Photos of the Week #127

September 24, 2007

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Ruth Harris
First submission to POTW!

9/17/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

White Sea Pen
Stylatula elongata

Sea & Sea 750G
Single YS-27DX Strobe

Karma Crampton
First submission to POTW!

9/17/2007
Near Santa Barbara
Refugio State Beach

Short-spined Sea Star
Pisaster brevispinus

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Kellet's Whelk
Kelletia kelletii

...and a hidden sculpin; see it?

Canon PowerShot A540

Clifford Beshers
First submission to POTW!

9/21/2007
La Jolla Shores

Club-tipped Anemones
(aka Strawberry Anemones)
Corynactis californica

Canon PowerShot A630

Rob Johnson

9/18/2007
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus c5050z

Dan Schooler

9/19/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Juvenile Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus Stylus 600

Kim Mitchell

9/24/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Red Octopus
Octopus rubescens

Canon Powershot S410

Jimmy Yuan

9/18/2007
Scripps Canyon

San Diego Dorids
Diaulula sandiegensis

Canon Powershot A620

Allison Vitsky

9/24/2007
La Jolla Shores

Juvenile Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon G7
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes

Nathan Asaro

9/18/2007
La Jolla Shores

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Olympus Stylus 710
Sea & Sea strobe 110

Mike Bartick

9/23/2007
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay
Deadman's Reef

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Canon 400D
Dual DS 125 strobes
60mm lens

Brenda Bridgett

9/21/2007
La Jolla Shores
Boat Launch

Sea Turtle
Unidentified

Reefmaster dc600
Internal flash

Debbie Karimoto

9/21/2007
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Hopkin's Rose
Okenia rosacea

Olympus 5050
Inon D180 strobe

Steve Murvine

9/23/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Festive Tritonid
Tritonia festiva

Canon SD-750

Kevin Lee

9/23/2007
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay
Deadman's Reef

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Tracy Clark

9/21/2007
Maui, Hawaii
Alua Beach

Hawaiian Lionfish
Dendrochirus barberi

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

David Anderson

9/22/2007
Santa Cruz
Arch Rock

Hilton's Aeolid
Phidiana hiltoni

Nikon D80
Two DS125 Strobes
Nikon 60mm macro lens
Woody Diopter
f/20, 1/125, ISO 100

Brian HcHugh

9/23/2007
San Pedro
Cabrillo Beach

Wart-neck Piddocks
Chaceia ovoidea

Green Anemone
Anthopleura sola

Sealife DC600
Sealife strobe
Wide-angle lens

Mark Pidcoe

9/22/2007
La Jolla
Children's Pool
22 feet

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

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

Pete Hergesheimer

9/23/2007
La Jolla Shores

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon Powershot SD700is

Click here for a video

Herb Gruenhagen

9/19/2007
La Jolla Shores
Near South Walls

Juvenile Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Frame grab from video

Walt Conklin

9/19/2007
Redondo Canyon

Probably a Hemphill's Kelp Crab
Podochela hemphilli

Krill
Family Euphausiidae

Sea & Sea DX8000G
Single YS 25 strobe

Stuart Berryhill

9/14/2007
Catalina Island
White Rocks

Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

Nikonos V
YS-60 strobe
20mm lens
Film: Fujichrome Sensia 100

Jen Tople

9/19/2007
La Jolla Shores

Brown Shrimp
Penaeus californicus

Olympus 5050
DS-50 Strobe

Terry Strait

9/23/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Lion Nudibranchs
Melibe leonina

Olympus 8080

Previous Weeks:

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)