Photos of the Week #67

July 31, 2006

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Kyle Kenehan

7/29/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Photo taken while snorkeling

Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Single Ikelite DS125 substrobe

Jen Tople

7/25/2006
Maui, Hawaii
Black Rock

Commerson's Frogfish
Antennarius commerson

Olympus C5050Z
Sea & Sea YS90DX
f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 64

Mark Pidcoe

7/25/2006
La Jolla Shores

Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS-50 w/ manual controller

Terry Strait

7/30/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Feather Duster Worm
Unidentified

Olympus C8080wz
DS125 at 1/4 power

David Dirig

7/29/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Gould's Bubble Snails
Bulla gouldiana

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

Scott McGee

7/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Roger Carlson

7/29/2006
Los Angeles
Hyperion Treatment Plant
Effluent pipe

Olympus 5050
Inon wide angle lens

Tracy Clark

7/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Lamellaria diegoensis

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Dallas Poore

7/29/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Salema
Xenistius californiensis

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite DS-125 strobe & HID Light Canon 100
20mm wide angle lens

Steve Murvine

7/26/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

on its food source,
A Stick Hydroid
Eudendrium sp.

Sony DSC-w7

Kevin Lee

7/27/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sand Dollars
Dendraster excentricus

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Steve Gardner

7/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Olympus C5050Z
Two Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro

Barbara Lloyd

7/29/2006
Misison Beach
Wreck Alley
El Rey

Pacific Electric Ray
Torpedo californica

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting

Dan Zoglio

7/29/2006
Marine Room

Walleye Surfperch
Hyperprosopon argenteum

Surf Grass
Phyllospadix sp.

Olympus Stylis 410
Internal Flash

Chris Bell

7/22/2006
San Pedro
Olympic II Wreck

Sculpin, perhaps
Smoothhead Sculpin
Artedius lateralis

Nikon Coolpix 990
Ikelite housing
Dual strobes

Mike Bartick

7/27/2006
Santa Cruz Island
Potato Rock Pinnacles

Black Dorid
Polycera atra

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite Housing
60mm macro lens
2 DS 125 strobes
woodies dioptre

Kelsey McCarthy

7/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

Canon SD550
Canon Housing
Internal flash

Dan Scanderbeg

7/29/2006
La Jolla Shores

Fried Egg Jellyfish
Phacellophora camtschatica

Canon A95
Canon housing

Rick Anderson

7/27/2006
La Jolla Shores
Cabezon Cruiser

Spotted Cusk Eel
Chilara taylori

Sony 950

Richard Girouard

7/29/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

MacFarland's Chromodorid
Chromodoris macfarlandi

Canon SD-500

Garry McCarthy

7/30/2006
La Jolla Shores

Nudibranch Eggs
Unidentified

Canon SD550
Canon Housing
Internal flash

Donna Ramsey

7/29/2006
La Jolla Shores

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/ flash

Thomas Cook

7/29/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or
Octopus bimaculoides

Olympus 770

Dori Dirig

7/29/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi

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

Steve Briggs

7/29/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
El Rey

Rainbow Surfperch
Hypsurus caryi

Canon A95
Canon housing

Previous Weeks:

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)

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)