Photos of the Week #286

October 11, 2010

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Scott Gietler

10/9/2010
Farnsworth Bank

Divers Dana Rodda and Nayan Savla and a

Pacific Electric Ray
Torpedo californica

Nikon D300
Tokina 10-17mm at 14mm
f/9, 1/100, ISO 200
Scott McGee

10/10/2010
Marine Room
photo taken from the surface in 5 feet of water

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

Nikon D200
Ambient light
10.5mm fisheye
f/8, 1/160
Steve Christenson

10/10/2010
La Jolla Shores
20 feet

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

Canon SD870IS
Dual Sea & Sea YS-27DX strobes
Brian McHugh

10/9/2010
Farnsworth Bank

California Purple Hydrocoral
Stylaster californicus

Peltodoris nobilis

Bat Stars
Asterina miniata

Olympus E-520
Sea & Sea 110a and 110 strobes
9-18mm lens at 9mm
f/8, 1/40, ISO 200
Brenda Bridgett

10/10/2010
La Jolla Shores

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon A570
Internal flash
Gayle Van Leer

10/9/2010
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

Acanthodoris lutea

Sony T30
Internal flash and my handheld flashlight lighting system
Steve Gardner

10/9/2010
La Jolla Shores

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Nikon D70s
Dual strobes on 1/16 power
f/16, 1/640, ISO 400
Herb Gruenhagen

10/10/2010
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Sea & Sea DX-2G
Single Sea & Sea YS-110 strobe
Mike Bartick

10/10/2010
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Order Ceriantharia

Nikon D300s
Dual YS-250 strobes
Nocturnal video light and modeling light for effect
Dave Rudie

10/10/2010
Point Loma
40 feet

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Olympus SP-350
Kevin Lee

10/8/2010
La Jolla
Marine Room

Skeleton Shrimp
Infraorder Caprellida

Nikon D300
Dual YS-110a strobes

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