Photos of the Week #269

June 14, 2010

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Fried Egg Jellyfish (Phacellophora camtschatica) Morgan Pence
First submission to POTW!

6/5/2010
La Jolla Shores
15 feet

Diver Tony So looks at a

Fried Egg Jellyfish
Phacellophora camtschatica

Canon PowerShot SD880IS
Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus) David Andrew

6/12/2010
Point Loma
7 Fathoms
70 feet

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Nikon D90
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-160 strobes
60mm lens
f/14.0, 1/200, ISO 320
Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) Allison Vitsky

6/8/2010
Philippines
Panaon Island (Southern Leyte)
Napantaw reef,
30 feet

Pink Anemonefish
Amphiprion perideraion

in host anemone

Canon 7D
Dual YS-250 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens at 10 mm
Tritonia festiva Gayle Van Leer

6/12/2010
Point Loma
75 feet

Tritonia festiva

Sony T900
Internal flash
Dendronotus iris Steve Murvine

6/13/2010
Point Loma
75 feet

Dendronotus iris

Canon G-9
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes
Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) John Hyde

6/13/2010
Offshore San Diego

Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola

Nikon D300s
Ikelite D51 strobe
Nikon 28-80mm lens
Lion Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) Mark Pidcoe

6/13/2010
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
65 feet

Lion Nudibranch
Melibe leonina

Sea & Sea DX750G
Intova ISS2000 flash
Sealife 25mm wide angle adapter lens
Tracy Clark

6/13/2010
Offshore San Diego

Slideshow of four pelagic invertebrate photos

Nikon D70s
60mm lens and 14mm lens
Doriopsilla gemela Kevin Lee

6/11/2010
Catalina Island
Goat Harbor
95 feet

Doriopsilla gemela

Nikon D300
Dual YS-110a strobes
Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) Herb Gruenhagen

6/13/2010
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Sea & Sea DX-2G
Single YS110 strobe

Photo of Herb taking this photo (by Mark Pidcoe)
California Flyingfish (Cheilopogon pinnatiibarbatus) Randy Sysol

6/12/2010
San Clemente Island

California Flyingfish
Cheilopogon pinnatiibarbatus

Nikon D90
Blue water diving video clip Roger Uzun

6/12/2010
Offshore of Dana Point

2:08-min video clip

Click to play video clip

iPad version

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

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