Photos of the Week #267

June 1, 2010

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Frank Lukowski

5/31/2010
Palos Verdes
Long Point
Marineland
60ft

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Canon G10
Ikelite housing
DS-51 strobe
f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 80

Spencer Tuck

5/30/2010
US/Mexican border
Hogan
125 feet

Wreck of the USS Hogan

Canon 50D
Dual strobes
10-17mm fisheye lens

Dori Dirig

5/26/2010
Lembeh, Indonesia

Clownfish eggs
Unidentified

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes (TTL)
105mm & 10+ Diopter

Also attached is David's shot of Dori taking this picture. "The adult clownfish were brutally attacking both Dori and the guide as well as Dori's strobes as she worked for this shot! Also gives you a nice feel of the size of the subject. The eggs are glued to the oblong object under the fish which is actually the toe of an old tennis shoe!"

David Dirig

5/27/2010
Lembeh, Indonesia
Angel's Window

Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti

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

Jimmy Yuan

5/27/2010
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
55 feet

Phidiana hiltoni

Canon Powershot A620

Gayle Van Leer

5/31/2010
San Clemente Island
30 feet

Diver Jim Mulvihill off a gorgonian-covered wall

Sony T900
Sony housing
Internal flash

Brian McHugh

5/31/2010
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Olympus E-520
YS110a and YS110 strobes
50mm lens
f/14, 1/180, ISO 100

Jim Lobb

5/28/2010
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack
40 feet

Blackeye Goby
Coryphopterus nicholsi

eating a worm
Family Capitellidae

Canon 50D
Ikelite Housing
DS160 & DS125 strobes
60mm lens

Kathy Bouic

5/26/2010
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
45 feet

Melibe leonina

Olympus SP560-UZ
Internal flash

David Hershman

5/31/2010
Laguna Beach
Montage
38 feet

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Olympus Stylus 1030 SW
Olympus housing
Olympus UFL-1 strobe

Jim Lyle

5/30/2010
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon
75 feet

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens
f/10, 1/100, ISO 200

Scott McGee

5/30/2010
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
60 feet

Austraeolis stearnsi

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes
60mm lens
f/18, 1/250

Tracy Clark

5/28/2010
La Jolla Shores

Triopha maculata

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Walter Heim

5/31/2010
Point Loma
Seven Fathoms

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Black Perch
Embiotoca jacksoni

Canon 20D
Dual SB-105 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens

Kim Mitchell

5/31/2010
Point Loma
60 feet

Mating Janolus barbarensis

Canon Powershot 880SD

Steve Murvine

5/30/2010
Point Loma
80 feet

Dendronotus albus

Canon G9
Ikelite housing
DS-125 strobe

Margaret Webb

5/30/2010
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon
75 feet

Diver Todd Winner

Nikon D200
Dual DS-125 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens

Roger Uzun

5/31/2010
Point Loma

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Sony HDR-XR520V
Light & Motion Bluefin Pro housing
Macro flip lens with flat port
Sunray 2000 video lights

Brenda Bridgett

5/30/2010
La Jolla Shores

Carpenter's Turrid laying eggs
Megasurcula carpenteriana

Canon A570
Internal flash

Kevin Lee

5/29/2010
Offshore Los Angeles

The hydromedusa
Leuckartiara sp.

Nikon D200
Dual Inon Z-240 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens

Herb Gruenhagen

5/30/2010
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
50 feet

Melibe leonina

Sea & Sea DX-2G
Dual YS110's

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