Photos of the Week #119

July 30, 2007

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Jim Shrove
First submission to POTW!

7/28/2007
La Jolla Cove

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Canon PowerShot A620

Kathy Bouic
First submission to POTW!

7/25/2007
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus SP310
Internal flash

Mark Pidcoe

7/29/2007
La Jolla Cove

Soupfin Shark (Tope)
Galeorhinus galeus

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing

Randy Sysol

7/30/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room Canyon
85 feet

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

eating a dead

Shovelnose Guitarfish
Rhinobatos productus

Nikon D80
Ikelite DS-125 strobe

Kevin Lee

7/27/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls
100 feet

Spotted Dorids
Triopha maculata

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Richard Girouard

7/29/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Black Sea Nettle
Chrysaora achlyos

Canon SD500

Herb Gruenhagen

7/22/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Salema
Xenistius californiensis

Nikon 8008s
20mm lens
Film: E100VS

David Dirig

7/29/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Cormorant out for lunch
Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Olympus 8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS125/DS50 (TTL)

Dori Dirig

7/29/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 (TTL)

Jim Lyle

7/30/2007
Cape Lookout, North Carolina
Wreck of the Cassimir

Lionfish
Pterois volitans

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
14-54mm Zuiko lens at 14mm
f/7.1, 1/30, ISO 200

Scott Gietler

7/27/2007
Malibu

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Nikon D80
Dual Ys-90dx strobes
60mm lens

Lisa Munger

7/27/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Cuthona divae

Olympus C-4000
Ikelite housing
Internal flash

Todd Warshaw

7/22/2007
Alaska
Bering Sea
Pribilof Canyon
Collected at 1,100 feet

Decorator crab on sponge
Unidentified

Canon EOS 1D MkII
100mm macro lens

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

Tracy Clark

7/28/2007
Point Loma

3/8-inch crabs
Unidentified

living in a

Black Sea Nettle
Chrysaora achlyos

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Margaret Webb

7/29/2007
Catalina Island
Sea Fan Grotto

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus E-330
Two DS 125 strobes
50mm lens
f/10, 1/60

Steve Murvine

7/28/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Clown Dorid
Triopha catalinae

Brown Cup Coral
Paracyathus stearnsi

Canon SD-750

Neal Atkinson

7/29/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Navanax and eggs
Navanax inermis

Canon PowerShot S45
Internal Flash

Volker Kilian

7/28/2007
La Jolla Cove

Soupfin Shark (Tope)
Galeorhinus galeus

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Mike Bartick

7/24/2007
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Lembeh Strait

Large Frogfish attacks smaller Frogfish
Unidentified
(Can anyone ID these frogfish?)

Canon XTi
Two 2 DS 125 strobes
60mm lens

Click here for a series of photos showing this attack!

Jen Tople

7/27/2007
La Jolla Shores

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

on Dendronotus iris eggs

Olympus C-5050
DS-50 Strobe

Roger Carlson

7/27/2007
San Miguel Island
Wycoff Ledge

Kelpfish
Gibbonsia sp.

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Sony HC7 video camera in still mode
Fisheye Fix Light

Rob Johnson

7/23/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus C5050z

Rick Anderson

7/28/2007
La Jolla Shores

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Sony 950
Light and Motion Housing

Antonio Frias

7/29/2007
Baja California, Mexico
Ensenada
Isla Todo Santos

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Black Perch
Embiotoca jacksoni

Pile Perch
Rhacochilus vacca

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Dual Inon 220 Strobes
16mm fisheye lens

Roger Uzun

7/29/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

California Sea Hares and eggs
Aplysia californica

Red Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

Sony HC7 Camcorder
Ocean-Images Housing with flat port
Natural light

Brian McHugh

7/24/2007
La Jolla Cove

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Sealife DC 600
Natural light

Dave McNair

7/27/2007
La Jolla Cove

Lots of Soupfin Sharks! (Tope)
Galeorhinus galeus

19-second video clip
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Canon A710is digital camera in video mode

Previous Weeks:

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)

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June 26, 2006 (POTW #62)

June 19, 2006 (POTW #61)

June 12, 2006 (POTW #60)

June 5, 2006 (POTW #59)

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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)

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November 7, 2005 (POTW #29)

October 31, 2005 (POTW #28)

October 24, 2005 (POTW #27)

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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)

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