Photos of the Week #103

April 9, 2007

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Phil Garner

4/8/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Scott Webb entering the water

Fujifilm E900

Kim Mitchell

4/4/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot S410

Tracy Clark

4/6/2007
La Jolla Shores

Polyorchis haplus

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Thomas Cook

4/7/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Olympus C-770

Kevin Lee

4/7/2007
Point Loma

Honeycomb Rockfish
Sebastes umbrosus

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes
60mm lens

Terry Strait

4/7/2007
Point Loma Kelp

California Trivia
Trivia californiana

Light Bulb Tunicate
Clavelina huntsmani

Olympus 8080
Ikelite DS125 strobe on TTL
f/8, 1/800, ISO 50

Robert Todd

4/5/2007
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch
100'

White-spotted Dorid
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Canon Rebel XTi (400D)
Ikelite Housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125s on TTL
Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5 @ 70mm
f/16, 1/100, ISO 200

Todd Warshaw

4/8/2007
Scripps Canyon
on the buoy line

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon 1d Mark II
Subal housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
100mm macro lens

Steve Murvine

4/6/2007
Point Loma

California Sidegill
Berthella californica

Sony DSC-N2

Stuart Berryhill

4/4/2007
Catalina Island

Yellow Zoanthids
Undescribed?

Nikonos V
YS-60 strobe
28mm lens with an extension tube
Fujichrome 100 film

Dan Schooler

4/3/2007
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum

Olympus Stylus 600

Roger Uzun

3/30/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Sony HC7 Camcorder
Ocean-Images Housing with Wide Angle port
Using existing light
f/2.0, 1/60

Note the missing chunk out of the fish

Steve Gardner

4/7/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Olympus C5050Z
Ikelite Housing
Two Ikelite DS 50 strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode

Jen Tople

4/4/2007
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus C-5050
DS50 Strobe

Tony So

4/5/2007
Kauai, Hawaii
Poipu
First Break

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Canon SD700

Herb Gruenhagen

4/7/2007
La Jolla Shores
Sand Dollar Beds
20'

Mating Graceful Crabs
Cancer gracilis

Nikon 8008s
Sea&Sea YS30
Film: E100VS

Margaret Webb

4/8/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

White-spotted Dorid
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Olympus E-330
Dual DS 125 strobes
Sigma 105mm lens
f/8, 1/60

Mike Bartick

4/7/2007
Point Loma

Aegires albopunctatus

Canon 400D
1 YS 90 strobe and 1 DS 125
60mm lens

Jimmy Yuan

4/7/2007
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Canon Powershot A620
Internal Flash

Ian Wilson

4/4/2007
Catalina Island
Arrow Cove

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus SP350
Olympus PT 030 housing
Internal flash
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO 100

Matt Gieselman

4/8/2007
Scripps Canyon

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum

Canon 20D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
EF-S 60mm

Mark Chapman

4/3-5/2007
The Philippines
Puerto Galera
Sabang Beach

Crab, pygmy seahorse, frogfish, eel, and a popcorn shrimp

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
105mm macro lens

Previous Weeks:

April 2, 2007 (POTW #102)

March 26, 2007 (POTW #101)

March 19, 2007 (POTW #100)

March 12, 2007 (POTW #99)

March 5, 2007 (POTW #98)

February 26, 2007 (POTW #97)

February 19, 2007 (POTW #96)

February 12, 2007 (POTW #95)

February 5, 2007 (POTW #94)

January 29, 2007 (POTW #93)

January 22, 2007 (POTW #92)

January 16, 2007 (POTW #91)

January 8, 2007 (POTW #90)

January 2, 2007 (POTW #89)

December 26, 2006 (POTW #88)

December 18, 2006 (POTW #87)

December 11, 2006 (POTW #86)

December 4, 2006 (POTW #85)

November 27, 2006 (POTW #84)

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)