Photos of the Week #54

May 1, 2006

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Kevin Lee

4/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Worm tube
Praxillura maculata

White Sea Urchin
Lytechinus anamesus

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

The windmill-looking structure is a worm tube (the worm itself is not visible). A mucus net is strung among the "spokes", which is used to catch food particles drifting by.

Robert Todd

4/29/2006
La Jolla Shores
Cabezon Cruiser
135'

The Cabezon Cruiser at the Shores, with Lisa Munger in the background.

Olympus C-4000
Ikelite Housing
Inon UWL-100 Wide Angle
Natural Light

Phil Garner

4/30/2006
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Marineland

Nudibranch eggs, probably from
Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

on a Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Digimax V5

John Butler

4/21/2006
Offshore San Diego
1,339 feet

Pom Pom Anemones
Liponema brevicornis

Insite Scorpio camera (Nikon E995)
mounted on a Phantom ROV

Terry Strait

4/30/2006
La Jolla Shores
In the draw above Secret Garden

Branched Dendronotus
Dendronotus frondosus

Olympus 8080wz
Ikelite Housing
DS125 and DS50 Strobes
Supermacro mode
f/8, 1/250, ISO 50

Margaret Webb

4/29/2006
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Old Marineland

Diomedes' Tritonid
Tritonia diomedea

Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite ds 125 strobes

Jim Metzger

4/25/2006
La Jolla Kelp

Harbor Seal pup
Phoca vitulina

Sealife Reefmaster DC500
SL90D strobe

Tracy Clark

4/29/2006
La Jolla Shores

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Richard Girouard

4/29/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

White Dendronotus
Dendronotus albus

Canon SD500
Canon housing
Internal strobe

Steve Murvine

4/29/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Proliferating Anemone
Epiactis prolifera

Sony DSC-w7

Erik Qua

4/25/2006
La Jolla Shores

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

SeaNSea DX8000
YS90 Strobe

Mike Bartick

5/1/2006
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Mushroom Sidegill
Tylodina fungina

Canon Digital Rebel XT
DS 125 strobe
60 mm macro

Jim Lyle

4/29/2006
Palos Verdes Peninsula
Old Marineland

Rainbow Dendronotus and eggs
Dendronotus iris

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Olympus c5050
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
f/6.3, 1/250, ISO 64

Previous Weeks:

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)

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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)