Photos of the Week #118

July 23, 2007

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Brian McHugh
First submission to POTW!

7/22/2007
La Jolla Shores
50 feet

Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Sealife DC600
Natural Light

Nathan Ciurzynski
First submission to POTW!

7/21/2007
La Jolla Cove

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Canon IXUS 400
Canon Housing
Internal Flash

Michael Mino
First submission to POTW!

7/21/2007
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Anemone
Anthopleura sp.

Fujifilm FinePix F30

Dave Rudie

7/22/2007
La Jolla Cove
30 feet

Soupfin Shark (Tope)
Galeorhinus galeus

Olympus SP-320
Natural light
Inon wide angle lens

Jen Tople

7/22/2007
Point Loma
Horse Head

Diver Terry Strait and a

Black Sea Nettle
Chrysaora achlyos

Olympus C-5050
DS50 Strobe

Tracy Clark

7/21/2007
Point Loma

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Cynthia Velazquez

7/21/2007
Catalina Island

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Canon A75

Kevin Lee

7/18/2007
Catalina Island

Halfmoon
Medialuna californiensis

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Rob Johnson

7/21/2007
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay

Rockpool Blenny
Hypsoblennius gilberti

Olympus C5050z

Debbie Karimoto

7/18/2007
Catalina Island
Near Johnson's Rock

California Sidegill
Berthella californica

Olympus C5050

Bob Bayer

7/22/2007
Point Loma

Proliferating Anemone
Epiactis prolifera

Nikon D70
Nexus housing
Two Ikelite DS50 strobes
105mm macro lens

Mike Bartick

7/20/2007
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Lembeh Strait
Hairball

Frogfish
Antennarius sp.
(Can anyone ID this frogfish?)

Canon XTi
Two 2 DS 125 strobes
60mm lens

"This frogfish actually leeped about a foot up into the water column, landed and tumbled, then repeated..."

Margaret Webb

7/22/2007
Palos Verdes
Buchannan's Reef

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Two DS 125 strobes
50mm lens
f/16, 1/125, ISO 100

Todd Warshaw

7/20/2007
La Jolla Shores

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Panasonic Lumix FX12

Robert Todd

7/20/2007
The Philippines
In the Kuroshio Current

"The Scripps research vessel R/V Melville on station for deployment of an underwater glider in the Kuroshio Current. Photo taken from the ship's zodiac. Sent via satellite from the ship."

Canon 400D
Sigma 17-70mm at 17mm with polarizer
f/8, 1/200, ISO 100

Randy Sysol

7/22/2007
Point Loma
Three Fingers

Polyorchis penicillatus

Nikon D-80
Ikelite Housing
D-125 Strobe

Peter Brueggeman

7/22/2007
Point Loma Kelp

Diver Eric Hanauer photographing a

Male California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
DS125 strobe

Laura Coburn

7/22/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Stearn's Aeolid
Austraeolis stearnsi

Canon SD 700IS
Canon housing

Gary Stewart

7/16/2007
La Jolla Cove

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Canon SD 600

Matt Gieselman

7/24/2007
La Jolla Cove

Soupfin Shark (Tope)
Galeorhinus galeus

Canon 20D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
Canon EF-S 10-22mm Wide Angle

Jim Lyle

7/22/2007
Palos Verdes
Buchannan's Reef

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens
f/10, 1/100, ISO 200

Terry Strait

7/22/2007
Point Loma Kelp

Ronquil
Family Bathymasteridae

Olympus 8080
Single DS125 strobe set to half power
f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 50

Volker Kilian

7/21/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Black Sea Nettle
Chrysaora achlyos

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Scott Gietler

7/18/2007
Catalina Island
West end
80 feet

Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola

Nikon D80
16mm lens

Previous Weeks:

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)