11/26/2015
Baja California, Mexico
Bahia de los Angeles
Cuevitas

Dave Behrens' Dorid
Doriopsilla davebehrensi

Nikon D800
Single Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobe

11/29/2015
Monterey
Metridium Fields
50 feet

Bat Stars
Patiria miniata

feeding on a dead Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola

"Up in Monterey the sea lions will find molas and play frisbee with them. That usually tears the mola's fins off, so they sink to the bottom where they become a little feast for sea stars and snails. I saw six dead molas on one dive up there."

Olympus TG-2
Sola 800

11/23/2015
San Clemente (city)
Wheeler North Reef
49 feet

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon G10
Dual Inon strobes

11/28/2015
Point Loma
75 feet

Black Croaker
Cheilotrema saturnum

Canon EOS Rebel S1
Canon 18-55mm lens at 20 mm
f/5, 1/200, ISO 100

11/29/2015
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay
55 feet

An old Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Olympus E-PM1
Dual Sea & Sea YS-110 strobes

11/23/2015
La Jolla Cove
30 feet

A school of Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

Canon XA-20 Camcorder
Ambient light

11/29/2015
Point Loma
T-Rex Reef

Diver Gayle Van Leer

Canon D70
Tokina 10-17 mm at 10 mm

11/28/2015
Point Loma
Table Top
50 feet

Porter's Chromodorid
Felimare porterae

Sony RX100
Sola 2000

11/29/2015
La Jolla Shores
25 feet

Possibly a Fantail Sole
Xystreurys liolepis

Sea & Sea 2G
Single Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobe

11/28/2015
Santa Cruz Island
Potato Harbor
30 feet

Likely another oddly colored Opaleye
Girella nigricans

Olympus OM-D EM5
Nauticam housing
Ambient light
Panasonic 8mm lens

11/29/2015
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
60 feet

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

hanging in the Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon 5D
Dual SB-105 strobes

11/28/2015
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
67 feet

Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Nikon D300
Subal housing
Dual Ikelite strobes
Sola 800 focus light
60mm lens
f/10, 1/200, ISO 200

11/24/2015
Little Cayman
The Wreck of the Tibitz
80 Feet

Red Hind
Epinephelus guttatus

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS
Internal flash

11/23/2015
La Jolla Cove
35 feet

A school of Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

Canon Powershot G16
Fantasea housing and widefield port
f/2.5, 1/250, ISO 400

11/24/2015
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
65 feet

Brown Cup Corals
Paracyathus stearnsi

Olympus EPM1
Intova ISS4000 strobe
60mm lens

11/28/2015
La Jolla Shores
88 feet

Juvenile Star-studded Grouper
Hyporthodus niphobles

Olympus E-PL5
Dual Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes
14-42mm lens

11/23/2015
La Jolla
Marine Room

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Canon 5d mark II
Aquatica housing
Dual Sea & Sea strobes