12/30/2012
Palos Verdes
25 feet

Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola

Nikon D800
Dual YS-D1 strobes
60mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter

12/25/2012
Point Loma
Christmas Reef
105 feet

A hydroid
Family Tubulariidae

Canon T3i
Nauticam housing
Dual Inon Z-240 strobes
60mm macro w/ Inon 165 wet closeup lens
f/122, 1/160, ISO 200

12/26/2012
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Calico Rockfish
Sebastes dalli

Sea & Sea DX-2G
Internal flash

12/26/2012
La Jolla Shores

The nudibranch
Triopha catalinae

Canon Elph 100
Internal flash

12/25/2012
Point Loma

Steve Murvine and a group of

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Canon Elph 300
Canon housing

12/25/2012
Point Loma

Jackie Patay and Jim Rosenburg snorkeling in a feeding frenzy

12/29/2012
Point Loma
40 feet

A lone Skeleton Shrimp
Infraorder Caprellida

dances on the ball of an Elk Kelp
Pelagophycus porra

Sony DSC-RX100
Nauticam housing
Continuous lighting with a Sola 1200

12/26/2012
La Jolla Shores

At least three of the nudibranch
Doto amyra

...laying eggs (each nudibranch under 1/4 inch)

Nikon D200
60mm lens with 1.4x teleconverter

12/29/2012
Refugio State Campground

A Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus

Nikon D200
Nikon 70-300mm lens