Photos of the Week #68

August 7, 2006

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Jim Lyle

8/6/2006
Cozumel, Mexico

Squirrelfish
Holocentrus adscensioni

Olympus c5050
Dual Ikelite ds-125 strobes
f/4, 1/250

Rick Ramsey

8/4/2006
La Jolla
God's Rock

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing

Kevin Lee

8/5/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Proliferating Anemones
Epiactis prolifera

on Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Steve Murvine

8/5/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

The Limbaughs' Cadlina
Cadlina limbaughorum

Brown Cup Coral
Paracyathus stearnsi

Sony DSC-w7

Margaret Webb

8/6/2006
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Yellow Crab
Cancer anthonyi

Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite 125 strobes
no add on lenses
f/5, 1/125

David Dirig

8/6/2006
Point Loma

Pink Abalone
Haliotis corrugata

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO50

Dan Scanderbeg

8/6/2006
La Jolla Shores

Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps

Canon A95
Canon housing

Terry Strait

8/5/2006
Point Loma

Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae

Olympus C8080wz
DS125 and DS50 strobe
f/8, 1/800, ISO 50

Richard Girouard

8/5/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Calico Rockfish
Sebastes dalli

Nikon D200
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS-125 strobe

Jimmy Yuan

8/5/2006
Baja California, Mexico
Punta Banda

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Canon Powershot G3

Scott McGee

8/5/2006
La Jolla Cove

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Thomas Cook

8/5/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Bubbles

Olympus C-770

Peter McGuinness

7/29/2006
Florida Keys
Wreck of the Spiegel Grove

Vase Sponge
Unidentified

Sponge Brittlestar
Unidentified

Yellowline Arrow Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis

Canon a75
Internal strobe

Todd Warshaw

8/3/2006
Near Unalaska, Alaska

Sheerwaters
Family Procellariidae

Canon EOS 1D MkII

Tracy Clark

8/5/2006
La Jolla Shores

Halibut, perhaps
California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Dori Dirig

8/6/2006
Point Loma
Near Three Fingers

Octopus
Octopus

...and parts of a crab meal

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO50

Mark Pidcoe

8/5/2006
La Jolla Shores

Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Dual Ikelite DS-50's

Brad Kuna

7/28/2006
Nassau, Bahamas
Hollywood Bowl

Smooth Trunkfish
Lactophrys triqueter

Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash

Previous Weeks:

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)