Monterey REEF Survey (May 2008) 
Sea
Lion Resting on Mooring in Monterey Harbor
I was trying out a new compact camera, the Canon SD870 IS with Canon's underwater housing. This system is so much more compact than the Ikelite/Sea&Sea strobe, and Olympus 5060 combination that I have been using for years. It works great for close to medium range work but seems to suffer from macro and infinity focus issues. Of course, the lack of a strobe yields low success rates in the mid-range. In the great viz that we had, I took many shots with the flash off and got good results. The camera would be less useful in lower viz conditions.
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Black Rockfish in Kelp |
Chestnut Cowry and Hydrocoral |
Gopher Rockfish |
Rosy Rockfish |
Ron on the Way Back |
Cabezon in the Palms |
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Comb Jelly and Diver |
Moon Jelly at the Surface |
Bryce on the Hunt |
Sharpnose Seaperch School |
Schooling Black Rockfish |
Black Eyed Goby at Night |