Photos of the Week #76

October 2, 2006

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Margaret Webb

9/26/2006
Baja California Sur, Mexico
La Paz
Swanee Reef

Hermit Crab
Unidentified

Olympus c5050
Two DS 125 Ikelite strobes
Two macro lenses

Jim Lyle

9/26/2006
Baja California Sur, Mexico
La Paz
El Bajo

Whale shark
Rhincodon typus

Olympus c5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
f,5, 1/250, ISO 64

Laurel Valker

9/18/2006
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Loreto
Isle Coronado

Cortez Angelfish
Pomacanthus zonipectus

Olympus c5050

Tracy Clark

9/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Nikon D70
60 mm lens

This juvenile sheephead is slightly younger than the following juvenile sheephead (Antonio Frias).

Antonio Frias

9/28/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Dual Inon 220 Strobes
105mm lens

This juvenile sheephead is slightly older than the preceding juvenile sheephead (Tracy Clark).

Steve Gardner

9/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Olympus 5050z
One Ikelite DS 50 strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro mode

Richard Anderson

10/1/2006
La Jolla Shores
Cabezon Cruiser

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Club-tipped Anemone
Corynactis californica

Sony 950

David Dirig

10/1/2006
Point Loma
Near Pinnacles

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 substrobe
f/8.0, 1/100, ISO 50

Barbara Lloyd

10/1/2006
Point Loma
Near New Hope Rock

Senoritas
Oxyjulis californica

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/2.4, 1/60, ISO 50

Virginia Hatter

9/27/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis

$14.95 SNAPSIGHTS camera, housing included

Steve Murvine

9/27/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Sony DSC-W7

Dallas Poore

9/30/2006
Mission Bay

Crevice Kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis

Canon 350D
HID Cannon 100
60mm macro lens

Dave Rudie

9/30/2006
La Jolla
South of Casa Cove
15'

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Terry Strait

9/24/2006
La Jolla Shores

Newborn Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata

Olympus C4040Z

Kevin Lee

9/28/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX

Previous Weeks:

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)

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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)