Photos of the Week #92

January 22, 2007

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Steve Nau

1/21/2007
La Jolla Cove
Inside the Reserve
30'

Gray Whale
Eschrichtius robustus

Olympus C-50
Internal flash

Dave Rudie

1/21/2007
La Jolla Cove
35'

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Rock Wrasse
Halichoeres semicinctus

and an Uni Goop bag
(full of sea urchin guts)

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Steve Murvine

1/21/2007
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Hanging on to a breakfast clam
Unidentified

Sony DSC-N2
Internal Flash
Macro mode

Mark Pidcoe

1/20/2007
La Jolla Cove
35'

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Halfmoon
Medialuna californiensis

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS-50 w/ Manual EV Controller

Todd Warshaw

1/21/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Metridium on the props
Metridium farcimen

Canon 1d MarkII
Subal housing

Phil Garner

1/21/2007
Rancho Palos Verdes
Marineland

Hopkin's Rose
Okenia rosacea

Fuji FinePix E900

Scott Gietler

1/20/2007
Malibu

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Fuji F10
Ambient light

Terry Strait

1/20/2007
Point Loma Kelp

Possibly a
Blackeyed Hermit
Pagurus armatus

Olympus C8080WZ
DS125 strobe
f/8, 1/800, ISO 50

Tracy Clark

1/20/2007
La Jolla Shores

Mating Painted Greenlings
Oxylebius pictus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Volker Kilian

1/21/2007
Scripps Canyon

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Olympus C-700
nternal flash

Dean Uyeda

1/20/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Nikon D70s

Kevin Lee

1/20/2007
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay
Deadman's Reef

California Cone
Conus californicus

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Dori Dirig

1/21/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Speckled Sanddab
Citharichthys stigmaeus

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
Single DS50 strobe (TTL)

David Dirig

1/21/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
Single DS50 Strobe (TTL)

Tom Byrnes

1/10/2007
Guanica, Puerto Rico
Copa Marina Resort
South Wall

Green Moray
Gymnothorax funebris

Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum

Coonstripe Shrimp
Unidentified

Olympus SP-350
PT-030 Housing
Internal strobe

Stephanie Truhlar

1/16/2007
Maui
"85"

Turkeyfish
Pterois sphex

Canon A520

Jimmy Yuan

1/21/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Canon Powershot A620
Canon housing
Internal flash with diffuser

Mike Bartick

1/20/2007
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Night Dive

Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina

Canon XTi
Two DS125 strobes
60mm macro lens

Jen Tople

1/21/2007
Point Loma

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Previous Weeks:

January 16, 2007 (POTW #91)

January 8, 2007 (POTW #90)

January 2, 2007 (POTW #89)

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)