Nikon D70s
Dual DS-50 strobes

Clifford Beshers

1/26/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid fin
Loligo opalescens

Canon Powershot A630

Herb Gruenhagen

1/21/2008
La Jolla Shores
Above Secret Garden

A Graceful Crab
Cancer gracilis

eating a

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Frame grab from video

Terry Strait

1/24/2008
Maui, Hawaii
White Rock

Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
DS125/DS50 strobes on eTTL
18-55mm lens set to 55mm
Using a +4 diopter
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO 100

Peter Brueggeman

1/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Olympus 8080, Ikelite housing, Ikelite DS125 strobe

Mark Pidcoe

1/24/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

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

Nathan Ciurzynski

1/26/2008
La Jolla Shores

Dying Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Canon IXUS 400
Canon housing
SeaLife SL 960D strobe that didn't fire; lit by dive buddy's light

Bob Bayer

1/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Mating Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Nikon D70s
Nexus housing
Ikelite DS51 strobes

Steve Murvine

1/26/2008
La Jolla Shores

Carpenter's Turrid
Megasurcula carpenteriana

Canon SD-750

Pete Hergesheimer

1/27/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid placing egg sac
Loligo opalescens

Canon Powershot SD700

Jimmy Yuan

1/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Canon Powershot A620

Chris Nelson

1/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Sea & Sea DX-1G
No flash; lit by dive buddy's light

Stephanie Truhlar

1/25/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Canon Powershot a520
Internal flash

Dave Rudie

1/21/2008
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Isla Mujeres

Caribbean Reef Squid
Sepioteuthis sepioidea

Olympus SP-350
Inon 240 strobe

Tracy Clark

1/22/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Nikon D70s
Sigma 14mm lens

Allison Vitsky

1/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Common Squid placing egg sac
Loligo opalescens

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS 125s
Canon 50mm macro lens

Kevin Lee

1/21/2008
San Simeon

Northern Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris

Nikon D200

Todd Warshaw

1/24/2008
La Jolla Shores

Swimming Crab
Portunus xantusii

eating a

Common Squid arm
Loligo opalescens

Sea & Sea DX-1G
Internal flash

Randy Lester

1/25/2008
La Jolla Shores

California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus

eating a

Common Squid
Loligo opalescens

Nikon D70
Dual DS 125's

Liz Miller
First submission to POTW!

1/26/2008
La Jolla Shores

A large group of
California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

1:30-min video clip

Click to play video clip

Roger Bly

1/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Squid Run
Loligo opalescens

5:48-min video clip

Click to play video clip

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