Photos of the Week #98

March 5, 2007

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Garry McCarthy

3/3/2007
La Jolla Cove

Lake La Jolla

Nikon D70s

Margaret Joppa
(who recently relocated from San Diego to New Zealand!)

2/24/2007
Poor Knights, New Zealand

Ceratosoma amoena

Olympus 4000
Macro setting

Matt Gieselman

3/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Common Squid and egg sacs
Loligo opalescens

Canon 20D
Ikelite DS-125 x 2
Canon EF-S 60mm

Todd Warshaw

3/4/2007
Santa Cruz Island
Gull Island Reserve

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon EOS1D MkII
Subal housing

Austin Derry

3/4/2007
San Clemente Island

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Canon Powershot s80
Canon housing

Mark Pidcoe

3/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Juvenile Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

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

Steve Murvine

3/4/2007
Point Loma

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Spalding's Dorid
Doriopsilla spaldingi

Sony DSC-NX

Rick Ramsey

3/3/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Windward Side
Sea Lion Throne

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Treefish
Sebastes serriceps

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing

Kim Mitchell

3/3/2007
Los Coronados

Sculpin, probably
Artedius sp.

Spiny Brittle Stars
Ophiothrix spiculata

Canon Powershot S410

Mike Bartick

3/3/2007
Point Loma

MacFarland's Chromodorid
Chromodoris macfarlandi

Canon XTi (400D)
Ikelite housing
DS 125 and YS 90 strobes
100mm macro lens

Herb Gruenhagen

3/2/2007
La Jolla Shores

California Sea Lions
Zalophus californianus

Frame grab from video

Dave Rudie

3/1/2007
South San Diego Bay

Spotted Sand Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

"Photo was taken while sport fishing catch and release in south San Diego Bay."

Robert Todd

3/4/2007
Santa Cruz Island
Gull Island Reserve

Lingcode with copepods
Ophiodon elongatus

Olympus C4000
Ikelite Housing
DS-125 Strobe
f/5.6, 1/250, ISO 200

Tracy Clark

3/3/2007
La Jolla Shores

Shrimp
Heptacarpus sp., perhaps
Heptacarpus franciscanus

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Jen Tople

3/3/2007
Los Coronados

Bat Star
Asterina miniata

Spiny Brittle Stars
Ophiothrix spiculata

Olympus C-5060
DS50 Strobe

Chris Wakeham

2/25/2007
Tanzania, Africa
Stonetown, Zanzibar

Dive Boat or Dive Site??
(Be sure to read the print on the side of the boat!)

Canon Digital Rebel XT

Kevin Lee

3/4/2007
Catalina Island
Lulu Cove

Orangethroat Pikeblenny
Chaenopsis alepidota

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Mike Herndon

2/25/2007
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park
Wreck of the SueJac

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus SP350
Sea & Sea YS-15 strobe

Volker Kilian

3/4/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
Train Wheels

Spalding's Dorid
Doriopsilla spaldingi

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Terry Strait

3/3/2007
Los Coronados
North Island
Seaward Side

Spiny Brittle Stars
Ophiothrix spiculata

Olympus C8080WZ
Single DS125 on eTTL
f/8, 1/800, ISO 50

Dan Schooler

3/3/2007
Scripps Canyon
North Branch

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus Stylus 600

Pete Hergesheimer

3/3/2007
La Jolla Shores

California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

Canon Powershot SD700
Flash diffuser

Neal Atkinson

3/4/2007
La Jolla
Boomer Beach

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Cannon PowerShot GS45
Internal Flash

Scott McGee

3/4/2007
Laguna Beach
Heisler Park
Picnic Beach

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Randy Sysol

3/3/2007
Outside Mission Bay Jetty

Sunset with dolphin in foreground

Nikon D80
55 mm
f/5.6, 1/60

Previous Weeks:

February 26, 2007 (POTW #97)

February 19, 2007 (POTW #96)

February 12, 2007 (POTW #95)

February 5, 2007 (POTW #94)

January 29, 2007 (POTW #93)

January 22, 2007 (POTW #92)

January 16, 2007 (POTW #91)

January 8, 2007 (POTW #90)

January 2, 2007 (POTW #89)

December 26, 2006 (POTW #88)

December 18, 2006 (POTW #87)

December 11, 2006 (POTW #86)

December 4, 2006 (POTW #85)

November 27, 2006 (POTW #84)

November 20, 2006 (POTW #83)

November 13, 2006 (POTW #82)

November 6, 2006 (POTW #81)

October 30, 2006 (POTW #80)

October 23, 2006 (POTW #79)

October 16, 2006 (POTW #78)

October 9, 2006 (POTW #77)

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)