Photos of the Week #66

July 24, 2006

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Mike Bartick

7/23/2006
Anacapa Island
Canyons

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite Housing
2 DS125 strobes
15 mm wide angle lens

(Two months to go, folks — stop drooling!)

Dori Dirig

7/23/2006
Dori's Secret Spot

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

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

David Dirig

7/23/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Spanish Shawl laying eggs
Flabellina iodinea

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

Pete Hergesheimer

7/22/2006
La Jolla Shores

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot SD700
Flash Diffuser

Tony Cooper

7/21/2006
Palos Verdes
Old Marineland
Long Point

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon A620

Kevin Lee

7/21/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Red-tipped Dorid
Acanthodoris rhodoceras

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Steve Gardner

7/22/2006
La Jolla Shores

Red-tipped Dorid
Acanthodoris rhodoceras

Olympus 5050z
Two Ikelite Strobes

Brad Kuna

7/23/2006
Catalina Island
Avalon Underwater Park

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash

Margaret Webb

7/22/2006
Catalina Island
Italian Gardens

Giant Kelpfish
Heterostichus rostratus

Southern Sea Palm
Eisenia arborea

Olympus c5050
Two Ikelite DS125 strobes
Inon wide angle lens
f/1.8, 1/400

Steve Briggs

7/22/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon A95
Canon housing

Dan Scanderbeg

7/19/2006
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon A95
Canon housing

Terry Strait

7/22/2006
Point Loma
Pipeline

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Olympus 8080
DS125 and DS50 strobes
f/5.6, 1/60, ISO 50

Scott McGee

7/19/2006
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Phil Robledo

7/22/2006
San Pedro
Olympic II Wreck

Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus nubilus

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C5060
Inon D2000 strobe
f/4.8, 1/250, ISO 100

Antonio Frias

7/19/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Single Inon 220 Strobe
60mm lens

Thomas Cook

7/22/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus C-770

Randy Sysol

7/21/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata

Olympus C-5050Z
Iklelite DS125 Strobe

Rick Anderson

7/20/2006
La Jolla Shores
Cabezon Cruiser

Brown Rockfish
Sebastes auriculatus

Sony 950
Wide angle lens

Todd Warshaw

7/16/2006
Near St. Matthew Island, Alaska

Common Murres
Uria aalge

Canon EOS 1D MkII

Mark Pidcoe

7/17/2006
Mission Bay

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite housing
Ikelite DS-50 strobe

Jim Lyle

7/22/2006
Catalina Island
Italian Gardens

California Phoronid
Phoronopsis californica

Olympus 5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Stacked macro lens adapters
f/8, 1/250 sec

Tracy Clark

7/22/2006
La Jolla Shores

A Synaptid Sea Cucumber
Chiridota sp.

Nikon D70
60mm lens

(it is not attached to the sand)

Robert Todd

7/22/2006
La Jolla Shores
Above Secret Garden

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Olympus C4000
Ikelite Housing
DS-125 Strobe (1/2) power
f/3.5, 1/500, ISO 100

Previous Weeks:

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)