Photos of the Week #43

February 13, 2006

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Tom Byrnes

2/11/2006
Largo, Florida
Botanical Gardens
Wedding Garden

Divebums list member Paul Carroll and his new bride, Florida diver Nita

Olympus SP-350

Margaret Webb

2/12/2006
Redondo Beach
Artificial Fishing Reef

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite ds125 strobes

Tracy Clark

2/11/2006
Mission Bay

A Solitary Phoronid Worm
Phoronopsis californicus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Peter McGuinness

2/12/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon
90'

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Many stalks of Metridia
Metridium sp.

Canon a75
Internal strobe

Rick Ramsey

2/12/2006
La Jolla Shores

Horned Aeolids
Hermissenda crassicornis

on Squid Egg Sacs
Loligo opalescens

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/Flash

John Butler

2/10/2006
San Diego
Depth of 1,516 feet

Orange Sea Pen
Probably Anthoptilum sp.

Probably Spiny Brittle Star
Ophiothrix spiculata

Nikon E995
Mounted on an ROV

Scott Gietler

2/7/2006
Malibu
Point Dume Pinnacles
44'

Olive Rockfish
Sebastes serranoides

Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Fuji F10
Internal flash

David LaLonde

2/11/2006
Catalina Island

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Olympus C8080
Olympus Fl-20 flash

Bob Wilson

2/8/2006
Key Largo, Florida
Benwood Wreck

Blue Tang
(aka Blue Tang Surgeonfish)
Acanthurus coeruleus

Olympus C750

Renee Gallo

2/12/2006
Catalina Island
East of Indian Rock

Purple-striped Jelly
Chryaora colorata

Olympus C5060

Steve Briggs

2/11/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Horned Aeolids
Hermissenda crassicornis

Canon A95
Canon housing

Terry Strait

2/6/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus C8080

Steve Murvine

2/11/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Sony dsc-w7

Mike Bartick

2/11/2006
Anacapa Island

White-spotted Dorids
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite housing
60mm macro
TTL-3 lighting

Kevin Lee

2/12/2006
Catalina Island
Isthmus Reef

Serpulid Worm, perhaps
Spirobranchus spinosus

Olympus C-5060
90DX Srobe

Previous Weeks:

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)