Photos of the Week #125

September 10, 2007

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Tracy Clark

9/8/2007
La Jolla Shores

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Kevin Lee

9/5/2007
San Clemente Island
Fish Hook Cove

A polyclad flatworm
Stylochus insolitus

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Dallas Poore

9/9/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Diver Laura Poore and a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon 350D
DS-125 strobe
20mm lens
f/2.8

Jim Shrove

9/9/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

California Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus californicus

Canon A620
Internal flash

Brian McHugh

9/9/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

Sealife DC600
Natural light

Mark Pidcoe

9/6/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Lion Nudibranch on kelp
Melibe leonina

Sony DSC-F828

"To get the color on the lion nudibranch, I took the shot with my strobe on the other side of the blade of kelp."

Clint Crowe

9/9/2007
Mission Bay
Hospitality Point

Kellet's Whelk
Kelletia kelletii

Canon A710IS
Canon WP-DC6 housing
Flash diffuser

Roger Carlson

9/8/2007
San Miguel Island
Wilson's Rock

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Olympus E410
Athena Ring Flash
50mm lens

Roger Uzun

9/9/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Proliferating Anemone on kelp
Epiactis prolifera

Sony HC7 Camcorder
Ocean-Images Housing with flat port
2x100 Watt Halogen Pro Watt Scuba Lights

Peter Brueggeman

9/9/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Yellow Zoanthids
Parazoanthus lucificum

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe

Steve Gardner

9/9/2007
La Jolla Shores

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Olympus c5050z
PT-015 Housing
Internal flash

Steve Briggs

9/9/2007
La Jolla Shores

Clown Dorid
Triopha catalinae

Olympus E330
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes

Rob Johnson

9/9/2007
Mission Bay

Juvenile California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Olympus c5050z

Not more than 1.5 inches high

Pete Hergesheimer

9/8/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon Powershot SD700is
Flash Diffuser

Mike Bartick

9/8/2007
Anacapa Island
Inside Coral Reef

Sunflower Star
Pycnopodia helianthoides

...and a red sea urchin, a bat star, and many spiny brittle stars

Canon 400D
15mm lens

Scott McGee

9/8/2007
La Jolla Cove

Diver Melin Isas-Zilles (background) and a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Nikon D200
Ikelite Housing
DS 125 strobe
18-70mm lens at 18mm
f/6.3, 1/60 sec

Terry Strait

9/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Octopus
Octopus sp.

...amidst parchment tube worms and spiny brittle stars

Olympus 8080wz
DS125 strobe
f/5.6, 1/80

Peter McGuinness

9/8/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Mating Navanax
Navanax inermis

Kim Mitchell

9/8/2007
La Jolla Shores
120 feet

Diver Tyler Stalter

Canon Powershot S410

Steve Murvine

9/8/2007
Point Loma

Dock Shrimp
Pandalus danae

Canon SD-750

Vollie Williams

9/9/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus SP-350

Scott Gietler

9/8/2007
Anacapa Island
Cathedral Cove

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

in Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

and a Black Perch (see it?)
Embiotoca jacksoni

Nikon D80
Dual YS-110s
10mm lens

Previous Weeks:

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)

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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)