Photos of the Week #126
September 17, 2007
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Steve Gardner
9/10/2007 La Jolla Shores
Shiner Surfperch
Cymatogaster aggregata
Olympus c5050z
Olympus PT-15 Housing
Onboard flash
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Margaret Webb
9/15/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon
A polyclad flatworm
Pseudoceros montereyensis
Olympus E-330
Two DS 125 strobes
50mm lens
This is an unusual coloration for this species; they usually have a lot of black and red spots.
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Scott Gietler
9/16/2007
Point Loma Kelp
60 feet
Lavender Sculpin
Leiocottus hirundo
Nikon D80
Dual YS-110's
105mm lens
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Allison Vitsky
9/15/2007
Point Loma Kelp
Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis
Canon G7
Sea and Sea YS-90 strobe
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Sharon Seto Wong
9/5/2007
Galapagos Islands
Wolf Island
Galapagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis
Canon G7
Canon housing
No strobe
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Jon Justice
9/12/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E
Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis
Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Olympus SP350
Sea & Sea YS-50 strobe
Sea & Sea 16mm wide angle lens
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Robert Todd
9/16/2007
La Jolla Shores
Above Secret Garden
California Sea Hare
Aplysia californica
Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS125 on TTL
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
f/9, 1/125, ISO 200
Those are its gills.
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Herb Gruenhagen 9/10/2007
La Jolla Shores
Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.
Frame grab from video
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Mark Pidcoe
9/16/2007
Mission Bay
Hospitality Point Jetty
California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica
Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Single DS-50 w/ Manual EV Controller
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Peter Brueggeman
9/16/2007 Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe
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Tom Byrnes
9/16/2007 Scripps Canyon
Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum
Olympus SP-350
Internal Flash
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Kevin Lee
9/16/2007 Point Loma
65 feet
Juvenile Red Abalone (3")
Haliotis rufescens
Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes
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Walt Conklin
9/15/2007 Anacapa Island
French Fingers
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
Sea & Sea DX-8000G
Ambient light
17mm wide angle lens
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Terry Strait
9/14/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point
Octopus
Octopus sp.
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Barb Lass
9/15/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E
Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica
Sea and Sea 3000
Internal flash
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Rob Johnson 9/12/2007 La Jolla Shores
Angel Shark
Squatina californica
Olympus c5050z
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Peter McGuinness
9/16/2007
Point Loma
Festive Tritonid
Tritonia festiva
Canon a75
Internal flash
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David Anderson
9/15/2007
Point Loma Kelp
Seven Fathoms
Hedgehog Hydroid
Hydractinia milleri
Nikon D80
DS125 Strobe
60mm lens
f/22, 1/125
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Ryan Mable
9/10/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack
Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus
Sea & Sea 860G
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Kyle Kenehan
9/15/2007 Monterey
San Carlos State Beach
Bat Star
Asterina miniata
Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Single DS125 substrobe
18-70mm zoom
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Scott McGee
9/15/2007
Laguna Beach
Moss Point
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Scaled Worm Snail
Serpulorbis squamigerus
Nikon D200,
Ikelite housing,
DS125 strobe
105mm lens
f/10, 1/60
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Jim Lyle
9/15/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon
Treefish
Sebastes serriceps
Olypus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 50mm lens
f/10, 1/100, ISO 200
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Clint Crowe
9/12/2007
Mission Beach
North Jetty
Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Canon A710IS
Canon WP-DC6 housing
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Kim Mitchell
9/15/2007
Point Loma
Juvenile San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis
Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica
Canon Powershot S410
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Mike Bartick
9/14/2007
Anacapa Island
Channels
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
in dense Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
Canon 400D
15mm lens
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Tracy Clark
9/17/2007
Maui, Hawaii
Ulua Beach
Commensal shrimp, perhaps
Periclimenes soror
on a Cushion Star
Culcita novaeguineae
Nikon D70s
60mm lens
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Jen Tople
9/17/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point
Red Octopus
Octopus rubescens
Olympus 5050
DS-50 Strobe
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Laura Coburn
9/16/2007
La Jolla Shores
Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Ho-hum, it's another tube-dwelling anemone... oh, wait, it's eating krill...
Krill
Family Euphausiidae
Take a closer look; stare at it for a while... it's an amazing photo.
SD 700IS with Canon housing
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Roger Uzun
9/16/2007
San Clemente Island
1:52-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above
Sony HDR-HC7 Camcorder
Natural light and 2x100W Pro Watt Scuba Halogen lights
Click to play video clip
Alternate QuickTime version
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Previous Weeks:
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)
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October 24, 2005 (POTW #27)
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