Photos of the Week #194

January 5, 2009

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Steve Christenson

12/31/2008
Key Largo, Florida
Spiegel Grove

French Angelfish
Pomacanthus paru

Canon SD870IS
Sea & Sea YS-27DX strobe

Terry Strait

1/1/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis

Nikon D40x

Scott McGee

1/3/2009
Point Loma Kelp
Near Broomtail Reef
30 feet

Proliferating Anemone
Epiactis prolifera

on Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
DS 125 strobe
105mm lens
f/20, 1/125

Mike Bartick

1/4/2009
Catalina Island

Noumeaella rubrofasciata

Nikon D300
Dual Ikelite strobes
60mm with 1.4 teleconverter

Allison Vitsky

1/3/2009
La Jolla Shores
Above the Main Wall
45 feet

Angel Shark eye
Squatina californica

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
60mm lens
Macro Mate diopter

Tracy Clark

1/1/2009
La Jolla Shores

A Painted Greenling pair
Oxylebius pictus

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Kim Mitchell

1/3/2009
La Jolla Shores
35 feet

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Canon PowerShot 880

Brenda Bridgett

1/3/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Canon A570is
Internal flash

Herb Gruenhagen

12/31/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Blackeye Goby eating squid bait
Coryphopterus nicholsi

Sony VX1000
Dual UK Light-cannons

Cynthia Velazquez

1/2/2009
Baja California Sur, Mexico

Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus

Olympus Stylus 725

Shauna McGillvray

1/2/2009
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon A570IS
Internal Flash

John Duddy

12/29/2008
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch
115 feet

Chromodoris macfarlandi

Canon SD1100
Internal flash

Matt Cerezo

1/3/2009
La Jolla
Marine Room
50 feet

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Sealife DC600
Sealife Digital Strobe

Walter Heim

1/2/2009
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Juvenile Bocaccio
Sebastes paucispinis

Panasonic Lumix TZ5
Epoque video light

Brian McHugh

1/1/2009
Monterey Bay
Metridium Field
50 feet

White-plumed Anemones
Metridium farcimen

Olympus E-520
Olympus housing
YS110 and YS110a strobes in ttl mode
14-54mm lens at 14mm
f/2.8, 1/60, -1.0 EV

Kevin Lee

1/2/2009
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Blue-ring Top Snail
Calliostoma annulatum

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

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