Photos of the Week #110

May 29, 2007

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Teodoro Schmidt
First submission to POTW!

5/26/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

An Octopus in a mooring line anchor
Octopus sp.

Olympus Stylus 720 SW

Chris Brechtel
First submission to POTW!

5/27/2007
La Jolla Shores
North of the Way North Wall

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon Powershot S500
Internal Flash

Laura Coburn
First submission to POTW!

5/26/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot SD700IS

Steve Gardner

5/27/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Navanax
Navanax inermis

eating an Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus c5050z
Ikelite housing
One Ikelite DS 50 Strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode

Steve Briggs

5/28/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

Canon A95
Canon housing

Kevin Lee

5/15/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Skeleton Shrimp
Infraorder Caprellida

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Dave Rudie

5/28/2007
La Jolla
Quast Rock
60'

Sevengill Shark
Notorynchus cepedianus

Olympus C-50
Internal flash

Roger Carlson

5/28/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Crane on the stern of the Avalon
and divers' lights

Olympus E-330
Several Ikelite DS125 strobes and slave sensors

Russ Wells

5/27/2007
Santa Barbara Island

California Sea Hare
Aplysia californica

Also a Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Canon A620
Sea & Sea YS27DX
f/4, 1/1250

Pete Hergesheimer

5/19/2007
La Jolla Shores

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon SD700is
with a Flash Diffuser

Randy Sysol

5/28/2007
Point Loma
New Hope Rock

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Olympus C-5050z
Iklelite DS-125 Strobe
Inon Wide Angle Lens
f/4, 1/160

Jim Lyle

5/28/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Rubberlip Seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ike DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens at 14mm
f/5.6, 1/30, ISO 200

Margaret Webb

5/28/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Rubberlip Seaperch
Rhacochilus toxotes

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ike DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens

Robert Stockfleth

5/27/2007
La Jolla Shores

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon A710 IS
Internal Flash

Steve Murvine

5/24/2007
Point Loma

Sevengill Shark
Notorynchus cepedianus

Canon Powershot SD-750

Mark Pidcoe

5/28/2007
La Jolla Shores

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

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

Mike Bartick

5/27/2007
Point Loma

Stearn's Aeolid
Austraeolis stearnsi

White-spotted Dorid
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Canon 400D / XTi
Ikelite housing
Two DS 125 strobes
60mm lens

Kim Mitchell

5/26/2007
Offshore San Diego

Divers at 60' deco stop

Canon Powershot S410

Previous Weeks:

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)