Photos of the Week #80

October 30, 2006

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Steve Gardner

10/28/2006
La Jolla Shores

Diver Kerry Mahoney observes a

Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata

Olympus c5050z
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro

Kyle Kenehan

10/27/2006
San Clemente Island

Wall and kelp

Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Single Ikelite DS125 substrobe

Phil Garner

10/29/2006
Rancho Palos Verdes
Marineland Platform
80'

Three-lined Aeolid
Flabellina trilineata

Tracy Clark

10/28/2006
Offshore San Diego

Sea Butterfly
Carolla calceola

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Margaret Webb

10/29/2006
Santa Monica
Star of Scotland wreck

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite DS125 strobes
Inon WA lens
f/5.6, 1/30, ISO 100

Mike Bartick

10/29/2006
Kona, Hawaii

Divers at a safety stop

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite housing
No strobes
15mm lens

Robert Todd

10/29/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room Canyon

Poacher
Unidentified

Olympus C4000
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe (1/4 power)
f/4.0, 1/500, ISO 100

Volker Kilian

10/28/2006
La Jolla
God's Rock

Porter's Chromodorid
Mexichromis porterae

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Jimmy Yuan

10/27/2006
Scripps Canyon

Rock Scallop
Crassedoma giganteum

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Canon Powershot A620
Canon housing

Frank Ragsac

10/27/2006
Oahu, Hawaii

Basking Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Sony DSC-N2

Jen Tople

10/25/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Richard Anderson

10/28/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Olympus stylus 4.0

Mark Chapman

10/23–26/2006
Bahamas

Shark Shootout 2006
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Caribbean Reef Sharks
Carcharhinus perezi

Nikon D-70
Sea-n-Sea housing
Dual YS-90 strobes
10.5mm fisheye lens and 12–24mm lens

Rick Ramsey

10/29/2006
Point Loma Kelp
Off Hill Street

Baitfish
Unidentified

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing

Scott McGee

10/28/2006
Laguna Beach
Wood's CoveCalifornia Spiny Lobster

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides

Canon Powershot 500
Internal Flash w/ Flash Diffuser

Jim Lyle

10/29/2006
Santa Monica
Star of Scotland wreck

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus c5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Inon WA lens
f/2.8, 1/100, ISO 64

Terry Strait

10/28/2006
Pacific Beach
Artificial Reef 2C

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus 8080wz
Single DS125 strobe
f/4.0, 1/200, ISO50

Randy Sysol

10/29/2006
Los Coronados
Moonlight Cove

Ochre Star
Pisaster ochraceus

Purple Sea Urchins
Red Sea Urchin
California Sea Hare

Olympus C5050z
Single Iklelite DS-125 Strobe
Inon Wide Angle Lens

Barbara Lloyd

10/28/2006
Scripps Canyon

Diver Tina Davis at the safety stop

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
f/2.8, 1/4000, ISO 100

Kevin Lee

10/28/2006
La Jolla Shores

An exposed Terebellid Worm
Unidentified

Olympus C-5060

Previous Weeks:

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)

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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)