Photos of the Week #86

December 11, 2006

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Dave Rudie

12/8/2006
Point Loma
60'

Threaded Abalone
Haliotis assimilis

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Last week's unidentified abalone were revisited and a tissue sample taken for DNA analysis at SIO — where it was determined that these are threaded abalone.

Terry Strait

12/5/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Living in a decaying

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

Olympus C4040Z

Roger Carlson

12/10/2006
Santa Cruz Island

White-spotted Rose Anemone
Urticina lofotensis

Olympus 5050
Ikelite ds125 strobes
Inon wide angle lens

Tracy Clark

12/9/2006
La Jolla Shores

Male Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla californiensis

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Jen Tople

12/6/2006
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Olympus C-5050
DS50 Strobe

Mike Bartick

12/7/2006
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Sculpin
Unidentified

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite housing
Two DS125 strobes
100mm macro lens

Kevin Lee

12/6/2006
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay
Deadman's Reef

Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Olympus c-5060
Dual YS-90dx strobes

Previous Weeks:

December 4, 2006 (POTW #85)

November 27, 2006 (POTW #84)

November 20, 2006 (POTW #83)

November 13, 2006 (POTW #82)

November 6, 2006 (POTW #81)

October 30, 2006 (POTW #80)

October 23, 2006 (POTW #79)

October 16, 2006 (POTW #78)

October 9, 2006 (POTW #77)

October 2, 2006 (POTW #76)

September 25, 2006 (POTW #75)

September 18, 2006 (POTW #74)

September 11, 2006 (POTW #73)

September 5, 2006 (POTW #72)

August 28, 2006 (POTW #71)

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)