Photos of the Week #44

February 21, 2006

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Pete Hergesheimer

2/18/2006
La Jolla Shores

A hermit crab, probably
Phimochirus californiensis

Canon Powershot 500D
with a flash diffuser

Mark Pidcoe

2/18/2006
La Jolla Shores
120'

Calico Rockfish
Sebastes dalli

on squid egg sacs

Sony P150

John Hyde

2/18/2006
8 miles west of Point Loma

Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis

Nikon D70

Terry Strait

2/16/2006
La Jolla Shores

This fish awaiting ID
A sculpin or scorpionfish
Species?

Olympus C8080
f/8, 1/400, ISO 50

Rick Ramsey

2/17/2006
Scripps Canyon

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/Flash

Rick Hill
(father of Renee Gallo)

2/18/2006
Long Beach
Aquarium of the Pacific
Tropical Reef

Renee Gallo

Dallas Poore

2/18/2006
Laguna Beach
Crystal Cove

Anemone
Anthopleura sp.

Chestnut Cowry
Cypraea spadicea

Olympus Stylus 500 w/ strobe

Richard Girouard

2/19/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Three-lined Aeolid
Flabellina trilineata

and a Cup Coral
Species?

Canon Powershot SD500

Dan Scanderbeg

2/19/2006
La Jolla
Birch Aquarium
Tidepool Display

California Seahare
Aplysia californica

Many Red Abalone
Haliotis rufescens

Canon A95

"Being [sick and] dry for over a month now, my wife and I were going through withdrawls so we went to the Birch Aquarium on Sunday."

Matt Gieselman

2/20/2006
La Jolla Shores

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

Canon EOS 20D

Tracy Clark

2/18/2006
La Jolla Shores

An Octopus eye
Octopus sp.

This photo has not been cropped!

Kevin Lee

2/19/2006
Laguna Beach
Crescent Beach
Deadman's Reef

Cockerell's Dorid
Limacia cockerelli

Olympus C-5060
YS90DX strobe

Steve Murvine

2/19/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta

Sony dsc-w7

Barbara Lloyd

2/20/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus C-8080
Super Macro mode

Peter McGuinness

2/19/2006
Scripps Canyon

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Canon PowerShot A75

Steve Briggs

2/18/2006
La Jolla Shores
74'

Stearn's Aeolid
Austraeolis stearnsi

Canon A95
Canon housing

Todd Warshaw

2/19/2006
La Jolla
Anchor Rock
65'

Rock Scallop
Crassedoma giganteum

on a California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

with many attached Barnacles, perhaps
Megabalanus californicus

Previous Weeks:

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)