Photos of the Week #48

March 20, 2006

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Tracy Clark

3/17/2006
La Jolla Shores

Branched Dendronotus
Dendronotus frondosus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Terry Strait

3/16/2006
Marine Room
Canyon

Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla californiensis

Olympus 8080wz
TTL DS125 strobe
DS50 substrobe
f/5.6, 1/200, ISO50
Manual mode

Jennifer Ayers

3/14/2006
Galapagos Islands
Wolf Island

Scalloped Hammerheads
Sphyrna lewini

Mark Pidcoe

3/18/2006
Mission Bay
Mariner's Cove

Gould's Bubble Snail
Bulla gouldiana

Sony P150
Sony MPK Housing
Internal Flash

Jeff Polton

3/15/2006
Southern Thailand
Kin Bida

A courting pair of

Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Solenostomus paradoxus

Canon S1 IS

Dan Scanderbeg

3/16/2006
Venice, Italy

Sunset over San Giorgio Maggiore

"Meg is here for a conference. I get to see the sights. :-) The attached picture is the closest I have come to the water here in Italy."

Steve Gardner

3/16/2006
La Jolla Shores

Roughback Sculpin
Chitonotus pugetensis

Olympus C5050z
Ikelie Housing
2 Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO100
Supermacro

Scott Gietler

3/16/2006
Santa Cruz Island

Polyclad Flatworm
Eurylepta californica

Light-bulb Tunicate
Clavelina huntsmani

Fuji F10, Internal Flash

Erik Qua

3/17/2006
Marine Room

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Eel Grass
Zostera sp.

Rick Ramsey

3/19/2006
La Jolla Shores

Hemphill's Kelp Crab
Podochela hemphilli

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/Flash

Richard Girouard

3/15/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon SD500

Kevin Lee

3/16/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
80'

Colorful Dirona
Dirona picta

Olympus C-5060
90DX strobe

Previous Weeks:

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)