Photos of the Week #120

August 6, 2007

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Matt Newlin
First submission to POTW!

8/4/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Intova IC 600

There are two GSB in this photo — do you see the second one?

Adrian Macias
First submission to POTW!

8/1/2007
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Honokohua Harbor

Slate Pencil Urchin
Heterocentrotus mammillatus

Black Sea Urchin
Echinothrix diadema

Canon Powershot S230
Internal flash

Walt Conklin
First submission to POTW!

8/1/2007
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Sea & Sea DX8000G
Wide angle 0.06

Tim Conklin
First submission to POTW!

8/1/2007
Catalina Island
Two Harbors
Triangle Reef

Orange Blob
Berthellina ilisima

Ricoh Caplio GX8
Sea & Sea Housing

Brad Kuna

8/5/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Moss Crab
Loxorhynchus crispatus

White-plumed Anemones
Metridium senile

Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash

Dave Rudie

8/5/2007
Point Loma
New Hope Rock

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Olympus sp-320
Internal flash

Scott Gietler

8/1/2007
Catalina Island
Arrow Point
18 feet

Juvenile California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Nikon D80
Dual Ys-90dx strobes
105mm lens

Michael Mino

8/2/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Fuji Finpix F30

Steve Gardner

8/5/2007
La Jolla Shores

Male California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Olympus c5050z
Single strobe

Jen Tople

8/5/2007
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora
Candlesticks

Two-spotted Dorids
Thordisa bimaculata

Orange Cup Corals
Balanophyllia elegans

Brown Cup Coral
Paracyathus stearnsi

Olympus C-5050
DS-50 Strobe

Peter Brueggeman

8/4/2007
La Jolla Cove

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Dave McNair

8/4/2007
La Jolla Cove

Diver Holly Galloway on her first dive post-certification, and a

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Canon A710is
No flash

Steve Murvine

8/4/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Canon SD-750

Todd Warshaw

8/4/2007
Alaska
Bering Sea
Zemchung Canyon
Collected at 1,900 feet

Shrimp on glass sponge
Unidentified

Canon EOS 1D MkII
100mm macro lens

Photo shot onboard the M/V Esperanza after collection by submersible.

Will Partridge

8/4/2007
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Canon S410
Internal Flash

Kevin Lee

8/2/2007
Redondo Beach
Veteran's Park

One-eyed Hornyhead Turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Terry Strait

8/4/2007
La Jolla
God's Rock

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus 8080wz
DS125 strobe
f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 50

Barb Lass

8/5/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Sea & Sea DX3000
Internal flash

Kim Mitchell

8/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Rosy Rockfish
Sebastes rosaceus

Canon Powershot S410

Kyle Kenehan

8/1/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

Nikon D70s
Single DS125 substrobe
Nikkor 18-70mm zoom

Previous Weeks:

July 30, 2007 (POTW #119)

July 23, 2007 (POTW #118)

July 16, 2007 (POTW #117)

July 9, 2007 (POTW #116)

July 2, 2007 (POTW #115)

June 25, 2007 (POTW #114)

June 18, 2007 (POTW #113)

June 11, 2007 (POTW #112)

June 4, 2007 (POTW #111)

May 29, 2007 (POTW #110)

May 21, 2007 (POTW #109)

May 14, 2007 (POTW #108)

May 7, 2007 (POTW #107)

April 30, 2007 (POTW #106)

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)