Photos of the Week #160

May 12, 2008

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Brent Tischler
First submission to POTW!

5/10/2008
Point Loma

Triopha catalinae

Nikon D70
Sea&Sea DX70 housing
Dual Inon D2000 strobes
60mm macro lens

Dave Ambrose
First submission to POTW!

5/6/2008
Kay Largo, FL
Hens & Chickens

Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda

Canon SD750
Canon housing

David Dirig

5/11/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Hermit Crab
Phimochirus californiensis

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125s

Dori Dirig

5/11/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125s
60mm lens

Peter Brueggeman

5/10/2008
Point Loma

Berthella californica

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Mike Bartick

5/7/2008
Catalina Island
Eagle Reef

Acanthodoris rhodoceras

Nikon D300
MDX 300 housing
YS 110 strobes
60mm lens

Jimmy Yuan

5/11/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Cuthona divae

Canon Powershot A620

Herb Gruenhagen

5/11/2008
La Jolla Shores
Near the Main Wall
80 ft

Aeolidia papillosa

Nikonos III
MCD Strobe F/22
28mm lens
1:1 extension tube
Film: E100VS

Allison Vitsky

5/10/2008
Point Loma Kelp

Dendronotus albus

Canon 20D
Dual DS125 strobes
Canon 60mm macro lens

Steve Gardner

5/10/2008
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus c5050z
PT-015 housing
Internal flash

Scott McGee

5/4/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Videographer Barbara Lloyd at the bow of the Ruby E

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe
18-70mm lens
f/3.5, 1/60

Steve Murvine

5/10/2008
Point Loma

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS51 strobe

Chris Brechtel

5/6/2008
Scripps Canyon

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon S500
Canon housing
Internal flash

Dan Scanderbeg

5/11/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Hermissenda crassicornis with eggs

Canon A95
Canon housing

Phil Garner

5/10/2008
Rancho Palos Verdes
Marineland

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

feeding on a

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Order Ceriantharia

Fujifilm E900
f/8.0, 1/125

Brenda Bridgett

5/11/2008
La Jolla Shores

Triopha maculata

Sealife DC600
internal flash

Kim Mitchell

5/10/2008
La Jolla Shores

Acanthodoris lutea

Canon Powershot S410

Jen Tople

5/10/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Nikon D70s
60mm macro lens

Julianne Steers

5/10/2008
Maui, Hawaii
Napili Bay

Probably a Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Canon Powershot Pro1
Sea & Sea YS90 Auto Duo

Tracy Clark

5/10/2008
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Kevin Lee

5/10/2008
Point Loma
95 ft

A fishing weight?
(Native American artifact)

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Todd Warshaw

5/11/2008
Carmel, California
Margaret's Point

Fish-eating Urticina
Urticina piscivora

Canon MarkII
Subal housing
Dual Ikelite 125s
16-35mm lens

Tess Ortbals
First submission to POTW!

3/17/2008
Oahu, Hawaii
Turtle Canyon

Green Sea Turtles
Chelonia mydas

1:11-min video clip

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