Photos of the Week #185

November 3, 2008

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Steve Murvine

10/31/2008
La Jolla
Marine Room
15–20 feet

Sargo
Anisotremus davidsoni

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
DS-51 TTL strobe

Allison Vitsky

10/30/2008
La Jolla Shores
30 feet

Diver Josh O'Brien in amazing visibility

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
10-17mm fisheye lens set at 12 mm

Steve Gardner

11/1/2008
La Jolla Shores
55 feet

Parchment Tube Worm tubes
Chaetopterus sp.

Olympus C5050z
Ikelite Housing
Two strobes
38 degree super wide angle Inon Lens

Brenda Bridgett

10/31/2008
La Jolla
12 feet

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

Sealife DC 600
Ambient light

Chris Nelson

11/1/2008
Scripps Canyon
110 feet

Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Sea & Sea DX-1G
Ambient light

Clint Crowe

11/12008
La Jolla Shores
40 feet

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Canon A710IS
Canon WP-1 housing
Ambient light

Jim Swanson

10/30/2008
La Jolla Shores

A California Lizardfish
Synodus lucioceps

eating a California Tonguefish
Symphurus atricauda

Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Olympus housing

Phil Garner

10/30/2008
Redondo Beach
Redondo Canyon

Dirona picta

Sea & Sea DX-1G
f/11, 1/40, ISO 135

Jen Tople

10/30/2008
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Berthella californica

Nikon D70s
Dual Ikelite DS-125s
60mm lens

Dave Rudie

10/31/2008
La Jolla
0 feet

Diver Steve Nau climbing out of the water

Olympus SP-350
Inon 165 fisheye lens

Terry Strait

10/30/2008
La Jolla
Scripps Pier

Flabellina trilineata

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes
60mm macro lens plus Woody diopter
f/15, 1/100, ISO 200

George Foster

10/29/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

California Lizardfish
Synodus lucioceps

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Nikon D200
Aquatica Housing
Sea & Sea YS-110 strobes
60mm Nikkor lens
f/22, 1/100, ISO 200

Scott McGee

10/31/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
55 feet

Triopha catalinae

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe
105mm lens
f/32, 1/200

Volker Kilian

11/1/2008
Los Coronados
North Island
Keyhole
60 feet

Short-spined Star
Pisaster brevispinus

and Spiny Brittle Stars, a Bat Star, and several White Sea Urchins

Canon G9
Internal flash

Shauna McGillivray

11/1/2008
La Jolla Shores
North of the Main Wall
60 feet

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Canon A570IS
Internal flash

Jimmy Yuan

10/31/2008
La Jolla Shores
Inshore of the North Wall
50 feet

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Canon Powershot A620

Mike McCanna

11/1/2008
Point Loma Kelp
7 Fathoms

California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Nikon P5000
Ikelite housing
DS-51 substrobe

Sharon Wong

10/3/2008
Indonesia

Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus

Canon SD700IS
Canon UW housing
Nocturnal SLX LED focus light (no strobe)

Jim Lyle

10/26/2008
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Shovelnose Guitarfish
Rhinobatos productus

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens
f/2.8, 1/80, ISO 200

Brian McHugh

11/1/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels
75 feet

Dendronotus albus

Sea Life DC800
YS110 Strobe and Fantasea focus light

Steve Christenson

11/1/2008
La Jolla Cove
Rockpile
40 feet

Blood Star
Henricia leviuscula

Canon SD870IS
Sea & Sea YS-27DX strobe

Kim Mitchell

10/30/2008
La Jolla Shores
30 feet

Corambe steinbergae
(the nudibranch; center frame)

Skeleton Shrimp
Infraorder Caprellida

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Canon Powershot S410

Tracy Clark

10/31/2008
La Jolla Shores

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Roger Uzun

10/23–10/29/2008
West Palm Beach, Florida, and
Grand Bahama Island

7:14-min video clip

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Sony HDR-HC9 camcorder
Ocean Images underwater housing
Pro Watt Scuba 2x100W video lights
wide angle port from Fathom Imaging as well as a flat port

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