Photos of the Week #196

January 19, 2009

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Mike Hallack

1/15/2009
Point Loma
Lazy Days
70 feet

Tritonia festiva

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Fujifilm f40fd
Ikelite DS-125 strobe

Brenda Bridgett

1/16/2009
La Jolla Shores

Toothshell Hermit
Orthopagurus minimus

Canon A570 IS

Steve Murvine

1/18/2009
Point Loma
75 feet

A sub-adult Blue Rockfish
Sebastes mystinus

Canon G-9

Allison Vitsky

1/17/2009
La Jolla Shores
Detritus Patch
55 feet

Dirona picta

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
60mm lens

Clint Crowe

1/17/2009
Mission Bay
Mariner's Point
12 feet

Green Abalone
Haliotis fulgens

Ochre Star
Pisaster ochraceus

Canon A710-is
Canon WP-1 housing

Walt Conklin

1/15/2009
Redondo Canyon
54 feet

Feather Duster Worm
Eudistylia polymorpha

Sea & Sea DX8000G
Dual YS-25 auto strobes

Brian McHugh

1/12/2009
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Olympus E-520
Olympus housing
YS110 and YS110a strobes
14-54mm lens at 54mm
f/10, 1/100, EV-2.7

Jen Tople

1/17/2009
La Jolla Shores

Hermissenda crassicornis

Nikon D70s
Dual Ikelite DS125s
60mm lens

Chris Nelson

1/17/2009
Offshore of Long Beach
Oil Rig Elly
25 feet

California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus

Sea & Sea DX-1G

Kevin Lee

1/18/2009
Palos Verdes

Ida's Miter
Mitra idae

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Antonio Frias

1/14/2009
Los Coronados
South Island

Nikon D300
Subal Housing
Available light
Tokina 10-17mm lens

Steve Gardner

1/17/2009
La Jolla
Marine Room
45 feet

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus c5050z
Two strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100

Herb Gruenhagen

1/18/2009
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
65 feet

Bluebanded Ronquil
Rathbunella hypoplecta

Sony VX1000 frame grab from video
Two UK 100 light cannons

Kim Mitchell

1/15/2009
Point Loma
90 feet

Doriopsilla spaldingi

Canon PowerShot SD880

Dave McNair

1/17/2009
San Diego's Wreck Alley
Yukon

Diver Suzanne Scriven and

White-plumed Anemones
Metridium farcimen

Canon A710is
Internal flash

Tracy Clark

1/17/2009
Offshore San Diego

A comb jelly
Family Pleurobranchiidae

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Margaret Webb

1/17/2009
Santa Monica
Artificial Reef
72 feet

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Olympus E-330
Dual DS125 strobes
50mm lens with 1.4 teleconverter

Scott McGee

1/17/2009
San Marcos dive shop
12 feet

Scott's son, Christian, trying scuba for the first time.

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
DS 125 strobe
10.5mm lens
f/6.3, 1/100

Terry Strait

1/17/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Roughback Sculpin
Chitonotus pugetensis

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobes
60mm lens
f/18, 1/100, ISO100

Gary Stewart

1/19/2009
La Jolla

Sunset

Canon PowerShot SD600

Shauna McGillivray

1/17/2009
La Jolla Shores

Two octopuses... fighting?

4:46-min video clip

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