Photos of the Week #84

November 27, 2006

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Craig Kinder

11/25/2006
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides

Nikon D70
60mm
f/13, 1/125

Cynthia Velazquez

11/26/2006
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

A crevice in the reef

Canon A75

Martha Edge

11/13/2006
Fiji
Bligh Water
E-6

Coral Reef

Olympus C-5050
Inon Strobe
Wide angle lens

Todd Warshaw

11/26/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Encrusted Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Canon EOS1D MkII
Subal housing

Peter Brueggeman

11/25/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Blackeye Goby
Coryphopterus nicholsi

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Sponge and cup coral

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Thierry Alicourtis

11/16/2006
Salisbury, Dominica
Lauro Reef

Long-snout Seahorse
Hippocampus reidi

Sealife DC250

David Dirig

11/23/2006
Off Santa Cruz Island
Gull Island

Noble Dorid
Peltodoris nobilis

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

White-spotted Rose Anemone
Urticina lofotensis

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 Substrobe on TTL

Dori Dirig

11/23/2006
Off Santa Cruz Island
Gull Island

Hudson's Dorid
Acanthodoris hudsoni

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 substrobe on TTL
Steve Gardner

11/24/2006
La Jolla
God's Rock

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus c5050z
Two strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro

Sharon Seto Wong

11/24/2006
Scripps Canyon

Diver Steve Gardner

Canon SD700IS
Canon UW Housing
Ikelite DS-50

Jen Tople

11/22/2006
La Jolla Shores
30'

Jellyfish
Polyorchis sp.

Olympus C-5050
DS50 Strobe

Mark Pidcoe

11/25/2006
Mission Bay
Mariner's Cove

Juvenile Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer

Camera Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
DS-50 strobes

Jim Lyle

11/25/2006
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

being cleaned by a

Senorita
Oxyjulis californica

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
f/8, 1/30, ISO 200

Randy Sysol

11/21/2006
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus C-5050Z
Ikelite DS-125 Strobe

Margaret Webb

11/26/2006
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Rubberlip Seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes

Olympus c5050
Two DS125 strobes
Inon wide angle lens
f/5.6, 1/60

Mike Bartick

11/25/2006
Anacapa Island
Outside Reef

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon 350 xt
2 DS 125 strobes
100 mm macro lens

Antonio Frias

11/22/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Pithead Sculpin
Icelinus cavifrons

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Single Inon 220 Strobe

Dan Schooler

11/25/2006
Fiji
Beqa Island

Blue Ribbon Eel
Rhinomuraena quaesita

Olympus Stylus 600

Kyle Kenehan

11/25/2006
Point Loma Kelp

Senorita
Oxyjulis californica

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Single Ikelite Strobe
18-70 mm zoom lens
f/7.1, 1/125

Robert Todd

11/24/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata

Olympus C4000
Ikelite Housing
Natural light
f/2.8, 1/50, ISO 100

Herb Gruenhagen

11/22/2006
La Jolla Cove

Diver Jeff Blais

Nikon 8008s
20mm lens
Film: Provia ASA400

Steve Murvine

11/25/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Sony DSC-N2

Marianne Lawrence

11/21/2006
Fiji
Beqa Lagoon

Anemonefish
Unidentified

Canon Powershot A410

Tracy Clark

11/21/2006
La Jolla Shores

Mating Graceful Crabs
Cancer gracilis

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Dallas Poore

11/22/2006
Fiji
Rakiraki, Viti Levu

Anemone and Anemonefish
Unidentified

Canon 350D
Ikelite DS-125 X 2
HID Light Cannon 100
20mm lens

Elliot Jones
(dive buddy of Dallas Poore)

11/22/2006
Fiji
Rakiraki, Viti Levu

Laura and Dallas Poore

Canon 350D
Ikelite DS-125 X 2
HID Light Cannon 100
20mm lens

Richard Anderson

11/24/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Jim Metzger

11/24/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides

Sealife DC500
Single SL90D strobe
Fisheye lens

Richard Alvarado

11/26/2006
Los Coronados

A diver splashing into the water off a dive boat

Canon EOS 20D

Stan House

11/22/2006
La Jolla Shores

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

1-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Sony TR950

Previous Weeks:

November 20, 2006 (POTW #83)

November 13, 2006 (POTW #82)

November 6, 2006 (POTW #81)

October 30, 2006 (POTW #80)

October 23, 2006 (POTW #79)

October 16, 2006 (POTW #78)

October 9, 2006 (POTW #77)

October 2, 2006 (POTW #76)

September 25, 2006 (POTW #75)

September 18, 2006 (POTW #74)

September 11, 2006 (POTW #73)

September 5, 2006 (POTW #72)

August 28, 2006 (POTW #71)

August 21, 2006 (POTW #70)

August 14, 2006 (POTW #69)

August 7, 2006 (POTW #68)

July 31, 2006 (POTW #67)

July 24, 2006 (POTW #66)

July 17, 2006 (POTW #65)

July 10, 2006 (POTW #64)

July 3, 2006 (POTW #63)

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)