Photos of the Week #45

February 27, 2006

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Steve Gardner

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores

Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla ensigera californiensis

Olympus C5050Z
Ikelite Housing
Two DS 50 strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100, Supermacro

This is an adult female, not far from laying eggs. Mantis shrimp lay eggs in March to April.
—Roy Caldwell PhD, mantis shrimp researcher

Mike Bartick

2/18/2006
Kona, Hawaii

Eyestripe Surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri

Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Ikelight housing
18-55mm lens
Full flash

The Hawaiian name for this fish is "Palani".

Jim Lyle

2/25/2006
Catalina Island
Italian Gardens

Pacific Electric Ray
Torpedo californica

Olympus C5050
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
WAL
f/2.0, 1/100

Margaret Webb

2/25/2006
Catalina Island
Italian Gardens

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus C5050Z

Mark Pidcoe

2/25/2006
La Jolla Cove

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Sony P-150
Internal Flash

John Hyde

2/27/2006
La Jolla
Just north of Dike Rock

All those black spots are

Leopard Sharks
Triakis semifasciata

Barbara Lloyd

2/24/2006
La Jolla Shores
Sand flats

Mating Graceful Crabs
Cancer gracilis

Olympus C8080
Halogen video lighting
f/3.2, 1/60, ISO 100, 22mm

Rick Ramsey

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Spotted Cusk Eel
Chilara taylori

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing

Jeff Polton

2/25/2006
La Jolla Cove

Southern Kelp Crab
Taliepus nuttallii

Canon S1 IS

Steve Murvine

2/26/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Clown Dorid
Triopha catalinae

Sony dsc-w7

Steve Briggs

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores

Hornyhead Turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis

Canon A95
Canon housing

Dan Zoglio

2/25/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata

Pixtreme 3.1 Digital

Dallas Poore

2/26/2006
La Jolla
Marine Street

Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata

Olympus Stylus 500

Pete Hergesheimer

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon Powershot SD500
Flash diffuser

Rob Johnson

2/25/2006
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

Navanax
Navanax inermis

Canon SD 100 3.2 MP
Internal flash

Richard Girouard

2/26/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Brown Rock Crab
Cancer antennarius

Canon SD500

Kevin Lee

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores
Sands above the Main Wall

Lewis' Moon Snail
Polinices lewisii

Oly C5060
YS-90DX strobe

12 inch mantle diameter

Tracy Clark

2/27/2006
La Jolla Shores

Turbot
Pleuronichthys sp.

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Peter McGuinness

2/26/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

White-plumed Anemone
Metridium senile

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Canon a75
Internal strobe

Matt Gieselman

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores

Octopus eye
Octopus sp.

Terry Strait

2/25/2006
San Diego
(location undisclosed)

White Dendronotus
Dendronotus albus

Olympus 8080
DS125 and DS50 strobes
f/8.0, 1/40, ISO 50

Dan Scanderbeg

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon A95
Canon housing
f/2.8, 1/60

Peter Brueggeman

2/26/2006
La Jolla Shores

"Whilst enjoying a La Jolla Canyon shore dive, someone in one of them new-fangled u/w scooters came up on me, closing quickly..... I raised my Olympus 8080 in Ikelite housing with Ikelite DS125 strobe, and snapped off just this one shot before the scooter zipped by....."

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Previous Weeks:

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)