Photos of the Week #52

April 17, 2006

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Mark Chapman

4/14/2006
Belize
Gladdin Spit

Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus

Nikon D70
12-24mm lens at 18mm
f/6.3, 1/125

Tracy Clark

4/16/2006
La Jolla Shores

Isopod
Paracerceis sp.

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Dave McNair

4/16/2006
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Nikon CoolPix 4100
Internal flash

Kevin Lee

4/17/2006
Farnsworth Banks

Polyclad Flatworm
Pseudoceros montereyensis

Olympus C5060
YS-90DX strobe

Mark Pidcoe

4/11/2006
La Jolla Shores

Diomedes' Tritonid
Tritonia diomedea

Sony P150
Ikelite AQ/S Slave Strobe

Jim Metzger

4/12/2006
La Jolla Shores
45'

Pithead Sculpin
Icelinus cavifrons

SeaLife DC500
SL90D strobe

Mike Bartick

4/12/2006
Anacapa Island

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite housing
60mm macro with 1.75 extension
1 strobe

Terry Strait

4/15/2006
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus 8080wz
DS125 and DS50 strobes
Supermacro mode
f/8.0, 1/60

Barbara Lloyd

4/15/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/8.0, 1/50, ISO 100
Macro (23.4mm)

Dan Zoglio

4/11/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Diomedes' Tritonid
Tritonia diomedea

Pixtreme Digital

Erik Qua

4/12/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Fragile Rainbow Star
Astrometis sertulifera

Steve Briggs

4/7/2006
Los Coronados

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

Canon A95
Canon housing

Steve Murvine

4/16/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Sony SDC-W7

Pete Hergesheimer

4/14/2006
La Jolla Shores

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon Powershot SD500
with a flash diffuser

Matt Gieselman

4/14/2006
La Jolla Shores

Rainbow Dendronotid
Dendronotus iris

Canon 20D

Peter McGuinness

4/15/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Metridium
Metridium senile

Canon Powershot a75
Epoque ES-150 strobe
f/8, 1/500, ISO 50

Rob Johnson

4/15/2006
La Jolla Shores

Poacher caught red-handed!
(at the SD Dive Club Underwater Easter Egg Hunt)

Previous Weeks:

April 10, 2006 (POTW #51)

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)