Photos of the Week #62

June 26, 2006

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Mike Herndon

6/17/2006
Catalina Island
Avalon Underwater Park

Horn Shark egg casing
Heterodontus francisci

In the background:
Fragile Stars
Linckia columbiae

Olympus SP350

Terry Strait

6/25/2006
Catalina Island
Bird Rock

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus, or
Octopus bimaculoides

Olympus 8080
DS125 with TTL sync and
DS50 with manual controller

Dallas Poore

6/26/2006
La Jolla Cove

A fleeting view of a leopard shark
in bad vis...

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ambient light

David Dirig

6/24/2006
Point Loma Kelp
50'

Noble Dorid
Peltodoris nobilis

Olympus C8080
Ikelite housing
DS-50 strobe
f/5.6, 1/100

Tracy Clark

6/24/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Three Fingers Reef

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Peter McGuinness

6/24/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Clam siphon, perhaps
Tresus sp.

Canon a75
Internal strobe
f/7.1, 1/500, ISO 50

Rick Anderson

6/24/2006
La Jolla Shores

Spotted Dorid
Triopha maculata

Dori Dirig

6/24/2006
Point Loma Kelp
50'

Sculpin
Artedius sp.
(Maybe Artedius lateralis)

...and an overexposed nudibranch,
perhaps Cadlina luteomarginata?

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

Steve Murvine

6/24/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Sony DSC-W7

(Is the lingcod blowing bubbles?!?)

Mike Bartick

6/21/2006
Anacapa Island
Fishbowl

Polyclad Flatworm
Prostheceraeus bellostriatus

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe
60mm macro lens

Previous Weeks:

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)