Photos of the Week #5

May 23, 2005

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Terry Strait

5/19/2005
La Jolla

Stone Mortar

Shot "on the fly" in poor vis and internal strobe only.

Jim Ludwig

5/22/2005
Catalina Island
Avalon
Dive Park

Dead Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Sheep Crabs
Loxorhynchus grandis

Crabs and fish feeding on Dead Bat Ray. This was located near the Old Swim Platform. New to underwater photography using Canon A70 with Canon Housing, no Strobes yet.

DJ Strong

5/20/2005
Catalina Island
Avalon
Casino Point

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Dan Scanderbeg

5/20/2005
La Jolla
Marine Room

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Canon A95 with Canon housing

Victor Chu

5/19/2005
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove
(Back of Crevice)

Rockpool Blenny
Hypsoblennius gilberti

Sony DSC-T1 in a Sony housing

Super Macro, spot focus, spot metering

F-Stop 5.6

ISO 120

Focal Length 6.7mm

Exposure 1/40 sec

Richard Girouard

5/18/2005
La Jolla Shores

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Sony Cybershot DSC-T1 in the Sony housing

Kevin Lee

5/20/2005
Laguna Beach
Diver's Cove

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Olympus C-5060 and YS-90DX

 

Rick Anderson

5/22/2005
La Jolla Shores

Octopus, probably

Red Octopus
Octopus rubescens

Previous Weeks:

May 16, 2005

May 9, 2005

May 2, 2005

April 25, 2005