Photos of the Week #218

June 22, 2009

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Jimmy Yuan

6/16/2009
La Jolla Shores

Pacific Staghorn Sculpin
Leptocottus armatus

eating a Pithead Sculpin
Icelinus cavifrons

Canon Powershot A620

Mark Pidcoe

6/20/2009
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Bat Ray taking flight
Myliobatis californica

SONY DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS50 & manual EV Controller

Dori Dirig

6/20/2009
La Jolla Cove
40 feet

Green Abalone
Haliotis fulgens

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 (TTL) strobes
60mm lens

David Dirig

6/20/2009
La Jolla Cove
40 feet

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 (TTL) strobes
60mm lens

Allison Vitsky

6/20/2009
San Diego's Wreck Alley
Yukon
75 feet

White-plumed Anemone
Metridium farcimen

Canon 20D
Dual YS250 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens at 12 mm

Tracy Clark

6/20/2009
La Jolla Shores

Swimming Crab having breakfast
Portunus xantusii

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Matt Cerezo

6/21/2009
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
60 feet

Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Sealife DC600
Sealife Digital Strobe

Ryan Mable

6/21/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Southern Kelp Crab
Taliepus nuttallii

Sea & Sea 860G
YS-110 strobe

Steve Gardner

6/18/2009
La Jolla Shores
40 feet

Purple Globe Crab
Randallia ornata

Olympus c5050z
Two strobes

Gayle Van Leer

6/18/2009
Point Loma Kelp
Surface

Common Dolphins
Delphinus delphis

Sony T900

Herb Gruenhagen

6/21/2009
La Jolla Shores
South Walls
80 feet

A hydroid
Corymorpha palma

Canon G10
Dual YS-110 strobes

Brenda Bridgett

6/20/2009
La Jolla Shores

Two Triopha maculata

Canon Powershot A570 IS
Internal flash

Spencer Tuck

6/21/2009
La Jolla Cove

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Canon 50D
Ikelite housing
DS160 & DS125 strobes
60mm lens

Kevin Lee

6/19/2009
Catalina Island

Close-up of the dorsal surface of a
Navanax inermis

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Jim Swanson

6/18/2009
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Spotted Sand Bass
Paralabrax maculatofasciatus

Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Olympus housing

Brian McHugh

6/21/2009
La Jolla Shores
40 feet

Armina californica

Olympus E-520
YS110 & YS110a strobes
50mm lens
Epoloque Wet Diopler
f/22, 1/180, ISO 100

Mike Hallack

6/20/2009
La Jolla Shores
40 feet

Diver observing a nudibranch

Fujifilm f40fd
Ikelite DS125

Dave Rudie

6/20/2009
Central Point Loma
40 feet

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus E410

Vollie Williams

6/21/2009
La Jolla Shores
90 feet

California Cones laying eggs
Conus californicus

Canon G10
Olympus UFL1 strobe

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