Photos of the Week #159

May 5, 2008

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Walter Heim
First submission to POTW!

4/29/2008
Mission Bay

Mussel Blenny
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi

Olympus C-750
Olympus housing
Internal strobe

This is not a rockpool blenny; note that the cirri branch well above the base.

Larry Harris
First submission to POTW!

5/3/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite housing

Steve Gardner

5/3/2008
La Jolla Shores

Male Pithead Sculpin
Icelinus cavifrons

Parchment Tube Worm tubes
Chaetopterus sp.

Olympus C5050z
PT-015 Housing
Internal flash

Peter Brueggeman

5/4/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Photographer above the wreck

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing

Scott Gietler

5/3/2008
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Nikon D80
Dual strobes
10-17mm lens

Matt Cerezo

5/4/2008
La Jolla Shores

Diver Kate Harrison

Sealife DC600
Sealife Digital Strobe

Dan Scanderbeg

5/3/2008
La Jolla Shores

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Canon A95
Canon housing

Kim Mitchell

5/3/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Coffee Bean Snail
Trivia sp.

Hermissenda crassicornis

...and another small snail on an orange sponge
Unidentified

Canon Powershot S410

Mark Pidcoe

5/3/2008
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

White-plumed Anemone
Metridium senile

Sony DSC-P150

Allison Vitsky

5/4/2008
La Jolla Shores

Dendronotus subramosus

Canon EOS 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
Canon EF 50mm macro lens
Macro Mate diopter

Kevin Lee

5/3/2008
Catalina Island

Juvenile Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Terry Strait

5/3/2008
Point Loma

Rosy Rockfish
Sebastes rosaceus

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

A red sponge
Unidentified

Nikon D40x
f/8, 1/100, ISO 200

Roger Uzun

3/29–5/2/2008
San Diego

San Diego Shipwrecks

4:42-min video clip

Click to play video clip

Sony HDR-HC9 camcorder
Pro Watt Scuba 2x100W Halogen Video Lights

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