Photos of the Week #229

September 8, 2009

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Mike Hallack

9/6/2009
La Jolla Shores

Sunlight

Fujifilm f40fd
Ikelite DS125

Margaret Webb

9/4/2009
Catalina Island
Sea Fan Grotto

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Olympus E-330
Dual DS125 strobes
14-54mm lens

Gayle Van Leer

9/1/2009
Point Loma Kelp
25 feet

Kelp Bass
(Calico Bass)
Paralabrax clathratus

Sony T900
Sony housing
Internal flash

Brian McHugh

9/6/2009
La Jolla Shores
80 feet

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Olympus E-520
Sea & Sea YS110/110a strobes
50mm lens
f/16, 1/180, ISO 100

Linda Stella

8/31/2009
Catalina Island
Hen Rock
20 feet

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Do you see it?

Sea & Sea 5000G
Ambient light
f/4.7, 1/153, ISO 322

Walter Heim

9/7/2009
Offshore San Diego

Yellowtail
Seriola lalandi

Canon 20D
Ikelite housing
Tokina 10-17mm lens at 10 mm

Allison Vitsky

9/6/2009
La Jolla Shores
South Walls
60 feet

Two Rockpool Blennies
Hypsoblennius gilberti

Canon 20D
Dual YS250 strobes
100mm macro lens, +4 dry diopter

Steve Murvine

9/7/2009
San Juan Islands, Washington
Long Island Wall
80 feet

Female Kelp Greenling
Hexagrammos decagrammus

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
DS-125 strobe

Mark Pidcoe

9/7/2009
La Jolla Shores

Fleeing Round Stingray
Urolophus halleri

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe using the Manual EV Controller

Peter Brueggeman

9/4/2009
La Jolla
Marine Room Reefs
7 feet

Kelp Bass
(Calico Bass)
Paralabrax clathratus

in front of Surf Grass
Phyllospadix sp.

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS51 strobe

Frédéric Pache

9/6/2009
La Jolla Shores
65 feet

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Canon Powershot G10
Ikelite housing
DS160 strobe in TTL mode
f/8, 1/60, ISO 80

Dori Dirig

9/5/2009
Off Long Beach
Oil Rig Eureka
90 feet

Two Diaulula sandiegensis and eggs

Nikon 80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes (TTL)
60mm lens

Matt Cerezo

8/31/2009
Roatan, Honduras

Banded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus

Sea & Sea 860G
Sea & Sea YS 110 Strobe

Herb Gruenhagen

9/6/2009
La Jolla Shores
10 feet

Round Stingray
Urolophus halleri

Canon G10
Dual strobes

Steve Gardner

8/5/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
50 feet

Diver Mark Pidcoe and a

Melibe leonina

on Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Olympus c5050z
Single strobe
Inon UWL 100 lens
f/1.8, 1/100, ISO 100

Dave Rudie

9/6/2009
North La Jolla
20 feet

School of Salema
Xenistius californiensis

Olympus E410
Inon strobe

Robert Johnson

9/2/2009
La Jolla Shores

Sunset

Canon 40D

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