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
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Kevin Lee
9/5/2007
San Clemente Island
Fish Hook Cove
A polyclad flatworm
Stylochus insolitus
Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes
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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
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Jim Shrove
9/9/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels
California Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus californicus
Canon A620
Internal flash
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Brian McHugh
9/9/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room
California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus
Sealife DC600
Natural light
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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."
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Clint Crowe
9/9/2007
Mission Bay
Hospitality Point
Kellet's Whelk
Kelletia kelletii
Canon A710IS
Canon WP-DC6 housing
Flash diffuser
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Roger Carlson 9/8/2007
San Miguel Island
Wilson's Rock
Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis
Olympus E410
Athena Ring Flash
50mm lens
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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
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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
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Steve Gardner
9/9/2007
La Jolla Shores
Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.
Olympus c5050z
PT-015 Housing
Internal flash
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Steve Briggs
9/9/2007
La Jolla Shores
Clown Dorid
Triopha catalinae
Olympus E330
Ikelite housing
Dual DS125 strobes
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Rob Johnson
9/9/2007
Mission Bay
Juvenile California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax
Olympus c5050z
Not more than 1.5 inches high
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Pete Hergesheimer
9/8/2007
La Jolla Shores
Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
Canon Powershot SD700is
Flash Diffuser
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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
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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
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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
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Peter McGuinness
9/8/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point
Mating Navanax
Navanax inermis
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Kim Mitchell
9/8/2007
La Jolla Shores
120 feet
Diver Tyler Stalter
Canon Powershot S410
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Steve Murvine
9/8/2007
Point Loma
Dock Shrimp
Pandalus danae
Canon SD-750
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Vollie Williams
9/9/2007 La Jolla
Marine Room
Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
Olympus SP-350
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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
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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)
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)