December 21, 2015

Pacific Seahorse Adam King

12/19/2015
La Jolla Shores
80 feet

Pacific Seahorse
Hippocampus ingens

Caribbean Reef Octopus David R. Andrew

12/16/2015
Cozumel, Mexico
25 feet

Caribbean Reef Octopus
Octopus briareus

Nikon D7000
Dual Ikelite DS160 strobes
Tokina 10-17mm lens at 16 mm
f/7.1, 1/160, ISO 250

Flabellina bertschi Jovan Shepherd

12/19/2015
La Jolla Shores
South Walls
55 feet

Flabellina bertschi

Olympus E-PL5
Dual Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes
60mm lens

Ochre Star and Kelp Bass Sandy Dildine

12/18/2015
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay
15 feet

Ochre Star
Pisaster ochraceus

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus TG-3

Cornetfish Bob Austin

12/17/2015
La Jolla Shores
15 feet

A small Cornetfish (one of a group of three swimming together)
Fistularia sp.

Canon G16
Fantasea housing
f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 200

Manta Ray Stuart Berryhill

12/20/2015
Kona, Hawaii
Manta Heaven

Manta Ray
Manta birostris

GoPro Hero 3+
Lumix video light

Mussel Blenny Heather Lippert

12/19/2015
La Jolla Shores
South Walls
40 feet

Mussel Blenny
Hypsoblennius jenkinsi

Nikon S1
YS-03 strobe, v-25 Fishlight

Two-spot Octopus Gayle Van Leer

12/19/2015
Point Loma
80 feet

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides

Sony A6000
Sea & Sea housing
Beneath The Surface frame and tray
Continuous lighting using two Sola lights

Kelp Bass and Barred Sand Bass Tiffany Poon

12/20/2015
Laguna Beach
Deadman's Reef

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

schooling with Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer

Olympus PEN E-PL1
Dual Sea & Sea YS-110a strobes
14-42mm lens

Polycera hedgpethi and Flabellina iodinea Christopher Huynh

12/16/2015
La Jolla Shores
Vallecitos Point
60 feet

Hedgpeth's Dorid
Polycera hedgpethi

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus EPM1
Sea & Sea YS-D2
60mm lens

Blackeye Goby Weiwei Gao

12/19/2015
La Jolla Shores
65 feet

Blackeye Goby
Rhinogobiops nicholsii

Canon D70