Photos of the Week #68
August 7, 2006
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Jim Lyle
8/6/2006
Cozumel, Mexico
Squirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensioni
Olympus c5050
Dual Ikelite ds-125 strobes
f/4, 1/250
Rick Ramsey
8/4/2006
La Jolla
God's Rock
Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Kevin Lee
8/5/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Proliferating Anemones
Epiactis prolifera
on Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes
Steve Murvine
8/5/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
The Limbaughs' Cadlina
Cadlina limbaughorum
Brown Cup Coral
Paracyathus stearnsi
Sony DSC-w7
Margaret Webb
8/6/2006 Redondo Beach
The Barge
Yellow Crab
Cancer anthonyi
Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite 125 strobes
no add on lenses
f/5, 1/125
David Dirig
8/6/2006
Point Loma
Pink Abalone
Haliotis corrugata
Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO50
Dan Scanderbeg
8/6/2006
La Jolla Shores
Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps
Canon A95
Canon housing
Terry Strait
8/5/2006
Point Loma
Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae
Olympus C8080wz
DS125 and DS50 strobe
f/8, 1/800, ISO 50
Richard Girouard
8/5/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Calico Rockfish
Sebastes dalli
Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS-125 strobe
Jimmy Yuan
8/5/2006
Baja California, Mexico
Punta Banda
California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus
Canon Powershot G3
Scott McGee
8/5/2006
La Jolla Cove
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser
Thomas Cook
8/5/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room
Bubbles
Olympus C-770
Peter McGuinness
7/29/2006
Florida Keys
Wreck of the Spiegel Grove
Vase Sponge
Unidentified
Sponge Brittlestar
Unidentified
Yellowline Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis
Canon a75
Internal strobe
Todd Warshaw
8/3/2006
Near Unalaska, Alaska
Sheerwaters
Family Procellariidae
Canon EOS 1D MkII
Tracy Clark
8/5/2006
La Jolla Shores
Halibut, perhaps
California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus
Nikon D70
60mm lens
Dori Dirig
8/6/2006
Point Loma
Near Three Fingers
Octopus
Octopus
...and parts of a crab meal
Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO50
Mark Pidcoe
8/5/2006
La Jolla Shores
Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus
Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Dual Ikelite DS-50's
Brad Kuna
7/28/2006
Nassau, Bahamas
Hollywood Bowl
Smooth Trunkfish
Lactophrys triqueter
Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash
Previous Weeks:
July 31, 2006 (POTW #67)
July 24, 2006 (POTW #66)
July 17, 2006 (POTW #65)
July 10, 2006 (POTW #64)
July 3, 2006 (POTW #63)
June 26, 2006 (POTW #62)
June 19, 2006 (POTW #61)
June 12, 2006 (POTW #60)
June 5, 2006 (POTW #59)
May 30, 2006 (POTW #58)
May 22, 2006 (POTW #57)
May 15, 2006 (POTW #56)
May 8, 2006 (POTW #55)
May 1, 2006 (POTW #54)
April 24, 2006 (POTW #53)
April 17, 2006 (POTW #52)
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)
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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)