Photos of the Week #106
April 30, 2007
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Dean Uyeda
4/15-4/22/2007
The Philippines
Dumaguette
Frogfish, Harlequin pipefish, clownfish, lionfish
How many Harlequin pipefish did you spot? [Larger ]
Nikon D70s
Veronica Anderson
4/28/2007
Near Catalina Island
Farnsworth Bank
Purple-striped Jelly
Chrysaora colorata
Sea & Sea DX-8000
Ambient light
Matt Gieselman
4/30/2007
Catalina Island
Two Harbors
California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus
Canon 20D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
Canon EF-S 18-55 Lens
Mike Bartick
4/29/2007
Santa Cruz Island
Giant stride entry (what did she forget?)
Canon 400D
Ikelite housing
Ikelite strobes
15mm lens
Kevin Lee4/28/2007
Catalina Island
Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli
Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes
Check out those teeth!
Robert Todd
4/28/2007
La Jolla Shores
Near the North Wall
Those orange worms that show up in/near squid egg sacs
Capitella ovincola
Canon Rebel XTi (400D) Ikelite Housing
Dual DS125 Strobes on TTL Sigma 17-70 @ 70mm
f/9.0, 1/100, ISO 200
Jen Tople
4/28/2007
Los Coronados
Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus
Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis
Olympus C-5050
DS50 Strobe
Dave McNair4/29/2007
Catalina Island
Two Harbors
Octopus
Octopus sp.
All of these photos are of the same individual — just in different color phases.
Canon A710is
Internal flash
Renee Gallo
4/28/2007
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park
Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus
Scott McGee4/28/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser
Dan Schooler4/24/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci
Olympus Stylus 600
Internal Strobe
Volker Kilian
4/28/2007
Near Catalina Island
Farnsworth Bank
Purple-striped Jelly
Chrysaora colorata
Olympus C-7000
Internal flash
Mark Pidcoe
4/28/2007
Mission Bay
Mariner's Point
Is this a Hairy Triton?
Fusitriton oregonensis
Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Single DS-50 Ikelite strobe w/ Manual EV Controller
Pete Hergesheimer
4/27/2007
Catalina Island
Two Harbors
A spawning Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus
Canon Powershot SD700IS
Flash Diffuser
David Hershman
4/29/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica
Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis
Olympus 720sw
Internal flash
Roger Uzun
4/25/2007
Catalina Island
Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata
Sony HC7 Camcorder
Ocean-Images Housing with Wide Angle port.
Using existing light
Cynthia Velazquez
4/13/2007
Lilliwaup, Washington
Hood Canal
Vis was 20' and water temperature was 46 degrees freezing cold. Highlight of the dive was 7 gold eels and one giant octopus, and an old bottle found,
Olympus Stylus 725SW
Terry Strait
4/24/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
Diomedes' Tritonid
Tritonia diomedea
Olympus C8080
Steve Gardner
4/28/2007
Mission Bay
Mariner's Point
Gould's Bubble Snail
Bulla gouldiana
Olympus c5050z
Ikelite housing
Two Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
Inon Macro 165 lenses
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode
Previous Weeks:
April 23, 2007 (POTW #105)
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)
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January 23, 2006 (POTW #40)
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