Photos of the Week #153

March 24, 2008

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Dori Dirig

3/23/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125
18-70mm lens at 65mm
f/11, 1/60, ISO100
Kim Mitchell

3/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Juvenile Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Canon Powershot S410
Martha Edge

3/22/2008
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Hermissenda crassicornis

on the yellow sponge
Cliona celata

Olympus C5050Z
Oly housing
Inon single strobe
Kevin Lee

3/22/2008
Point Loma

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Nikon D200
Dual YS-110 strobes
Mike Bartick

3/22/2008
Point Loma

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Nikon D300
Sea and Sea housing
YS-110 strobes
60mm lens
Mark Davis

3/22/2008
Catalina
Casino Point Underwater Park

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Nikon Coolpix L4
Fantasea FL-4 Housing
Jen Tople

3/15/2008
Santa Cruz Island

Coffee Bean
Trivia solandri

Nikon D70s
Dual DS-50 strobes
60mm lens
Julianne Steers

3/22/2008
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Canon Powershot Pro1
Ikelite Housing
Sea and Sea YS90 Duo Auto Strobe
Steve Murvine

3/19/2008
Point Loma
Train Wheels

Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis

(see it??)

Canon SD-750
Scott McGee

3/22/2008
La Jolla Shores

Easter Egg Hunters entering the water (San Diego Dive Club annual Underwater Easter Egg Hunt)

Nikon D200
105mm lens
f/16, 1/125
Randy Sysol

3/18/2008
Año Nuevo State Natural Reserve

Juvenile Elephant Seals
Mirounga angustirostris

Nikon D80
200mm lens
Walt Conklin

3/18/2008
Redondo Beach
Artificial Reef #72
aka Pipe Farm

Dock Shrimp
Pandalus danae

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Internal flash
Roger Carlson

3/22/2008
Catalina Island
Little Gibralter

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Crowned Sea Urchin
Centrostephanus coronatus

Olympus E-410
Olympus housing with Athena port
Athena Ring Flash
50mm macro lens
Pete Hergesheimer

3/22/2008
La Jolla Shores

Hermissenda crassicornis

on a squid egg sac
Loligo opalescens

Canon Powershot SD700
Internal flash
Terry Strait

3/22/2008
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Shrimp
Heptacarpus sp.

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
DS125 and DS50 strobes on TTL
f/10, 1/80, ISO 100
Jim Lyle

3/22/2008
Redondo Beach
Artificial Fishing Reef
The Barge

Scott Webb

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens behind an 8" port
f/5.6, 1/60, ISO 100

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