Photos of the Week #65

July 17, 2006

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Tracy Clark

7/14/2006
San Diego

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Aaron Simmons

7/12/2006
Laguna Beach
Deadman's Reef

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Canon A70

Mike Bartick

7/14/2006
Anacapa Island

Lavender Sculpin
Leiocottus hirundo

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite Housing
60mm macro lens
1 YS125 strobe

Sue Griffith

7/16/2006
La Jolla Shores

Spotted Dorid
Triopha maculata

Nikon Coolpix 5400
Epoque housing and strobes

Matt Gieselman

7/16/2006
La Jolla Shores

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Canon 20D
Ikelite housing
Single DS-125

Antonio Frias

7/12/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Serpulid Worm
Unidentified

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Single Inon 220 Strobe
60mm lens

Dori Dirig

7/16/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Juvenile Calico Rockfish
Sebastes dalli

Wart-neck Piddock
Chaceia ovoidea

White Sea Urchin
Lytechinus anamesus

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

Roger Carlson

7/14/2006
San Clemente Island

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus 5050
Inon wide angle lens
Ambient light

Garry McCarthy

7/10/2006
Offshore Baja California, Mexico

Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis

Nikon D70

Todd Warshaw

7/11/2006
St. Paul Island, Alaska

Northern Fur Seal
Callorhinus ursinus

Canon EOS 1D MkII

Rick Anderson

7/13/2006
La Jolla Shores
30'

California Tonguefish
Symphurus atricauda

Sony 950

Steve Briggs

7/16/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Smoothhead Sculpin
Artedius lateralis

Canon A95
Canon housing

Jim Lyle

7/16/2006
Redondo Beach
Artificial Fishing Reef
The Barge

Simnia
Delanovolva aequalis

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Olypus c5050
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
stacked macro lens adapters

Margaret Webb

7/16/2006
Redondo Beach
Artificial Fishing Reef
The Barge

White-spotted Dorid
Aegires albopunctatus

Olympus c5050
2 Ikelite ds 125 strobes
1 Inon macro lens
f/8, 1/650

Scott Webb

7/17/2006
Cabrillo Boat Launch
Photo taken from the surface

Santa Barbara Janolus
Janolus barbarensis

Olympus c5050

Robert Todd

7/16/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Olympus C-4000
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe 1/2 power
f/5, 1/500, ISO 100

Steve Gardner

7/16/2006
La Jolla Shores

White-spotted Dorid and eggs
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Olympus C5050Z
Two strobes

Mark Pidcoe

7/13/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Metridium
Metridium senile

Parchment Tube Worm tubes
Chaetopterus variopedatus

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS-50 Strobe

Dan Zoglio

7/13/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Olympus Stylus 410

Rick Ramsey

7/14/2006
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch

Rockpool Blenny
Hypsoblennius gilberti

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/ Flash

Barbara Lloyd

7/16/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
El Rey

Spanish Shawl and eggs
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/3.2, 1/80, ISO 100
Super Macro

Steve Murvine

7/16/2006
Point Loma

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Sony DSC-W7

Terry Strait

7/14/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Armed Box Crabs, probably mating
Mursia guadichaudii

Olympus C8080WZ

Randy Sysol

7/16/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
El Rey

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C-5050
Ikelite DS-125 strobe

Kevin Lee

7/12/2006
Laguna Beach
Shaw's Cove

Juvenile Sea Star,
Probaby a Short-spined Sea Star
Pisaster brevispinus

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Previous Weeks:

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)