Photos of the Week #69

August 14, 2006

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Steve Murvine

8/13/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Sony DSC-w7

Jeff Polton

8/12/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon S1 IS
Canon housing
No flash
f/4.5, 1/80

NOTE that Steve and Jeff took photos of the exact same fish, one day apart.

Margaret Webb

8/13/2006
Palos Verdes
Buchannan's Reef

Three-lined Aeolid
Flabellina trilineata

Olympus c5050
Dual Ikelite ds 125 strobes
One macro lens
f/8, 1/250

Thomas Cook

8/13/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus C-770
Olympus housing

Donna Ramsey

8/11/2006
Point Loma
North/South Reef

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing

Herb Gruenhagen

8/6/2006
La Jolla Shores

California Lizardfish
Synodus lucioceps

Nikon N8008s
Tussey Housing
Film: E100VS

Robert Johnson

8/13/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Giant Acorn Barnacles
Balanus nubilus

Club-tipped Anemone
Corynactis californica

Yellow Sponge
Unidentified

Olympus 5050
Internal flash

Antonio Frias

8/9/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora

Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Single Inon 220 Strobe
60mm lens

Jimmy Yuan

8/13/2006
Point Loma

C-O Sole
Pleuronichthys coenosus

Canon Powershot A620
Canon WP-DC90 housing

Rick Ramsey

8/13/2006
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Roughback Sculpin
Chitonotus pugetensis

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/Flash

Garry McCarthy

8/13/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Gould's Bubble Snail
Bulla gouldiana

Canon SD550
Canon housing
Internal strobe

Steve Gardner

8/13/2006
La Jolla Shores

Southern Kelp Crab
Taliepus nuttalli

Olympus C5050z
Two Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro

Jen Tople

8/12/2006
La Jolla Shores
Above Secret Garden

Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Olympus C5050Z
Sea & Sea YS90DX strobe
f/8, 1/125, ISO 64

David Dirig

8/13/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon

Brown Rockfish
Sebastes auriculatus

Metridium, probably
Metridium senile

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

Rick Anderson

8/8/2006
La Jolla Shores
30'

Target Shrimp
Sicyonia penicillata

Kevin Lee

8/11/2006
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove

Scaled Worms
Serpulorbis squamigerus

White Sponge
Unidentified

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

Dori Dirig

8/13/2006
Point Loma

Yellow-edged Cadlina
Cadlina luteomarginata

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

Mike Bartick

8/7/2006
Fiji
Joe's Reef, Beqa Lagoon

Lionfish
Pterois sp.

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite Housing
2 ys 125 strobes
60mm macro lens

Scott McGee

8/13/2006
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser

Dallas Poore

8/10/2006
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas
Middle Wall

Agassiz's Chromodorid
Hypselodoris agassizii

Redhead Goby
Elacatinus puncticulatus

Canon 350D
Ikelite DS-125 strobe
60mm lens

Dan Scanderbeg

8/14/2006
Scripps Pier

Swimming Crab
Portunus xantusii

Canon A95
Canon housing

Barbara Lloyd

8/13/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
NOSC Tower

NOSC Tower Structure

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
Wide Angle

Tracy Clark

8/11/2006
La Jolla Shores

Hornyhead Tubot
Pleuronichthys verticalis

Leech
Unidentified

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Previous Weeks:

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)

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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)