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)