Photos of the Week #166

June 23, 2008

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Shelley Samaritoni
First submission to POTW!

6/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot G9

Chris Samaritoni
First submission to POTW!

6/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Canon PowerShot G9

Carl Robbins
First submission to POTW!

6/21/2008
Point Loma
40 feet

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Kevin Lee

6/21/2008
Catalina Island

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Terry Strait

6/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Bluebanded Gobies
Lythrypnus dalli

Club-tipped Anemones
(Strawberry Anemones)
Corynactis californica

Nikon D40x

Matt Grace

5/26/2008
Belize
Ambergris Caye

Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum

Canon 20D
Ikelite Housing
Twin DS-125 Strobes

IR conversion via Nik ColorEfex Pro

Rich Arrieta

6/13/2008
Costa Rica
Cocos Island

Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks
Sphyrna lewini

Canon Powershot A650
Canon housing

Stuart Berryhill

6/20/2008
Catalina Island
Bird Rock Wall

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Red Rock Shrimp
Lysmata californica

Olympus D-580
Single YS-60 strobe

Chris Nelson

6/21/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Dendronotus iris

Sea & Sea DX-1G
YS-110 strobe

Phil Colla

6/19/2008
Carlsbad

Inside a breaking wave

Canon EOS-1d Mark II

Mike Bartick

6/20/2008
Anacapa Island

Dirona picta

Nikon D300
Dual YS-110 strobes
60mm lens

Robert Johnson

6/20/2008
La Jolla
Marine Room
15 feet

White Croaker
Genyonemus lineatus

Spencer Tuck

6/22/2008
La Jolla
Marine Room

Armina californica

Canon Rebel XT
Ikelite DS-50 strobe
60mm lens

Tony So

6/21/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Diver Steve Zeder descending through the Yukon

Canon SD950
Ambient Light
ISO 1600

Brian McHugh

6/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

Sea Life DC 600
Sea Life Digital Strobe
Wide Angle Lens

Steve Gardner

6/19/2008
La Jolla Shores

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Olympus C5050z
PT 015 housing
Internal flash

Brenda Bridgett

6/21/2008
La Jolla Shores
South of the Boat Launch

Eggs
Unidentified

These very tiny eggs look somewhat like octopus eggs, but it's an odd placement for them (out in the open, unguarded). Anyone know what these are?

Sealife DC 600
Internal flash

Volker Kilian

6/21/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Dendronotus albus

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Tracy Clark

6/21/2008
La Jolla Shores

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Kim Mitchell

6/20/2008
La Jolla Shores

Flabellina trilineata

Canon Powershot S410

Jim Swanson

6/21/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Olympus housing

Pete Hergesheimer

6/21/2008
La Jolla Shores
90 feet

Cormorant
Phalacrocorax penicillatus

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