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 Lee

4/28/2007
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 McNair

4/29/2007
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 McGee

4/28/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Dan Schooler

4/24/2007
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)

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)