Photos of the Week #53

April 24, 2006

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Phil Robledo

4/22/2006
Catalina Island
Indian Rock

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Olympus C5060WZ
PT020 housing
Inon D2000 strobe
Inon UCL 165M67 macro lens
f/4.8, 1/40, ISO 80

Antonio Frias

4/19/2006
Los Coronados
North Island
North Point Arch

Sculpin, perhaps

Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Terry Strait

4/23/2006
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

Yellow Zoanthids
Epizoanthus scotinus

Olympus 8080
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS125 strobe
Ikelite DS50 substrobe
Super-macro mode
f/8, 1/800

Roger Carlson

4/22/2006
Netherlands
Oosterschelde

Lumpfish
Cyclopterus lumpus

Olympus C5050Z

Rob Johnson

4/23/2006
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden
105'

Female Mantis Shrimp
Hemisquilla californiensis

Canon SD 110
Internal flash

Rick Ramsey

4/21/2006
La Jolla
Bird Rock

Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/Flash

Mike Bartick

4/23/2006
Catalina Island

Two California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite housing

Jim Lyle

4/23/2006
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Buchannan's Reef

Monterey Dorid laying eggs
Doris montereyensis

Olympus c5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
f/8.0, 1/250, ISO 64

Richard Girouard

4/19/2006
La Jolla Shores

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Canon SD500
Canon housing
Internal strobe

Tracy Clark

4/21/2006
La Jolla Shores

Western Fat Nassa laying eggs
Nassarius perpinguis

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Margaret Webb

4/23/2006
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Buchannan's Reef

Festive Tritonid
Tritonia festiva

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Olympus C5050
Olympus PT-015 housing
2 Ikelite DS 125 strobes
one Inon macro lens
f/8, 1/400

Richard Anderson

4/22/2006
La Jolla Shores
Below the Cabezon Cruiser
169'

Purple-striped Jelly
Chrysaora colorata

Sony TRV950
Wide angle lens

Barbara Lloyd

4/23/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus nubilus

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/3.2, 1/250, ISO 50
Macro (23.4mm)

Phil Garner

4/23/2006
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Marineland

Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Digimax V5 / Kenox V5

Erik Qua

4/19/2006
La Jolla Shores

Blackeye Goby
Coryphopterus nicholsi

Dan Zoglio

4/21/2006
La Jolla Shores

A very small Octopus
Octopus sp.

Pixtreme Digital
Internal flash w/Defuser

Steve Briggs

4/24/2006
La Jolla Shores

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Proliferating Anemone
and attached juvenile
Epiactis prolifera

Canon A95
Canon housing

Jim Metzger

4/21/2006
Point Loma Kelp

Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis

Corraline Algae, perhaps
Calliarthron sp.

Sealife DC500
SL90D strobe.

Dave McNair

4/23/2006
Between San Clemente Island and San Diego

Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis

Nikon CoolPix 4100
No flash

Scott Gietler

4/17/2006
Thailand
Similan Islands

White-mouth Moray
Gymnothorax meleagris

Fuji F10
Internal flash

Previous Weeks:

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)