Photos of the Week #235

October 19, 2009

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Jackie Patay
First submission to POTW!

10/18/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon PowerShot A75

Mike Hallack

10/13/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Janolus barbarensis

Fujifilm f40fd
Ikelite DS125

David Andrew

10/18/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
57 feet

Lion Nudibranchs
Melibe leonina

Nikon D90
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-160 strobes
60mm lens
f/16.0, 1/200, ISO 250

George Foster

10/16/2009
Anacapa Island
Landing Cove

California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

in front of Diver Marla Matin

Nikon D200
Aquatica housing
Dual YS-110 strobes
60mm lens
f/11, 1/100, ISO 250

Walter Heim

10/18/2009
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

The famous train wheels

Canon 20D
Dual SB105 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens

David Dirig

10/17/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Hemphill's Kelp Crab
Podochela hemphilli

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

Dori Dirig

10/17/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

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

Kathryn Johnson

10/10/2009
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo Pulmo

Two Pacific Graysbys
Cephalopholis panamensis

harassing a Jewel Moray
Muraena lentiginosa

Sealife DC600
SL960 strobe

Scott McGee

10/18/2009
La Jolla Shores
South of the Main Wall

Argus Moray
(White-spotted Moray)
Muraena argus

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobe
60 mm lens
f/16, 1/200

Allison Vitsky

10/18/2009
La Jolla Shores
55 feet

Polycera atra

Canon 20D
Single YS250 strobe
100mm macro lens, +4 dry diopter

Mark Pidcoe

10/17/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Lion Nudibranchs
Melibe leonina

Sony DSC-F828
Dual strobes

Steve Murvine

10/17/2009
South Point Loma

Chromodoris macfarlandi

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
DS-125 strobe
Inon close-up lens

Brenda Bridgett

10/18/2009
La Jolla Shores

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Canon Powershot A570
Internal flash

Frédéric Pache

10/16/2009
Anacapa Island

Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon Powershot G10
Ikelite housing with WD-4 wide angle conversion dome
Ikelite DS160 strobe
f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 80

Karma Crampton

10/17/2009
La Jolla Shores

Brown Rockfish
Sebastes auriculatus

Olympus FE-280

Steve Gardner

10/17/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
50 feet

Many Lion Nudibranchs
Melibe leonina

Olympus c5050z
One strobe
f/4, 1/500, ISO 100

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