Photos of the Week #77

October 9, 2006

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Steve Gardner

10/7/2006
La Jolla Shores

A Larvacean
Bathochoraeus sp.

Olympus c5050z
Ikelite Housing
One Ikelite DS 50 strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro

Matt Gieselman

10/8/2006
La Jolla Shores

Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata

Canon 20D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
EF-S 18-55mm

David Dirig

10/7/2006
Point Loma Kelp

Smoothhead Sculpin
Artedius lateralis

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 substrobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO 50

Rick Ramsey

10/7/2006
Point Loma
South of Three Fingers

Copper Rockfish
Sebastes caurinus

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Internal Flash

Jim Lyle

10/8/2006
Redondo Beach
Wreck of the Palawan

Margaret Webb photographing a

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus c5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Inon WA lens
f/1.8, 1/40

Mark Pidcoe

10/7/2006
La Jolla Cove

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite DS-50 w/ manual EV Controller

Herb Gruenhagen

10/8/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Greg Morris photographing a

Brown Rockfish
Sebastes auriculatus

Frame grab from Sony VX1000

Sharon Seto Wong

10/1/2006
Papua New Guinea
Witu Island
The Crater

Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus

Canon SD700IS
Canon UW Housing
Ikelite DS-50 Strobe

Dan Zoglio

10/7/2006
La Jolla Cove

Male California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus Stylis 410

Tracy Clark

10/7/2006
Point Loma

Red Abalone
Haliotis rufescens

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Margaret Webb

10/8/2006
Palos Verdes
Buchannan's Reef

Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Olympus c5050
2 ds125 Ikelite strobes
Inon W/A lens
f/ 3.2, 1/100

Terry Strait

10/7/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus 8080
DS125 and DS50 strobe

Jen Tople

10/6/2006
La Jolla Shores
South Wall

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Olympus C-5050
PT-015 housing
YS-90DX strobe

Dallas Poore

10/8/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Canon 350D
HID Light Cannon 100
Ikelite DS-125 TTL mode
60mm lens

Dave Rudie

10/8/2006
Point Loma
South of the Sewage Plant

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Steve Briggs

10/8/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Red Abalone
Haliotis rufescens

Canon A95
Canon housing

Antonio Frias

10/4/2006
Baja California, Mexico
Ensenada
Campo Packard

Baba's Festive Aeolid
Babakina festiva

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Dual Inon 220 Strobes
60mm lens

Roger Bly

9/23/2006
La Jolla Cove

Photographer Marc Otto and

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

40-second video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Sony A1U

Previous Weeks:

October 2, 2006 (POTW #76)

September 25, 2006 (POTW #75)

September 18, 2006 (POTW #74)

September 11, 2006 (POTW #73)

September 5, 2006 (POTW #72)

August 28, 2006 (POTW #71)

August 21, 2006 (POTW #70)

August 14, 2006 (POTW #69)

August 7, 2006 (POTW #68)

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)

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)