Photos of the Week #167

June 30, 2008

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Tracy Clark

6/26/2008
La Jolla Shores

Mating Swimming Crabs
Portunus xantusii

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Kim Mitchell

6/29/2008
Palos Verdes
Marineland

Mating Spanish Shawls
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot S410

Renée Gallo

6/27/2008
Catalina Island

A male Garibaldi guards his nest
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus 5060
YS-90 strobe

Jen Tople

6/30/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Nikon D70s
Single DS-50 strobes
60mm lens

Allison Vitsky

6/28/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Canon EOS 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
60mm macro lens

Dori & David Dirig

6/18–6/26/2008
Galapagos Islands

Both Dirigs shooting:
Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes
...with 60mm, 18-70mm, and 15mm fisheye lenses

Kevin Lee

6/29/2008
Palos Verdes

Atagema alba

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Jimmy Yuan

6/28/2008
La Jolla Shores
Flats above the South Walls

Sand Dollar
Dendraster excentricus

Canon Powershot A620
UK light cannon

Note the trail left by the sand dollar as it's moving over the sand.

Steve Murvine

6/29/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Two colors of Tube-dwelling Anemone
Order Ceriantharia

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS-51 TTL strobe

Gayle Van Leer

6/29/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Triopha catalinae

Sony T30
Sony housing
Internal flash

Terry Strait

6/26/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley

Terry sent an animated GIF of his dives on June 26th. Please let me know if this format doesn't work for you.

Nikon D40x

Steve Gardner

6/29/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

White-plumed Anemone
Metridium farcimen

Olympus C5050z
PT-015 housing
Internal strobe

Brenda Bridgett

6/29/2008
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Juvenile Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Sealife DC600
Internal flash

Jim Lyle

6/29/2008
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Diver Margaret Webb above the wreck

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 7-14mm lens at 7mm
f/5.6, 1/60, ISO 200

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