Photos of the Week #123

August 27, 2007

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Ashley Brock
First submission to POTW!

8/26/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash

Vollie Williams
First submission to POTW!

8/26/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Olympus SP350
Olympus housing
Single Reefmaster Strobe

Dave Rudie

8/26/2007
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus SP-320
Internal flash

Todd Warshaw

8/28/2007
Torrey Pines

Rockfish on the wreck of the F4 airplane off Torry Pines

Canon EOS 1D Mark II

Peter Brueggeman

8/25/2007
Oregon
Winchuck River

Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Kim Mitchell

8/27/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Navanax
Navanax inermis

Canon Powershot S410

Dean Uyeda

8/25/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

...and many cup corals and sponges and a bryozoan

Nikon D70s

Peter McGuinness

8/25/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Brown Rockfish
Sebastes auriculatus

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Canon a75

Stephanie Truhlar

8/26/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Tubes of Parchment Tube Worms
Chaetopterus variopedatus

Canon Powershot A520
Internal flash and diffuser

Stuart Berryhill

8/23/2007
Santa Cruz Island
Red Rock

Black-and-Yellow Rockfish
Sebastes chrysomelas

Olympus D-580
YS-60 strobe

Hayley Berryhill

8/23/2007
Santa Cruz Island
Drop-off Reef

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Olympus D-580

Scott Gietler

8/24/2007
Catalina Island
Avalon
Casino Point Underwater Park

Salema
Xenistius californiensis

in Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon D80
Dual Ys-110 strobes
10mm lens

Steve Gardner

8/22/2007
La Jolla Shores

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus c5050z
Single strobe

Dan Scanderbeg

8/24/2007
La Jolla Shores

Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer

Tubes of Parchment Tube Worms
Chaetopterus variopedatus

Canon A95
Canon housing

Robert Johnson

8/24/2007
Los Coronados

Island Kelpfish
Alloclinus holderi

Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata

Tracy Clark

8/25/2007
La Jolla Shores

Diver Kerry Mahoney examines parasites on a

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Nikon D70s
28-70mm lens

Kevin Lee

8/22/2007
Redondo Canyon
Veteran's Park

Brown Shrimp
Penaeus californicus

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Clint Crowe

8/22/2007
Mission Bay Channel
North Jetty

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Navanax
Navanax inermis

Canon A710
Canon WP-DC6 housing
Internal flash

Roger Uzun

8/24/2007
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo Pulmo

A blenny eating what may be a goby
Both unidentified
Can anyone ID either?

Sony HC7 Camcorder
Ocean-Images Housing with flat port
2x100 Watt Halogen Pro Watt Scuba Lights

Tony So

8/26/2007
Catalina Island
Avalon
Casino Point Underwater Park

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Canon sd700
Internal flash

Scott McGee

8/25/2007
Laguna Beach
Moss Point

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS125 Strobe
105mm lens
f/20, 1/60, ISO 200

Phil Garner

8/27/2007
Catalina Island
Italian Gardens

Merry Passage and a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

FujiFilm E900

Thomas Cook

8/25/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Navanax
Navanax inermis

Olympus C-770
Olympus housing

Randy Sysol

8/26/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Nikon D80
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS-125 Strobe
f/5.3, 1/60, ISO 200

Shauna McGillivray

8/25/2007
Catalina Island

Norris's Top Snail
Norrisia norrisi

White-ribbed Red Barnacle
Megabalanus californicus

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon Powershot S500
Internal flash

Walt Conklin

8/22/2007
Redondo Canyon

A worm
Sipunculus nudus

Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Single YS-25 strobe

Michael Mino

8/25/2007
La Jolla Shores
15 feet

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Fujifilm Finepix 30

Jimmy Yuan

8/26/2007
Catalina Island
Avalon
Casino Point Underwater Park

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Canon Powershot A620

Robert Todd

8/25/2007
La Jolla Shores
Murray Head
185 feet

Large sponges
Unidentified

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

...and several small rockfish

Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS125 strobes on TTL
Sigma 17-70mm at 17mm
f/9, 1/125, ISO 200

Terry Strait

8/26/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Juvenile California Sea Hares
Aplysia californica

Olympus 8080
Single DS125 strobe with eTTL
f/3.2, 1/40, ISO 50

Previous Weeks:

August 20, 2007 (POTW #122)

August 13, 2007 (POTW #121)

August 6, 2007 (POTW #120)

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)