Photos of the Week #158

April 28, 2008

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In memoriam

Long-time Divebums list member and frequent Photos of the Week contributer Rick Ramsey (left) died unexpectedly last week.

His wife, Donna (right), will announce a dive or some other gathering in his memory—details are not yet set.

Matt Gieselman

4/26/2008
Catalina Island
Sea Fan Grotto

Furry Hermit
Paguristes ulreyi

Canon G9

Scott Webb

4/27/2008
Palos Verdes
Old Marineland
50 feet

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

feeding on a

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Order Ceriantharia

Nikon D200
Sea and Sea housing
Dual Ikelite DS 125 strobes
60mm lens,

Margaret Webb

4/27/2008
Palos Verdes
Old Marineland
50 feet

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS 125 strobes
50mm lens

Tony So

4/26/2008
Point Loma Kelp

Anemone
Uritcina sp.

Canon SD700
Internal flash

Mike McCanna

4/26/2008
Point Loma
Horse Head Reef

Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis

Nikon P5000
Ikelite housing
DS-51 strobe

Steve Gardner

4/26/2008
La Jolla Shores

Aeolidia papillosa

Olympus C5050z
PT-015 housing
Internal flash

Randy Sysol

4/27/2008
Mission Bay
South Jetty

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

in front of California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Nikon D80
60mm lens

Dave Rudie

4/21/2008
Cozumel, Mexico

Honeycomb Cowfish
Acanthostracion polygonius

Sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates

Olympus E410
Inon 240 strobe

Peter Brueggeman

4/27/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Brian McHugh

4/27/2008
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove

Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata

SeaLife DC600
SeaLife Digital Strobe
Wide-angle lens

Kim Mitchell

4/27/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot S410

Scott McGee

4/27/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

White-spotted Dorid
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe
105mm lens
f/20, 1/200

Allison Vitsky

4/26/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Canon 20D
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes
Canon EF 50mm macro lens
Macro Mate diopter

Karma Jewell

4/28/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Hermissenda crassicornis

Club-tipped Anemones
(aka Strawberry Anemones)
Corynactis californica

Yellow Sponge
Cliona celata

Olympus FE-280

Todd Warshaw

4/22/2008
La Jolla Shores

Dock Shrimp
Pandalus danae

Lumix FX12

Herb Gruenhagen

4/21/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Sony VX1000
Frame grab from video

Clint Crowe

4/24/2008
Kauai, Hawaii
Koloa Landing

A sea turtle, probably

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Canon A710IS
Canon WP-1 housing

Julianne Steers

4/22/2008
Dana Point
Doheny Beach

California Grunion
Leuresthes tenuis

Canon Powershot S510

Pete Hergesheimer

4/27/2008
Catalina Island
Two Harbors

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Canon Powershot SD700
Internal flash

Kevin Lee

4/26/2008
Catalina Island
Little Farnsworth

Berthella californica

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes
60mm lens

Terry Strait

4/27/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

White-spotted Dorid
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Parchment Tube Worm tube
Chaetopterus sp.

Nikon D40x
DS125 and DS50 strobe
55mm lens and +4 diopter
f/14, 1/100, ISO 200

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