9/20/2015
Los Angeles County
60 feet

Broomtail Grouper
Mycteroperca xenarcha

Nikon D750
Nauticam housing
Ikelite strobes

9/19/2015
Anacapa Island
30 feet

Pam Smith photographing a Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Nikon D800
Nauticam housing
Ikelite strobes
Sigma 15mm fisheye lens
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO 200

9/19/2015
La Jolla Shores
Vallecitos Point
50 feet

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Nikon S1
YS-03 strobe
V-25 fishlight

9/20/2015
San Clemente Island
Fishhook
20 feet

Guadalupe Cardinalfish
Apogon guadalupensis

Canon 7D MkII
Dual Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes
Canon 60mm lens

9/13/2015
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Nikon D300
Subal housing
Ikelite 160/125 strobes
SOLA 800 focus light
60mm lens
f/10, 1/200, ISO 200

9/20/2015
Hermosa Beach
Artificial Reef
64 feet

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Nikon D700
Dual Ikelite DS-161 strobes
Nikon 16-35mm lens at 35mm
f/7.1, 1/80, ISO 320

9/20/2015
La Jolla Shores
Vallecitos Point

Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps

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

9/19/2015
US/Mexican Border
USS Hogan
120 feet

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Canon G-15
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-161 strobes
Sola 1200 focus light

9/18/2015
La Jolla Shores
100 feet

White-spotted Dorid
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Olympus EPM1
Intova ISS4000 strobe
60mm lens

9/18/2015
La Jolla Cove
35 feet

Finescale Triggerfish
Balistes polylepis

Olympus PEN E-PL1
Dual Sea & Sea YS110a strobes
14-42mm lens

9/19/2015
Point Loma Kelp
Three Fingers

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Olympus TG-2
YS-01 strobe with Sola 800

9/18/2015
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Juvenile Southern Kelp Crab
Taliepus nuttallii

Olympus E-PM1
3 Intova ISS4000 strobes

9/17/2015
Santa Ana River

Round Stingray
Urolophus halleri

Canon T1i

9/19/2015
Palos Verdes
Christmas Tree Reef
50 feet

A scaleworm, perhaps
Harmothoe hirsuta

Nikon D800
Dual Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes

9/14/2015
La Jolla Shores
Vallecitos Point

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Canon Elph 300

9/20/2015
1 mile off La Jolla

Freediver in kelp

Nikon D40x
Ikelite housing
Ambient light