Photos of the Week #105

April 23, 2007

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Terry Strait

4/18/2007
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Nudibranch
Undescribed

Olympus 8080
Single DS125 strobe
f/8, 1/800, ISO 50

Dave Rudie

4/20/2007
Baja California, Mexico
Bahia de los Angeles

Frogfish, probably
Roughjaw Frogfish
Antennarius avalonis

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Jim Lyle

4/21/2007
Cozumel, Mexico
Paso del Cedral Wall

French Grunts
Haemulon flavolineatum

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens
f/11, 1/30, ISO 200

Ian Wilson

4/22/2007
Catalina Island
Avalon Harbor
Wreck of the Valiant

Porter's Chromodorid
Mexichromis porterae

Olympus SP350
PT-030 housing
Internal flash
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO 200

Richard Anderson

4/22/2007
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Sony DSC100
Inon strobe

Robert Todd

4/21/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

Canon Rebel XTi (400D)
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS125 Strobes on TTL
Sigma 17-70 @ 20mm
f/9.0, 1/100, ISO 200

Chris Bell

4/22/2007
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands
Frederiksted
Frederiksted Pier

Spotted Scorpionfish
Scorpaena plumieri

...and a large arrow crab in the background...

Nikon CoolPix 990
Ikelite Housing
Dual Ikelite strobes (50+200)

Scott Gietler

4/18/2007
Bali
Liberty wreck

Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda

Nikon D80
Dual YS-90DX strobes
10.5mm lens

Steve Murvine

4/22/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Pregnant Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Also treefish and kelp rockfish.

Sony DSC-N2

Tracy Clark

4/21/2007
La Jolla Shores

Name that fish!
(What do you think it is??)

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Matt Grace

4/2/2007
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas
Pelican Rock

Balloonfish
Diodon holocanthus

Tan Star
Phatauria unifascialis

Canon 20D
Ikelite Housing
Twin Ikelite DS-125s

Kevin Lee

4/21/2007
Near Catalina Island
Farnsworth Bank

Solitary Hydroids
Unidentified

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

Previous Weeks:

April 16, 2007 (POTW #104)

April 9, 2007 (POTW #103)

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)