Photos of the Week #51

April 10, 2006

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Jim Metzger

4/3/2006
La Jolla Shores
South Walls
90'

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Sealife DC500
SL90D strobe

Dave McNair

4/8/2006
Catalina Island
Pumpernickel
(near Two Harbors)

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Nikon CoolPix 4100
Internal flash

Missy Perucca

4/8/2006
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus 8080wz
PT-023 Housing

Peter Brueggeman

4/9/2006
Point Loma Kelp
New Hope Rock

Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Kevin Lee

4/9/2006
La Jolla Shores

Close-up of the long-tail part of a
Swimming Bell
Praya sp.

Olympus C5060
YS-90DX strobe

Jim Lyle

4/8/2006
Catalina Island
Johnson's Rock

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus c5050
with stacked macro lens adapters
f/8.0, 1/125

Barbara Lloyd

4/8/2006
Catalina Island
Pumpernickel
(near Two Harbors)

Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/2.4, 1/80, ISO 50
Supermacro (7.1mm)

Terry Strait

4/9/2006
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

The D. iris was feeding on the tube anemone (though not shown here)

Olympus 8080wz
DS125 and DS50 strobe
f/5.6, ISO 50
macro mode

Phil Garner

4/1/2006
La Jolla Shores

Spotted Dorid
Triopha maculata

on Squid egg sacs
Loligo opalescens

Digimax V5 / Kenox V5
f/6.7, 1/250

Jennifer Ayers

4/8/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Seven Fathoms

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Sony DSC-P150

Rick Ramsey

4/9/2006
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/Flash

Steve Murvine

4/8/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Red-tipped Dorid
Acanthodoris rhodoceras

Sony SDC-W7

Steve Briggs

4/9/2006
La Jolla Shores

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

(Note how different this one is in appearance to the one by Terry Strait above.)

Canon A95
Canon housing

Margaret Webb

4/8/2006
Catalina Island
Johnson's Rock

Isopod
Pentidotea resecata

Tracy Clark

4/8/2006
La Jolla Shores

Colorful Dirona laying eggs
Dirona picta

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Previous Weeks:

April 3, 2006 (POTW #50)

March 27, 2006 (POTW #49)

March 20, 2006 (POTW #48)

March 13, 2006 (POTW #47)

March 6, 2006 (POTW #46)

February 27, 2006 (POTW #45)

February 21, 2006 (POTW #44)

February 13, 2006 (POTW #43)

February 6, 2006 (POTW #42)

January 30, 2006 (POTW #41)

January 23, 2006 (POTW #40)

January 17, 2006 (POTW #39)

January 9, 2006 (POTW #38)

January 3, 2006 (POTW #37)

December 26, 2005 (POTW #36)

December 19, 2005 (POTW #35)

December 12, 2005 (POTW #34)

December 5, 2005 (POTW #33)

November 28, 2005 (POTW #32)

November 21, 2005 (POTW #31)

November 14, 2005 (POTW #30)

November 7, 2005 (POTW #29)

October 31, 2005 (POTW #28)

October 24, 2005 (POTW #27)

Special Half-year Favorites Page

October 17, 2005 (POTW #26)

October 10, 2005 (POTW #25)

October 3, 2005 (POTW #24)

September 26, 2005 (POTW #23)

September 19, 2005 (POTW #22)

September 12, 2005 (POTW #21)

September 6, 2005 (POTW #20)

August 29, 2005 (POTW #19)

August 22, 2005 (POTW #18)

August 15, 2005 (POTW #17)

August 8, 2005 (POTW #16)

August 1, 2005 (POTW #15)

July 25, 2005 (POTW #14)

July 18, 2005 (POTW #13)

July 11, 2005 (POTW #12)

July 5, 2005 (POTW #11)

June 27, 2005 (POTW #10)

June 20, 2005 (POTW #9)

June 13, 2005 (POTW #8)

June 6, 2005 (POTW #7)

May 31, 2005 (POTW #6)

May 23, 2005 (POTW #5)

May 16, 2005 (POTW #4)

May 9, 2005 (POTW #3)

May 2, 2005 (POTW #2)

April 25, 2005 (POTW #1)