Photos of the Week #111

June 4, 2007

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Derek Covington
First submission to POTW!

6/2/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Sony DSC-W50
Ikelite housing
Internal flash with a diffuser.

Ken James
First submission to POTW!

6/2/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Sony DSC-P150
Sony Housing

Bill Reals

6/3/2007
San Pedro
Offshore from Seal Beach

Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola

Canon 20D
Ikelite housing

Kim Mitchell

6/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Canon Powershot S410

Robert Todd

6/2/2007
Carmel-by-the-Sea
Butterfly House

Sunflower Star
Pycnopodia helianthoides

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS125 on TTL
Sigma 17-70mm at 23mm
f/9.0, 1/125, ISO 200

Todd Warshaw

6/3/2007
Catalina Island
Blue Cavern

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Canon 1d Mark II
Subal housing
Dual Ikelite 125's
100mm macro lens

Scott McGee

5/30/2007
Bahamas
Grand Bahama

Caribbean Reef Shark
Carcharhinus perezii

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS125 Strobe
18-70mm lens

Scott Gietler

5/30/2007
Redondo Beach
Redondo Canyon

Juvenile Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Nikon D80
Dual Ys-90dx's
60mm lens

Terry Strait

6/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

California Cone laying eggs
Conus californicus

Olympus 8080wz
Single DS125 on TTL
f/8, 1/800

Rob Johnson

5/30/2007
Bahamas
Grand Bahama

Flamingo Tongue
Cyphoma gibbosum

Olympus c5050z

Jimmy Yuan

5/31/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Navanax and eggs
Navanax inermis

Canon Powershot A620

Jeff Polton

6/2/2007
Scripps Canyon

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum

Canon S1 IS
Canon housing
Lighting: Princeton Tec Shockwave II flashlight
f/3.2, 1/60

Matt Gieselman

5/25/2007
Maui, Hawaii
Molokini Crater

Commerson's Frogfish
Antennarius commerson

Canon G7
Internal flash

Randy Sysol

6/2/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus C-5050
Ikelite DS125 Strobe
f/8, 1/50

Steve Gardner

6/2/2007
La Jolla Shores

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Olympus c5050z
Ikelite housing
One Ikelite SD 50 strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode.

Mark Pidcoe

6/2/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Mating White-spotted Dorids
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS-50 w/ manual EV Controller

Mike Bartick

6/3/2007
Redondo Beach
Veteran's Park

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon 400D / XTi
Ikelite housing
Two DS 125 strobes
1 Fantasea 44-LED fill light
60mm lens

Kevin Lee

5/29/2007
Redondo Beach
Veteran's Park

Eelpout
Lycodes sp.

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes
60mm lens

Steve Briggs

6/2/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sea Pansies
Renilla koellikeri

Caliornia Armina
Armina californica

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon A95
Canon housing

Tracy Clark

6/1/2007
La Jolla Shores

Aegina citrea

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Previous Weeks:

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)