Photos of the Week #128

October 1, 2007

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Matt Cerezo
First submission to POTW!

9/23/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Southern Sea Palm
Eisenia arborea

Surf Grass
Phyllospadix sp.

Sealife DC600
External strobe
Wide-angle lens

Daira Paulson
First submission to POTW!

9/27/2007
La Jolla Cove
5 feet

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Surf Grass
Phyllospadix sp.

Canon SD550

Julianne Steers
First submission to POTW!

9/22/2007
Near Catalina Island
Farnsworth Bank

Jelly
Unidentified
Perhaps Aurelia labiata?

Canon PowerShot Pro1
Ikelite housing

Mark Pidcoe

9/25/2007
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Diver Steve Gardner

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

Steve Gardner

9/28/2007
La Jolla Shores

Navanax
Navanax inermis

Olympus c5050z
PT015 Housing
Onboard flash

Terry Strait

9/29/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Juvenile Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus 8080wz
Ikelite DS125 strobe
f/2.4, 1/40

Steve Murvine

9/30/2007
Los Coronados

California (Purple) Hydrocoral
Stylaster californicus

Canon SD-750

Mark Chapman

9/29/2007
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

Nikon D70
f//11, 1/100

Jen Tople

9/29/2007
Los Coronados
La Mesa

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Olympus 5050
DS-50 Strobe

David Dirig

9/30/2007
La Jolla
Children's Pool

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Surf Grass
Phyllospadix sp.

Olympus 8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS 125 & DS50 strobes (TTL)

Scott McGee

9/30/2007
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

eating from its regular food source,

the hydroid
Eudendrium ramosum

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
105mm lens
f/16, 1/60

Tracy Clark

9/25/2007
Hawaii (Big Island)

Blackside Hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Steve Briggs

9/29/2007
La Jolla Shores

Blackeye Goby
Coryphopterus nicholsi

Olympus E330
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes
50mm macro lens

Walt Conklin

9/26/2007
Redondo Canyon
Veteran's Park

Colorful Dirona
Dirona picta

Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Internal strobe

Brian McHugh

9/30/2007
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Sea Life DC 600
with strobe and wide angle lens

David Christenson

9/27/2007
La Jolla Cove

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

SeaLife 310
Dual strobes
8X macro lens

Steve Christenson

9/29/2007
La Jolla Cove

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon SD850IS
WP-DC15 housing
Natural light

Jimmy Yuan

9/30/2007
Point Loma Kelp

A lobate comb jelly
Leucothea pulchra

Canon Powershot A620

Pete Hergesheimer

9/25/2007
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon Powershot SD700is
Flash Diffuser

Dave Rudie

9/29/2007
Point Loma
25 feet

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Olympus sp-320
Internal flash
Wide-angle lens

Laura Coburn

9/29/2007
Point Loma

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

on an orange sponge?

Canon SD700

Brenda Bridgett

9/25/2007
La Jolla Shores

A tunicate, perhaps
Corella willmeriana

Sealife DC600
Internal flash

Allison Vitsky

9/29/2007
Los Coronados

Island Kelpfish
Alloclinus holderi

Canon G7
Dual Ikelite DS125's

Neal Atkinson

9/29/2007
La Jolla Cove
Rockpile

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

...and a blackeye goby, adult blacksmith, juvenile blacksmith, giant spined star, red sea urchin...

Canon PowerShot GS45
Internal Flash

Mike Bartick

10/1/2007
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Nikon D80
Sea & Sea housing
Single YS 95 strobe
full manual
60mm lens

Matt Gieselman

9/25/2007
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Click to play WMV video clip

Roger Uzun

Week of 9/24/2007
Bahamas

Click to play video clip

Alternate QuickTime video clip

Sony HDR-HC7 camcorder
Natural light and 2x100W Pro Watt Scuba Halogen lights

Sharon Seto Wong

9/11/2007
Galapagos Islands

Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus

Click to play video clip

Alternate QuickTime video clip

Previous Weeks:

September 24, 2007 (POTW #127)

September 17, 2007 (POTW #126)

September 10, 2007 (POTW #125)

September 4, 2007 (POTW #124)

August 27, 2007 (POTW #123)

August 20, 2007 (POTW #122)

August 13, 2007 (POTW #121)

August 6, 2007 (POTW #120)

July 30, 2007 (POTW #119)

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)

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)