Photos of the Week #188

November 24, 2008

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Patrick Walsh
First submission to POTW!

11/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
Boat Launch

Diver Karina Garduno and a

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Olympus E-520
PT-E05 housing
Zuiko 14-42mm lens at 14mm
f/5, 1/80, ISO 100
Lawrance Bailey
First submission to POTW!

11/19/2008
Palmyra Atoll
North Barrens

Giant Clam
Tridacna squamosa

Canon Powershot A70
Canon housing
Dan Scanderbeg

11/20/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
60 feet

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

The bivalve lunch might be
California Butterclam
Saxidomus nuttalli

Canon A95
Canon housing
Brett Tischler

11/22/2008
Eilat, Israel

Can anyone confirm that these are:

Red Sea Clownfish
Amphiprion bicinctus

Anemone
Hetaractis magnfica

Nikon D70
Dual YS-250 strobes
Nikon 12-24mm lens
f/13, 1/500, ISO 200
Brian Kirby

11/19/2008
Cozumel, Mexico
60 feet

Black Grouper
Mycteroperca bonaci

Canon Powershot A75
Jim Swanson

11/22/2008
San Diego's Wreck Alley
Yukon

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Olympus housing
Steve Gardner

11/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
35 feet

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Olympus C5050z
Two strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro
Gayle Van Leer

11/23/2008
Santa Barbara Island

California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus

Sony T30
Sony housing
Internal flash
Mark Pidcoe

11/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Dual Ikelite strobes
Kim Mitchell

11/21/2008
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

on a Parchment Tube Worm tube
Chaetopterus sp.

Canon Powershot SD880 IS
Allison Vitsky

11/21/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
50 feet

A small Mussel Blenny
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
100mm macro lens, +3 diopter
Herb Gruenhagen

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Juvenile Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Frame grab from video
Sony VX1000
Dual UK Light cannon 100's
Dori Dirig

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

The tail end of a
juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125s (TTL)
David Dirig

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125s (TTL)
Chris Brechtel

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Canon A570IS
Canon housing
Internal flash
Walt Conklin

11/23/2008
Redondo Beach
Fishing Barge
82 feet

Crab
Loxorhynchus sp.

Sea & Sea DX8000G
Internal strobe
Tracy Clark

11/22/2008
La Jolla Shores

Lamellaria diegensis

Nikon D70s
60mm lens
Pete Hergesheimer

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

Dock Shrimp
Pandalus danae

Canon G9
Daira Paulson

11/19/2008
La Jolla Cove
Buoy A
10 feet

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon SureShot SD550
Nathan Asaro

11/24/2008
Los Coronados
55 feet

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Canon 710
Sea & Sea 110 strobe
Jimmy Yuan

11/22/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels
80 feet

Cadlina limbaughorum

Canon Powershot A620
Steve Murvine

11/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden
90–100 feet

Dock Shrimp
Pandalus danae

Blackeye Goby
Coryphopterus nicholsi

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS-51 strobe
Inon close-up lens
Matt Cerezo

11/22/2008
Point Loma
Near the Lazy Days wreck
75 feet

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Sealife DC600
Sealife Digital Strobe
Scott McGee

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
20 feet

A silhouetted diver, Vu Le

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe
18-70mm lens at 18mm
f/22, 1/60
Brian McHugh

11/22/2008
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels
20 feet

Proliferating Anemones
Epiactis prolifera

Sea Life DC800
YS110 and YS110a strobes in manual
Sea Life Wide Angle Lens
Garry McCarthy

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Nikon D70s
Nikkor 60mm macro lens
Frédéric Pache

11/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
South Walls
40 feet

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Casio Exilim EX-z55
EWC-55 housing
Sealife sl960d strobe
Home-made 3x lens
George Foster

11/24/2008
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Nikon D200
Aquatica Housing
Sea & Sea YS-110 strobes
Tokina 12-24mm lens set at 24mm
f/6.3, 1/125, ISO 200
Jen Tople

11/21/2008
La Jolla Shores

Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis

Nikon D70s
Kevin Lee

11/23/2008
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove
15 feet

A polyclad flatworm
Enchiridium punctatum

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes
Terry Strait

11/20/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Nikon D40x
Ikelite houseing
Dual DS125 strobes
60mm macro lens, Woody Diopter
f/20, 1/125, ISO 200

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