Photos of the Week #99

March 12, 2007

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Justin Smith

3/7/2007
Scripps Canyon

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum

Canon A620
Internal Flash

Chris Park

3/5/2007
Baja California, Mexico
Near Ensenada
Inside an offshore tuna pen

Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus

Canon 1D Mark II
Custom Del Mar Housing Projects housing

Tracy Clark

3/10/2007
Offshore San Diego

A cyclic salp chain, probably
Cyclosalpa bakeri

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Mike Herndon

3/3/2007
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove

Anemone
Urticina sp.

Olympus SP-350
Sea & Sea YS-15 strobe

Kyle Kenehan

3/11/2007
Mission Bay

Moon Jelly
Aurelia aurita

Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Single Ikelite DS125 substrobe
60mm macro lens

Terry Strait

3/10/2007
Point Loma Kelp

Male Lingcod guarding eggs
Ophiodon elgonatus

Olympus C8080WZ
Single DS125 on eTTL

Dena Eaton

3/5/2007
Kona, Hawaii

Manta Rays
Manta birostris

Nikon D200

Steve Gardner

3/11/2007
La Jolla Shores

Diver Kerry Mahoney inspects

Common Squid egg sacs
Loligo opalescens

Olympus C5050Z
Ikelite Housing
Two Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode

Jim Lyle

3/11/2007
Catalina Island
Bird Rock

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus E-330
Zuiko 14-54mm lens at 33mm
f/11, 1/60, ISO 200

Donna Ramsey

3/10/2007
Los Coronados
Middle Ground
Table Top

Algae
Unidentified

Olympus C5060
PT-020 Housing
Macro w/ Flash

Rick Ramsey

3/10/2007
Los Coronados
Middle Ground
Table Top

Sea Cucumbers
Cucumaria salma

Also a Flabellina trilineata and a painted greenling — see them?

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/ Flash

Herb Gruenhagen

3/11/2007
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Diver Kevin Su and

Common Squid egg sacs
Loligo opalescens

Frame grab from video

Margaret Webb

3/11/2007
Catalina Island
Bird Rock

Santa Barbara Janolous
Janolus barbarensis

Olympus D-330
Two DS 125 strobes
Ikelite housing
14-54mm lens
f/20, 1/160

Dan Schooler

3/7/2007
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum

Olympus Stylus 600

Scott McGee

3/10/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Jen Tople

3/9/2007
La Jolla Shores

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Olympus C-5060
DS50 Strobe

Kim Mitchell

3/9/2007
La Jolla Shores

Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps

Canon Powershot s410

Matt Grace

3/11/2007
Encinitas
Beacon's Beach

Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata

Canon 20D
Ikelite housing
2 Ikelite DS-125 strobes

Kevin Lee

3/6/2007
Catalina Island
Johnson's Rock

Mulliner's Dorid
Peltodoris mullineri

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Previous Weeks:

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)

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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)