Photos of the Week #63

July 3, 2006

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Jim Lyle

7/2/2006
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Rubberlip Seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes

Olympus c5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
f/4, 1/160, ISO 64

Tracy Clark

6/30/2006
Offshore San Diego

Shortfin Mako Shark
Isurus oxyrinchus

Nikon D70s
14mm lens

Rob Johnson

6/26/2006
Mission Bay

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus, or
Octopus bimaculoides

Olympus 5050
Internal flash

Sue Griffith

7/3/2006
La Jolla Shores

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Nikon Coolpix 5400
Epoque housing
Single strobe

Margaret Webb

7/2/2006
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Serpulid Worm
Family Serpulidae
Perhaps Bispira turneri

Olympus c5050
PT015 housing
2 Ikelite DS125 strobes
f/8, 1/125

Todd Warshaw

7/3/2006
Gulf of Alaska, Alaska
Near Unga Pass

Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae

Canon EOS1D MkII

Kevin Lee

7/1/2006
Catalina Island
Red Bluffs

California Sea Hare
Aplysia californica

Olympus C5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Nicole Hedrick

6/29/2006
Offshore San Diego

Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus

Nikon D70s

Erica McDaniel

7/1/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Cancer Crab, probably
Yellow Crab
Cancer anthonyi

Olympus C770
Internal flash

Peter Brueggeman

7/2/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs
85'

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

"way way back inside a low overhang on the seacliff, into which I crawled to get closer"

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Steve Briggs

7/2/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Canon A95
Canon housing

Dori Dirig

7/1/2006
Point Loma Kelp

Noble Dorid
Peltodoris nobilis

...and a Cup Coral of some kind

Olympus C-5000
Ikelite housing
DS-50 strobe
f/5.6, 1/100

David Dirig

7/1/2006
Point Loma Kelp

White-spotted Porostome
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Profilerating Anemone
Epiactis prolifera

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe
f/5.6, 1/100

Marilyn McFadden

6/21/2006
US Virgin Islands
St. John

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

...and mostly hidden friend

Olympus C-765
PT-022 housing
Internal flash

Lisa Munger

6/30/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus Stylus 410

Mike Bartick

6/25/2006
Santa Cruz Island

Zebra Goby
Lythrypnus zebra

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe
60mm lens

Steve Gardner

7/2/2006
La Jolla Shores

California Pleurobranchus
Pleurobranchaea californica

Olympus 5050z
Dual strobes

Peter McGuinness

6/27/2006
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon a75
Internal strobe

Steve Murvine

7/2/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Bat Star and crab legs
Asterina miniata

Steve caption:
"Joe's Crab Shack — West Branch
Where the stars go to eat crab"

Sony DSC-W7

Garry McCarthy

7/2/2006
Maui, Hawaii
Black Rock, Kaanapali

Chinese Trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis

Canon SD550

Mark Pidcoe

7/2/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Wart-neck Piddock siphons
Chaceia ovoidea

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite housing

Terry Strait

6/27/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
80'

Longspine Combfish
Zaniolepis latipinnis

Oly 8080wz
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe with TTL sync
Ikelite DS50 substrobe with manual controller
f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 50

Dan Scanderbeg

6/30/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon A95
Canon housing

Robert Todd

6/30/2006
Beaufort, North Carolina
Wreck of German U-Boat U-352
115'

Conning tower of the German U-352, sunk 5/9/1942 by USCGC Icarus, looking toward the stern.

Olympus C4000
Ikelite Housing
Natural Light
Inon UWL-100
f/2.8, 1/30, ISO 100

Previous Weeks:

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)