9/29/2012
Redondo Beach
Artificial Reef
82 feet

Yellow Crab (left)
Metacarcinus anthonyi

Brown Rock Crab (right)
Romaleon antennarius

The Yellow Crab defended its spot, forcing the Red Rock Crab to retreat... and even picked the Red Rock Crab up at one point!

Nikon D700
Dual Ikelite DS-161 strobes
Nikon 60mm lens
f/32, 1/250, ISO 400

9/26/2012
Point Loma
Near Train Wheels
75 feet

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes
60mm lens
f/20, 1/125, ISO 200

9/30/2012
La Jolla
Marine Room

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual Sea & Sea YS-110 strobes
Nikon 60mm lens

9/29/2012
Mission Bay

Polyclad Flatworm
Prostheceraeus bellostriatus

Nikon D200
60mm lens

9/25/2012
La Jolla Shores
25 feet

Juvenile Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Sea & Sea DX-2G
Internal strobe

9/30/2012
Point Loma
Main Channel
85 feet

The nudibranch
Cadlina limbaughorum

amidst Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactic californica

Canon G-9
Ikelite DS-125 and DS-161 strobes

9/30/2012
Point Loma
30 feet

A kelp abstract
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon P7000
Fantasea housing
Continuous lighting with a Sola 1200D

9/24/2012
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

Diver Kerry Mahoney checks out some

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

9/29/2012
Catalina Island
Goat Harbor
30 feet

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Olympus XZ-1
Single YS-60 strobe

9/30/2012
San Pedro
White Point Rock
70 feet

Polyclad Flatworm
Pseudoceros luteus

Nikon D700
f/18, 1/200

9/29/2012
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
65 feet

Chestnut Cowry
Cypraea spadicea

Nikon D200
60mm lens with diopter
f/18, 1/160

9/27/2012
Redondo Beach
Artificial Reef

A shark fin breaks the surface nearby
Unidentified (juvenile white or thresher?)

Nikon D200

9/30/2012
Sumbawa, Indonesia
Bima Bay

"Here's a shot of a lizardfish which pounced upon an unfortunate victim. I figured the predator's eyes were much bigger than its stomach and it would have to release the prey, both fish being about the same size. A titanic struggle ensued and the flailing fish whipped the lizardfish about for several minutes. However, the lizardfish kept its jaws tightly clamped around its dinner, eventually suffocating the hapless victim. Then, slowly the lizardfish ratcheted its sharp teeth back and forth until, amazingly, it swallowed the entire fish."

Reef Lizardfish
Synodus variegatus

Brown-barred Goby
Amblygobius phaelena

Nikon D300
Dual YS-110a strobes
60mm lens plus 1.4 teleconverter

9/26/2012
Southern Oregon
Illinois River, near Grant's Pass

After the dive...

Nikon D60
10.5mm fisheye