Photos of the Week #206

March 30, 2009

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Dori Dirig

3/28/2009
Santa Cruz Island

Phidiana hiltoni

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

David Dirig

3/28/2009
Santa Cruz Island

Janolus barbarensis

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

David Andrew

3/27/2009
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Egg-bearing Yellow Crab
Cancer anthonyi

Nikon D90
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-160 Strobes

Spencer Tuck

3/28/2009
La Jolla Shores
65 feet

Brown Rock Crab
Cancer antennarius

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

You can just make out red spots on the underside, making this a Brown Rock Crab.

Herb Gruenhagen

3/25/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
45 feet

Shovelnose Guitarfish
Rhinobatos productus

Canon PowerShot G10
YS110/YS30 strobes

Mike Hallack

3/28/2009
Laguna Beach
Montage Resort
25 feet

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Red Rock Shrimp
Lysmata californica

Fujifilm f40fd
Ikelite DS-125

Jim Swanson

3/25/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Olympus Stylus 770 SW
Olympus housing

Steve Murvine

3/28/2009
Santa Cruz Island
Gull Island
80 feet

Janolus barbarensis

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS 125 TTL

Allison Vitsky

3/28/2009
Santa Cruz Island
Ruby Rock
75 feet

Hemphill's Kelp Crab
Podochela hemphilli

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Canon 20D
Dual Sea and Sea YS250 strobes
60mm macro lens

Brenda Bridgett

3/29/2009
La Jolla Shores

Diver Gayle Van Leer and

A salp, perhaps
Helicosalpa virgula

Another view, for possible ID

Canon Powershot A570
Ambient light

Tracy Clark

3/28/2009
Point Loma

Pacific Electric Ray
Torpedo californica

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

David Hershman

3/28/2009
Laguna Beach
Montage Resort
30 feet

Two female California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Olympus Stylus 1030sw
Olympus housing
Internal flash

Mark Pidcoe

3/28/2009
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Doriopsilla albopunctata

SONY DSC-F828
Ikelite housing.
Ikelite DS-50 Strobe w/ manual EV Controller
Manual settings & ISO 64

Terry Strait

3/27/2009
La Jolla Cove

Photographer at sunset

Nikon D50
Sigma 10-50 WA lens
1 stop circular polarizer.
f/7.1, 1/2, ISO 200

Phil Garner

3/31/2009
Redondo Beach

3:40-min video clip

Click to play video clip

Sony HDR-HC9 camcorder

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