Photos of the Week #27

October 24, 2005

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Rick Ramsey

10/17/2005
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo Pulmo Marine Preserve

Zebra Moray
Gymnomuraena zebra

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing

Tracy Clark

10/22/2005
Point Loma Kelp
Three Fingers

Polyclad Flatworm
Eurylepta californica

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Richard Girouard

10/22/2005
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Diver Steve Murvine

Olympus C8080
Ikelite housing
Strobes turned off

Jim Lyle

10/19/2005
Wakatobi, Indonesia

Anemonefish
Species?

Olympus c5050
Ikelite strobe
f/8, 1/250

Matt Gieselman

10/22/2005
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Anemone on Kelp, probably

Proliferating Anemone
Epiactis prolifera

Chris Bell

10/22/2005
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Terry Strait

10/22/2005
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

California Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus californicus

Margaret Webb

10/23/2005
Redondo Beach
Artificial Reef Barge

Simnia
Delonovolva aequalis

Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite ds 125 strobes
1 Inon macro lens
f/8, 1/650

** Laying eggs? **

Dan Scanderbeg

10/22/2005
Scripps Canyon

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Canon A95
Canon housing
f/2.8, 1/60

Mike Bartick

10/17/2005
Laguna Beach
Diver's Cove

Brown Gorgonian
Muricea fruticosa

Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Olympus Stylus

Antonio Frias

10/19/2005
Baja California, Mexico
Punta Banda
Campo Kennedy

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus, or
Octopus bimaculoides

Red Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Single Inon 220 strobe
Nikon AF 60mm
f/25, 1/125

Ron Hawkins

10/23/2005
Catalina Island
Little Gibralter

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus 7000
Ikelite Housing
Internal flash

Kevin Lee

10/22/2005
Kevin's Sink

California Spiny Lobster Dinner
Panulirus interruptus

Oly-C5060

Steve Murvine

10/22/2005
Point Loma Kelp
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Molt from a
Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta

Yellow-edged Cadlina
Cadlina luteomarginata

Sony dsc-w7

Kristen Briggs

10/22/2005
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Videographer and

Purple-striped Jelly
Chyrsaora colorata

Canon A95
Canon housing

Previous Weeks:

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)