Photos of the Week #124

September 4, 2007

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Mick McMurray
First submission to POTW!

9/1/2007
La Jolla Cove

Sevengill Shark
Notorynchus cepedianus

Nikon D70

"I was shooting a group of GSB up in the kelp when they suddenly bolted. I looked down & saw this guy swimming straight at me."

Mark Davis
First submission to POTW!

9/1/2007
Catalina Island
Ship Rock

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Plus many zoanthids and a bluebanded goby.

Nikon Coolpix L4

David Anderson
First submission to POTW!

8/31/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack

Porter's Chromodorid
Mexichromis porterae

Light-bulb Tunicates
Clavelina huntsmani

Nikon D80
DS125 Strobe
Sigma 18-70mm lens at 70mm
f/20, 1/125

Terry Strait

9/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Lion Nudibranchs
Melibe leonina

Olympus 8080wz
Ikelite DS125 strobe on TTL
f/2.4, 1/40

Steve Gardner

9/3/2007
La Jolla Shores

Red Rock Crab
Cancer productus

captures an octopus
Octopus sp.

Olympus C5050Z
Olympus PT 015 Housing
Onboard Flash

Bart Gault

9/1/2007
Malaga, Spain

An octopus
Unidentified

Olympus 770SW

(Anyone know what kind of octopuses there are off Malaga, Spain?)

David Dirg

8/31/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

A very large Lewis' Moon Snail
Polinices lewisii

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50/DS125 (TTL) strobes

Dori Dirig

9/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Polyclad Flatworm
Pseudoceros luteus

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 (TTL) strobe

Robert Todd

9/1/2007
La Jolla
Murray Head
165 feet

Azine's Dorid
Dendrodoris azineae

Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS-125 on TTL
Sigma 17-70mm at 36mm
f/9, 1/60, ISO 200

This may be the first underwater photo of this nudibranch, named after George Spalding's daughter, Azine.

Martha Edge

9/3/2007
La Jolla Cove

Diver Lindy Yow and a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus C5050
Olympus PT housing
Inon Strobe

Kevin Lee

9/2/2007
La Jolla Shores

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Steve Murvine

9/3/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

A hermit crab, perhaps

Furry Hermit
Paguristes ulreyi

Canon SD-750

Rob Johnson

9/1/2007
Baja California, Mexico
Bahia de los Angeles

Balloonfish
Diodon holocanthus

Olympus c5050z

Mike Bartick

9/2/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Canon 400D
60mm lens

Rick Ramsey

9/2/2007
La Jolla Shores
North of Main Point

Hornyhead Turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro with flash

Laura Coburn

9/1/2007
La Jolla Shores

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon SD700IS
Canon housing

Herb Gruenhagen

8/30/2007
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Nikon 8008s
Tussey housing
20mm lens
Film: E100VS

Neal Atkinson

9/1/2007
La Jolla Cove
Rock Pile

Diver Anneke Raney and a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon PowerShot S45

Vollie Williams

9/3/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room Canyon
85 feet

Hemphill's Kelp Crab
Podochela hemphilli

Olympus SP350
Single Reefmaster strobe

Thomas Cook

9/1/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

Three rEvo rebreather divers:
Tyler Stalter, Paul Kim,
and Rob Herman

Olympus C-770
Olympus housing

Dan Schooler

9/3/2007
Long Beach
Oil Rig Eureka

Diver on the oil rig

Olympus Stylus 600

Margaret Webb

9/3/2007
Redondo Beach
Breakwall

Black Dorid
Polycera atra

Olympus E-330
Two DS 125 strobes
50mm lens
f/13, 1/100

Jim Lyle

9/3/2007
Redondo Beach
Breakwall

Scaled Worm Snail
Serpulorbis squamigerus

Olympus E-330
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens at 54mm
f/5, 1/100, ISO 200

Dave McNair

9/3/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Diver Stetson Galloway sitting on the toilet behind the bridge

Canon A710is
Internal flash

Kim Mitchell

9/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Lion Nudibranch
Melibe leonina

Canon Powershot S410

Dave Rudie

9/3/2007
Point Loma
New Hope Rock
Arch

Diver Cindy Lipthay about to scooter through the Arch

Olympus SP-320

Roger Uzun

8/23-8/27/2007
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo Pulmo

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Sony HDR-HC7 Camcorder
Natural light and 2x100W Pro Watt Scuba Halogen lights

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Previous Weeks:

August 27, 2007 (POTW #123)

August 20, 2007 (POTW #122)

August 13, 2007 (POTW #121)

August 6, 2007 (POTW #120)

July 30, 2007 (POTW #119)

July 23, 2007 (POTW #118)

July 16, 2007 (POTW #117)

July 9, 2007 (POTW #116)

July 2, 2007 (POTW #115)

June 25, 2007 (POTW #114)

June 18, 2007 (POTW #113)

June 11, 2007 (POTW #112)

June 4, 2007 (POTW #111)

May 29, 2007 (POTW #110)

May 21, 2007 (POTW #109)

May 14, 2007 (POTW #108)

May 7, 2007 (POTW #107)

April 30, 2007 (POTW #106)

April 23, 2007 (POTW #105)

April 16, 2007 (POTW #104)

April 9, 2007 (POTW #103)

April 2, 2007 (POTW #102)

March 26, 2007 (POTW #101)

March 19, 2007 (POTW #100)

March 12, 2007 (POTW #99)

March 5, 2007 (POTW #98)

February 26, 2007 (POTW #97)

February 19, 2007 (POTW #96)

February 12, 2007 (POTW #95)

February 5, 2007 (POTW #94)

January 29, 2007 (POTW #93)

January 22, 2007 (POTW #92)

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)

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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)