Photos of the Week #89

January 2, 2007

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Dori Dirig

12/30/2006
Santa Cruz Island

Octopus inks a diver
Octopus sp.

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
Dual DS50 substrobes (TTL)

Brad Kuna

12/30/2006
Monterey

Blue-ring Top Snail
Calliostoma annulatum

Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash

Bob Bayer

12/30/2006
Mission Bay
Dana Landing

James Bond Pickup Truck?

...or...

Forward is the OTHER gear...

David Dirig

12/31/2006
Santa Cruz Island

Two Crevice Kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
Dual DS50 substrobes (TTL)

Margaret Webb

12/30/2006
Palos Verdes
Buchannan's Reef

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Olympus c5050
Two DS 125 strobes
Inon wide angle lens

Jim Lyle

12/30/2006
Palos Verdes
Buchannan's Reef

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus E-330
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Sigma 105mm
f/16, 1/160, ISO 200

Steve Gardner

12/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

C-O Sole
Pleuronichthys coenosus

Olympus 5050Z
Two strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro mode

Jen Tople

12/29/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis

Olympus C-5050
Ikelite DS-50 Strobe

Mike Bartick

12/26/2006
Redondo Beach
Vets Park

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon Digital Rebel XT
2 DS 125 strobes
100mm macro lens

Steve Murvine

12/26/2006
La Jolla Shores
South of the boat launch

Horn Shark egg casing
Heterodontus francisci

Sony DSC-N2

Sharon Seto Wong

12/27/2006
Monterey
Monterey Bay Aquarium

Juvenile Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Canon SD700IS
No flash

Terry Strait

12/30/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C4040Z

Richard Anderson

12/30/2006
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Sony Cybershot DSC-W100
Ikelite housing
Internal flash.

Laurel Valker

12/30/2006
Catalina Island
Ironbound Cove

Norris' Top Snail
Norrisia norrisi

Olymus C-5050
Internal Flash

Herb Gruenhagen

12/31/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Patrick Gower recording a fish count for REEF.org on yellow slate

Framegrab from DV video

Dan Scanderbeg

12/29/2006
Kauai, Hawaii
Happy Talk

Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas

Canon A95
Canon housing

Kevin Lee

12/26/2006
Redondo Beach

Brittle Star
Unidentified
(Probably Family Amphiuridae)

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Tracy Clark

12/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Mya Breitbart

12/27/2006
Crystal River, Florida

West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus

Joe Fox

12/25/2006
Torrey Pines State Beach

Sunset

Stan House

12/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides

1-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Sony TR950

Previous Weeks:

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)