Photos of the Week #94

February 5, 2007

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Bill Reals

2/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
North of Wheeler's Point

Diver Todd Preece had not yet noticed the creatures to his left...

Gray Whales
Eschrichtius robustus

Canon20D
Ikelite housing

Jon Justice

1/30/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Red Sea Urchins
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

Olympus sp350
PT-030 housing
Sea & Sea YS50 strobe
16mm wide angle lens

Terry Strait

2/3/2007
Point Loma

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Olympus C8080WZ
Single DS125 strobe on TTL
f/5.6, 1/125

Volker Kilian

2/4/2007
Scripps Canyon

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Jim Lyle

2/3/2007
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Senorita
Oxyjulis californica

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Olympus E-330
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
14-54mm lens at 14mm
f/8, 1/30, ISO 200

Richard Anderson

2/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Sony Cybershot
Internal flash

Mike Bartick

2/3/2007
Anacapa Island

California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus

Canon XTi
Ikelite housing
Ambient lighting
60 mm macro lens

Steve Gardner

2/4/2007
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Olympus c5050z
Ikelite housing
Two Ikelite DS 50 strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro mode
with a 100 degree Inon removable lens

Justin Smith

2/4/2007
Scripps Canyon

Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

...and some kind of bryozoan, parchment tube worms, sponge...

Canon PowerShot A620
Internal flash

Steve Murvine

2/4/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

...and bryozoan, cup coral, club-tipped anemone, red algae, sponge, sea star...

Sony DSC-N2

Margaret Webb

2/3/2007
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Senorita
Oxyjulis californica

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus E-330
Dual DS-125s
14-54mm lens
f/8, 1/80

Tracy Clark

2/4/2007
La Jolla Shores

Stearn's Aeolid
Austraeolis stearnsi

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Jen Tople

1/30/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

eating a

Thornback
Platyrhinoidis triseriata

Olympus C-5060
DS50 Strobe

Kevin Lee

2/3/2007
Palos Verdes
Old Marineland

White Sea Cucumber
Eupentacta quinquesemita

Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Previous Weeks:

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)

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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)