Photos of the Week #257

March 22, 2010

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In loving memory

Brett F. Moore
June 1940 – March 2010

This Photos of the Week is dedicated to the memory of Brett F. Moore (right), father of Divebums founder John H. Moore (left), who died recently after a 15-month battle with leukemia.

His incredible spirit and joy in life will be missed.

Steve Gardner

3/19/2010
La Jolla Shores
55 feet

Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Parchment Tube Worm tubes
Chaetopterus sp.

Nikon D70
Dual strobes

Kevin Lee

3/20/2010
Anacapa Island

A hermit crab
Phimochirus californiensis

Nikon D300
Dual Inon Z-240 strobes

Shauna McGillivray

3/17/2010
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
60 feet

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon A570IS
Internal flash

Gayle Van Leer

3/20/2010
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
80 feet

Hermissenda crassicornis

on a cup coral

Sony T900
Sony housing
Internal flash

Walter Heim

3/21/2010
Point Loma
Seven Fathoms
55 feet

Blackeye Goby
Coryphopterus nicholsi

on an orange sponge

Panasonic Lumix TZ5
Single Tusa TUL-300 light

Stuart Berryhill

3/19/2010
Catalina Island
Rock Quarry
50 feet

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Olympus FE-360
Single YS-60 strobe

Spencer Tuck

3/8–3/12/2010
Antarctic Peninsula

Slideshow of 12 photos.
See all trip photos.

Canon 50D
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 and DS160 strobes
60mm lens

Mark Pidcoe

3/16/2010
La Jolla Shores

The last moments of a Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

and an Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Sea & Sea DX750G
Intova ISS2000 strobe

Dave Rudie

3/17/2010
Central Point Loma
50 feet

Purple Sea Urchins
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

devouring a kelp holdfast
Macrocystis pyrifera

Olympus SP350
Inon wide angle lens
Inon strobe

Brian McHugh

3/19/2010
La Jolla Shores
70 feet

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus E-520
YS110 and YS110a strobes
50mm lens
Epoch wet lens
f/16, 1/180, ISO 100

Steve Murvine

3/19/2010
Point Loma
100 feet

Tritonia festiva

Canon G-9
Ikelite DS-125 ttl strobe
Inon macro wet lens

Frédéric Pache

3/21/2010
La Jolla Shores
60 feet

Juvenile California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Canon Powershot G10
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS160 strobe
f/4, 1/60, ISO 200

Brett Tischler

3/21/2010
La Jolla Shores

Miniature Spinyhead Shrimp
Mesocrangon munitella

on a Sand Dollar
Dendraster excentricus

Nikon D300S
Dual YS-250 strobes
60mm macro lens
Sea & Sea wet +8 diopter

Brenda Bridgett

3/21/2010
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon A570
Internal flash

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