Photos of the Week #117

July 16, 2007

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Cody Wells
First submission to POTW!

7/15/2007
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon A620
Sea & Sea YS-55 Strobe at lowest power setting
f/3.5, 1/500, ISO 200

Melin Isa
First submission to POTW!

7/12/2007
Mission Bay

Horn Shark egg casing
Heterodontus francisci

Olympus Stylus 600

Alan Manns
First submission to POTW!

7/10/2007
Moorea, Tahiti
Arii Vahine

Lemon Shark
Negaprion acutidens

Canon SD500
In natural light at around 50'

Mike Bartick

7/8/2007
Anacapa Island

Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Canon XTi
Two 2 DS 125 strobes
15mm lens

Lisa Munger

7/12/2007
La Jolla Cove

Soupfin (Tope) Shark
Galeorhinus galeus

Olympus C-4000
Ikelite housing
Ambient light
Inon wide-angle lens

Pete Hergesheimer

7/15/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sea Pansy
Renilla koellikeri

Canon Powershot 700is
Flash Diffuser

Tracy Clark

7/14/2007
Point Loma

Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Terry Strait

7/15/2007
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Jimmy Yuan

7/15/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

Canon Powershot A620

Phil Garner

7/15/2007
Long Beach
Fog Wreck

Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Fuji FinePix E900

Thomas Cook

7/14/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Unidentified skeleton piece

Olympus C-770
Olympus housing

Randy Sysol

7/13/2007
La Jolla Cove

Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Nikon D-80
Iklelite Housing
DS-125 Strobe

Chris Brechtel

7/15/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Clown Dorid
Triopha catalinae

Canon S500
Internal flash
Macro mode

Jim Lyle

7/14/2007
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Female California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Olympus E-330
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 50 mm lens
f/10, 1/100, ISO 200

Scott Gietler

7/13/2007
Malibu
Point Dume Pinnacles
35 feet

Juvenile Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Nikon D80
Dual YS-90DX strobes
60mm lens

Dallas Poore

7/14/2007
La Jolla Cove

Diver Elliot Jones and a dead
Purple-striped Jelly
Chrysaora colorata

Canon 350D
Ikelite DS-125
20mm lens

Herb Gruenhagen

7/15/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

California Pleurobranchus
Pleurobranchaea californica

Frame grab from video

Rob Johnson

7/12/2007
Mission Bay

A Ghost Shrimp, perhaps
Tidepool Ghost Shrimp
Neotrypaea affinis

Margaret Webb

7/14/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Rubberlip Seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes

Olympus E-330
Two DS 125 strobes
7-14mm lens

Kevin Lee

7/11/2007
Redondo Canyon
90 feet

A lobster shrimp (no common name)
Calocarides sp., perhaps
Calocarides quinqueseriatus

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Roger Carlson

7/14/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

The crane on the stern

Olympus E330
Olympus housing
Ikelite DS125 strobes & EV controllers
64 inches of ULCS floatation arms
7-14mm lens

Jen Tople

7/15/2007
San Pedro
Oil Rig Eureka

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

on a bed of Metridium, mussels, and spiny brittle stars

Olympus C-5050
DS50 Strobe

Matt Gieselman

7/15/2007
La Jolla Shores

Pacific Staghorn Sculpin
Leptocottus armatus

Canon EOS 20D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
EF-S 60 mm lens

Steve Nau

7/9/2007
Cozumel, Mexico

Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata

Olympus C50

Eric Wright
First submission to POTW!

6/30/2007
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

38-second video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Roger Uzun

7/11/2007
Catalina Island

2:13-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Roger Bly

7/17/2007
La Jolla Cove

Sargo, Soupfin (Tope) Sharks,
Giant Sea Bass, Harbor Seal

2:46-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Previous Weeks:

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)