Photos of the Week #236

October 26, 2009

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Scott McGee

10/25/2009
Point Loma Kelp
40 feet

Diver Barbara Lloyd in

Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobe
10.5mm fisheye lens
f/6.3, 1/100

Dave Rudie

10/24/2009
Catalina Island
Long Point
30 feet

Mostly Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

with some Pacific Sardines
Sardinops sagax

Olympus E410
Inon strobe

Walter Heim

10/25/2009
Point Loma
55 feet

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

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

Matt Cerezo

10/24/2009
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack
30 feet

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Sealife DC1000
Sealife digital strobe
Wide angle lens

Walt Conklin

10/10/2009
Leo Carrillo State Park
Tower 2
Taken at the surface pre-dive

Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta

Sea & Sea DX8000G
Ambient light

Karma Crampton

10/25/2009
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden
105 feet

Juvenile Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

behind a Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Olympus FE-280

Mike Bartick

10/24/2009
Catalina Island

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

in Surf Grass
Phyllospadix sp.

Nikon D300
Ambient light
Tokina 10-17mm lens

Kevin Lee

10/24/2009
Catalina Island

Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla californiensis

Nikon D300
Dual YS-110 strobes

Gayle Van Leer

10/25/2009
Point Loma
20 feet

Smelt, probably Top Smelt
Atherinops affinis

in Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Sony T900
Sony housing
No flash

Herb Gruenhagen

10/25/2009
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Canon G10
Dual YS110 strobes

Steve Murvine

10/25/2009
Point Loma
85 feet

Calina luteomarginata

above a sea star

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
DS-125 TTL strobe and Sea & Sea YS-15 slave strobe
Inon close up lens

Garry McCarthy

10/24/2009
La Jolla

The view from Shell Beach towards Children's Pool. Taken 50 minutes after sunset.

Nikon D300
Tokina 12-24mm lens
f/9, 30 second exposure, IS 400

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