Photos of the Week #234

October 12, 2009

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Kevin Lee

10/11/2009
La Jolla Shores
South of the Main Wall

Argus Moray
(White-spotted Moray)
Muraena argus

Nikon D-300
Dual YS-110 strobes

Steve Murvine

10/11/2009
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
65 feet

Rubberlip Seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes

...and many Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe

Karma Crampton

10/11/2009
San Diego's Wreck Alley
Yukon

Olympus FE-280
Internal flash

Brett Tischler

10/10/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
65 feet

Austraeolis stearnsi

Nikon D70
Dual YS-250 strobes
60mm lens + 2X Teleconverter + +10 diopter

Herb Gruenhagen

10/10/2009
Point Loma
Seven Fathoms
65 feet

Grass Rockfish
Sebastes rastrelliger

Canon G10
Dual YS-110 strobes

Jimmy Yuan

10/10/2009
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park
75 feet

Pacific Electric Ray
Torpedo californica

Canon PowerShot a620

Stuart Berryhill

10/9/2009
Catalina Island
Lulu's
35 feet

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Olympus D-580
Olympus housing
YS-60 strobe
Sea & Sea wide-angle conversion lens

Neal Atkinson

10/9/2009
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Canon PowerShot A590
Ikelite housing
Internal flash

Mike Bartick

10/9/2009
Anacapa Island

Diver Kevin Lee and

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Purple Gorgonian
Eugorgia rubens

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Nikon D300
Dual Ikelite strobes

Tracy Clark

10/10/2009
Maui, Hawaii
Uluu Beach

Leaf Scorpionfish
Taenianotus triacanthus

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

John Duddy

10/9/2009
Scripps Canyon
South Branch
60 feet

Navanax inermis

Canon SD1100
Fantasea housing
Internal flash

Brian McHugh

10/8/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
60 feet

Janolus barbarensis

Olympus E-520
50mm lens
f/16, 1/180, ISO 100

Kathy Bouic

10/11/2009
La Jolla Shores
South of the Main Wall

Argus Moray
(White-spotted Moray)
Muraena argus

Olympus SP-560UZ
Internal flash

George Foster

10/11/2009
San Clemente Island
Petter's Kelp

Diver Virginia Hatter in the kelp

Nikon D200
Aquatica Housing
YS-110 strobes
12-24mm lens set at 17mm
f/10, 1/100, ISO 400

Dave Rudie

10/11/2009
Point Loma Kelp
20 feet

Diver Steve Nau and a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus E410

Gayle Van Leer

10/9/2009
Santa Barbara Island
60 feet

California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus

Sony T900
Sony housing
Internal flash

Joseph Dougherty

10/11/2009
La Jolla Shores

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Peter McGuinness

10/7/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
65 feet

Melibe leonina on the backside of a kelp blade

Olympus 7070
Ikelite housing
Ssingle DS50 strobe

Walter Heim

10/11/2009
La Jolla
In front of the LJ Beach & Tennis Club

Brown Smoothhound
Mustelus henlei

Canon 20D
Ikelite housing
Dual SD105 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens

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