Photos of the Week #6

May 31, 2005

Divebums Photos of the Week is not a competition. Any Southern California underwater photographer may submit one photo taken the previous week to be included in the Photos of the Week. For details or to submit a photo, please click here.

Garry McCarthy

5/28/2005
La Jolla Shores

Fried Egg Jellyfish
Phacellophora camtschatica

Detail of the bell

Laurel Valker

5/30/2005
Santa Cruz Island

Light-bulb Tunicates
Clavelina huntsmani

Dave Beadle

5/28/2005
La Jolla Cove
Rockpile

Island Kelpfish
Alloclinus holderi

Olympus C730
Ikelite housing
DS50 Strobe
F5.6. 1/100
ISO 100
Macro focus

Chris Bell

5/30/2005
Catalina Island
Eagle's Nest

Juvenile Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Nikon Coolpix 990 in Ikelite Housing, dual strobes

Robert Johnson

5/26/2005
La Jolla Shores

Fried Egg Jellyfish
Phacellophora camtschatica

Jim Lyle

5/28/2005
Santa Monica
Star of Scotland wreck

Stearn's Aeolid
Facelina stearnsi

Oly c5050, f8, 1/250, ISO 64

Renee Gallo

5/29/2005
Santa Barbara Island
Sea Lion Rookery

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Olympus C5060
Olympus PT-020 Housing
Natural Light
Auto Focus
F 3.5
Exposure 1/80

Roger Carlson

5/28/2005
Santa Monica
Star of Scotland wreck

Cuthona divae

Rick Anderson

5/28/2005
La Jolla Shores
20'

Fantail Sole
Xystreurys liolepis

 

Richard Girouard

5/30/2005
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Three-lined Aeolid
Flabellina trilineata

One-half inch long, max

Sony Cybershot DSC-T1

Rick Ramsey

5/29/2005
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Polyclad Worm
Pseudoceros luteus

Olympus Stylus 300 w/PT-016 housing

Debbie Karimoto

5/30/2005
La Jolla Shores

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

"La Jolla Canyon showed us four nudibranchs that I've never seen in person before. What a treat!"

Dan Scanderbeg

5/29/2005 Night
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Octopus, perhaps

Red Octopus
Octopus rubescens

Canon A95 in Canon housing. Internal flash and assistance from friend with UK Light Canon (thanks Jimmy).

Terry Strait

5/28/2005
La Jolla Shores
above Secret Garden

Fried Egg Jellyfish
Phacellophora camtschatica

"Nearly swam right into this one. I keep reminding myself to "LOOK UP" now and then. Glad I did. These are tough to light with a single strobe and lots of floaties in the water."

Kevin Lee

5/28/2005
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus C-5060, Macro

Strobes: Dual YS-90DX

Margaret Webb

5/28/2005
Santa Monica
Star of Scotland wreck

Stearn's Aeolid
Facellina stearnsi

Olympus c5050
f8 1/2000

Steve Murvine

5/30/2005
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus 3.2 mega pixel no strobe

Previous Weeks:

May 23, 2005

May 16, 2005

May 9, 2005

May 2, 2005

April 25, 2005