May 23, 2016

Twistclaw Pistol Shrimp Bob Austin

5/18/2016
La Jolla Shores
Vallecitos Point
60 feet

Twistclaw Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus clamator

Canon Powershot G16
f/2.8, 1/250, ISO 100

Star-studded Grouper Clinton Anderson

5/18/2016
La Jolla Shores
90 feet

A juvenile Star-studded Grouper
Hyporthodus niphobles

Olympus E-PL3
Dual Sea & Sea YS-D2 strobes

Eightline Wrasse Jonathan Lavan

5/21/2016
Kona, Hawaii

Eightline Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

Nikon D300
Subal housing
Dual Ikelite strobes
Sola 800 focus light
60mm lens
f/10, 1/320, ISO 200

Hawaiian Lionfish David R. Andrew

5/21/2016
Maui, Hawaii
Honokawai
28 feet

Hawaiian Lionfish
Dendrochirus barberi

Nikon D7000
Dual Ikelite DS160 strobes
60mm lens
f/16, 1/160, ISO 250

Manta Ray Dave Rudie

5/20/2016
Philippines
Tubbataha Reef
40 feet

Manta Ray
Manta alfredi

Sony NEX 5

Mako Shark Ralph Pace

5/21/2016
Offshore San Diego
Nine Mile Bank

Shortfin Mako
Isurus oxyrinchus

Nikon D4s
Aquatica housing
Dual Sea & Sea strobes

Halibut Herb Gruenhagen

5/22/2016
La Jolla Shores
Vallecitos Point

California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

Sea & Sea 2g
Single Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobe

Triopha catalinae Mark Pidcoe

5/22/2016
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden
92 feet

Triopha catalinae

Olympus E-PM1
Dual Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes
Single Intova ISS4000 strobe

Pacific Seahorse Heather Lippert

5/22/2016
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden
110 feet

Pacific Seahorse
Hippocampus ingens

Nikon S1
Single strobe

Flatworm Weiwei Gao

5/19/2016
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

Unidentified Flatworm
Family Pseudoceritidae

Canon 70D
Canon 60mm lens

Whale Shark Stuart Berryhill

5/18/2016
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Bahia de la Paz

Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus

Olympus XZ-1