Photos of the Week #71

August 28, 2006

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Dean Uyeda

8/26/2006
Farnsworth Bank

California Hydrocoral
Stylaster californicus

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Peter Brueggeman

8/21/2006
Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

White shark
Carcharodon carcharias

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing

Dallas Poore

8/26/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon Digital Rebel XT
No strobe
20mm lens

Mike Bartick

8/27/2006
La Jolla Shores

Feeding Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite Housing
15mm lens
DS 125 strobes

Dan Scanderbeg

8/26/2006
Dan's Secret Spot

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Bluebanded Gobies
Lythrypnus dalli

Canon A95
Canon housing

Steve Gardner

8/26/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sea Pansy
Renilla koellikeri

Olympus c5050z
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro

Jim Lyle

8/27/2006
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Chestnut Cowry
Cypraea spadicea

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Stacked Inon macro lens adapters
f/8, 1/250, ISO 64

David Dattage

8/26/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Leopark Shark
Triakis semifasciata

Mark Pidcoe

8/26/2006
La Jolla Cove

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite DS50 w/ Manual EV Controller

Renee Gallo

8/17/2006
La Paz, Mexico
Los Islotes

Blenny, perhaps a
Mexican Barnacle Blenny
Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

Olympus C-5060
YS-90 Strobe

Tracy Clark

8/26/2006
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Scott McGee

8/24/2006
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove

Anemone
Urticina sp.

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Robert Todd

8/28/2006
La Jolla Cove

Sixgill Shark
Hexanchus griseus

Olympus C4000Z

Herb Gruenhagen

8/22/2006
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Nikon N8008s
Tussey Housing
Film: E100VS

Matt Gieselman

8/24/2006
Santa Barbara Island
The Arch

Porter's Chromodorid
Mexichromis porterae

Canon 20D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
Canon EF-S 60mm Macro

Jen Tople

8/23/2006
La Jolla

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus C-5050
Internal Flash

Dan Zoglio

8/23/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata

Olympus Stylus 410

Randy Sysol

8/19/2006
Maui, Hawaii
Off Molokini Crater

White-tipped Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus

Olympus C-5050
Internal flash

Peter McGuinness

8/22/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Spotted Dorid
Triopha maculata

Canon a75

Kevin Lee

8/24/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Gould's Bubble Snail
Bulla gouldiana

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Terry Strait

8/22/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Olympus 4040wz
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe with Ikelite manual controller slaved to internal flash and set to 3.4 power
f/5.6, 1/60, ISO 100

Roger Carlson

8/26/2006
Oil Rig Eureka

Baitfish School
Unidentified

Olympus 5050
No strobe
Inon wide angle lens

Barbara Lloyd

8/26/2006
La Jolla Cove

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/3.2, 1/40, ISO 100

Dori Dirig

8/27/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS 50 strobe
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO50

Mike Herndon

8/8/2006
Kaui, Hawaii
Tunnels Reef

Banded Coral Shrimp
Stenopus hispidus

Olympus SP350

Margaret Webb

8/27/2006
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus 5050
Dual DS 125 strobes
Two Inon macro lenses
f/8, 1/250

Roger Bly

8/25/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

1-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Sony A1U

David LaLonde

8/26/2006
Catalina Island
Fraggle Rock

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Todd Warshaw

8/28/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

David Dirig

8/27/2006
La Jolla Cove

Halibut, perhaps
California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO50

Mark Chapman

8/26/2006
San Clemente Island
Window Pane

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Nikon D70
60mm lens
f/11, 1/125

Stan House

8/27/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

3-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Sony TR950

Previous Weeks:

August 21, 2006 (POTW #70)

August 14, 2006 (POTW #69)

August 7, 2006 (POTW #68)

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)

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)