Photos of the Week #79

October 23, 2006

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Rick Nare

10/18/2006
Isla Guadalupe, Mexico

White shark
Carcharodon carcharias

Will Partridge

10/21/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Blue-ring Top Snail
Calliostoma annulatum

Canon S410

Paul Cracknell

9/24/2006
Bonaire

"Surfing at 60 feet"

Canon S40
Canon housing,
Natural light

David Dirig

10/21/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Blackeye Goby
Bluebanded Goby
Blacksmith
Juvenile Blacksmith

Olympus 8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 substrobe

Margaret Webb

10/22/2006
Palos Verdes Estates
Wreck of the Avalon

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite DS 125 strobes
1 Inon macro lens
f/8, 1/250

Gary Stewart

10/15/2006
San Clemente Island

California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Sea Life Reefmaster RC
One Strobe
ISO 400 Print Film
Close Up lens

Richard Anderson

10/17/2006
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Brown Rockfish
Sebastes auriculatus

Olympus Stylus 4.0

Dallas Poore

10/21/2006
Mission Bay

Hermit Crab changing shells
Unidentified

Canon 350D
Ikelite DS-125 strobe and HID Light Cannon 100
60mm and +4 macro lens

Terry Strait

10/21/2006
Mission Beach
Wrech Alley
NOSC Tower

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C8080WZ
Ikelite housing
DS125 with TTL sync cable
f/5.6, 1/60, ISO 50

Kevin Lee

10/21/2006
Point Loma Kelp

Elk Kelp
Pelagophycus porra

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Mike Bartick

10/21/2006
Point Loma Kelp

Odhner's Dorid
Doris odhneri

Canon 350 XT
2 DS strobes
60 mm macro lense

Peter Brueggeman

10/18/2006
British Columbia, Canada
Adams River

Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka

Olympus 8080
Ikelite Housing

Dan Scanderbeg

10/17/2006
La Jolla Shores

Purple Globe Crab
Randallia ornata

Canon A95
Canon housing
Internal flash

Steve Gardner

10/22/2006
La Jolla Shores

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

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

Herb Gruenhagen

10/22/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer

Framegrab from DV video

Dave Rudie

10/22/2006
Point Loma
New Hope Rock

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Tracy Cark

10/21/2006
Point Loma
Three Fingers

Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Barbara Lloyd

10/21/2006
Point Loma Kelp

White finger sponge
Unidentified

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/3.2, 1/30, ISO 100

Dori Dirig

10/21/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Juvenile Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 substrobe

Jeff Polton

10/21/2006
Oahu, Hawaii

Frogfish
Unidentified

Canon S1 IS
Canon housing
Internal flash plus hand light
f/2.8, 1/60

Matt Gieselman

10/23/2006
Anacapa Island
Fish Bowl

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Canon SD700 IS
Internal Flash

Previous Weeks:

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)