Photos of the Week #164

June 9, 2008

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Herb Gruenhagen

6/8/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

California Sea Hare
Aplysia californica

Nikon N8008s
Dual Ys110's
20mm lens
Film: Provia 100

Peter Brueggeman

6/7/2008
Point Loma

Kelp rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Vollie Williams

6/8/2008
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

This appeared to be one individual with the parts of two; "the white octopus seemed to have no eyes but the tentacles moved."

Olympus SP-350

Kevin Lee

6/8/2008
Point Loma

Bocaccio
Sebastes paucispinis

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Jim Lyle

6/7/2008
Catalina Island
Isthmus Reef

Male Garibaldi defending a nest full of eggs
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ike DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 50mm lens + 1.4 TC
f/18, 1/160, ISO 200

Scott McGee

6/8/2008
La Jolla Shores

Austraeolis stearnsi

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS125 strobe
105mm macro
f/20, 1/200

Kim Michell

6/6/2008
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Canon Powershot S410

Julianne Steers

6/7/2008
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Spiny Brittle Star
Ophiothrix spiculata

on a white sponge, probably
Haliclona sp.

Canon PowerShot S500

Jen Tople

6/6/2008
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Catriona columbiana

Nikon D70s
Single DS-50 strobes
60mm lens

Daira Paulson

5/29/2008
Hawaii
Honaunau Bay

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Indo-Pacific Sergeant-Major
Abudefduf vaigiensis

Canon PowerShot SD 550

Tony So

6/4/2008
La Jolla Shores

Diver Todd Warshaw finds a toy!

Canon SD950
No flash

Terry Strait

6/6/2008
La Jolla Shores

Polyorchis haplus

Nikon D40x
Dual DS125's on TTL
18-55mm lens at 55 with a +2 and +4 diopter
f/16, 1/200, ISO 100

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