Photos of the Week #107

May 7, 2007

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Terry Strait

5/2/2007
Catalina Island
Eagle Reef

A Trivia, probably
Trivia solandri

Olympus C8080WZ

Mike Bartick

5/2/2007
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

Canon XTi (400D)
Ikelite housing
Two Ikelite DS125 strobes
60mm lens

Steve Gardner

5/6/2007
La Jolla Shores

Carpenter's Turrid laying eggs
Megasurcula carpenteriana

A Sculpin, probably
Artedius sp.

Olympus c5050z
Ikelite housing
Two Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
Inon Macro 165 lenses
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode

Donna Shelley

5/2/2007
Catalina Island
Isthmus Reef

Purple-striped Jelly
Chrysaora colorata

Olympus C-5050z
PT-015 housing

Kevin Lee

5/2/2007
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Island Kelpfish
Alloclinus holderi

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Todd Warshaw

5/3/2007
Anacapa Island

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Canon 1d MarkII
Subal housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
100mm macro

Steve Briggs

5/6/2007
La Jolla Shores

Stearn's Aeolid
Austraeolis stearnsi

Canon A95
Canon housing

Scott McGee

5/5/2007
Laguna Beach
Picnic Beach

Diver Rob Johnson wearing his special Cinco de Mayo hat, found floating off the beach.

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Roger Uzun

5/6/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus

Sony HC7 Camcorder
Ocean-Images Housing with Wide Angle port.
Using existing light

Volker Kilian

5/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
Way North Wall

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Dave Rudie

4/30/2007
Cozumel, Mexico
Palancar Reef

Turtle
Unidentified

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Roger Carlson

5/2/2007
Redondo Beach
Veteran's Park

A Poacher
Unidentified

Olympus C5050Z

Scott Gietler

5/6/2007
Catalina Island
Sea Fan Grotto

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Nikon D80
Dual YS-90DXs
60mm lens

Bob Wilson

5/5/2007
Ismoralda, Florida
The Valley

Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliarus

Olympus C-750

Jimmy Yuan

5/6/2007
Florida Keys
Davey-Crocker Reef

French Angelfish
Pomacanthus paru

Canon Powershot A620

Stan House

4/30/2007
Maui, Hawaii

Frogfish and Whitemouth Moray

1-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Sony TR950

Previous Weeks:

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)