Photos of the Week #231

September 21, 2009

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Walter Heim

9/19/2009
San Diego's Wreck Alley
NOSC Tower
50 feet

Black Perch
Embiotoca jacksoni

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

Herb Gruenhagen

9/20/2009
La Jolla Shores
25 feet

Sea Pens
Stylatula elongata

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Canon G10
Dual YS110 strobes

Steve Murvine

9/20/2009
Hoodsport, Washington
50 feet

Smoothhead Sculpin
Artedius lateralis

Canon G9
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe

Jimmy Yuan

9/20/2009
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
50 feet

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Canon Powershot A620

David Andrew

9/19/2009
La Jolla Shores
22 feet

Juvenile Shovelnose Guitarfish
Rhinobatos productus

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

Kevin Lee

9/20/2009
Jeju Island, Korea
Hwa-Soon Beach

Longbill Eel
Ophisurus macrorhynchus

and lots of krill

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes

Michael Huber

9/19/2009
Scripps Canyon
90 feet

Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Pentax S5i
Internal flash (plus a little help from a UK800R)
f/4.6, 1/60, ISO80

Brenda Bridgett

9/17/2009
La Jolla
14 feet

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Canon A570
Internal flash

Roger Uzun

8/29–9/21/2009
Indonesia

2:56-min video clip

Click to play video clip

Sony XR520v camcorder
Light & Motion Bluefin Pro housing
Sunray 2000 Video lights

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