Photos of the Week #70

August 21, 2006

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Tracy Clark

8/19/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Nikon D70
14mm lens

Kevin Lee

8/19/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

How many GSB can you spot in this photo??

Laurel Valker

8/20/2006
Santa Barbara Island

Bat Ray
Myliobatis californica

Olympus C-5050
Internal flash

Kyle Kenehan

8/16/2006
La Jolla Cove

Garibaldi guarding a nest
Hypsypops rubicundus

Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS 125 substrobe
Nikon 18-70mm lens

Photo taken while snorkeling

Dave McNair

8/19/2006
San Clemente Island
Windowpane

Mixed baitfish school, these may be
Jack Mackerel
Trachurus symmetricus

Nikon CoolPix 4100
No strobe

Mike Johnson

8/19/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Note the half-raised foredorsal fin

Jim Lyle

8/18/2006
Cozumel, Mexico

Splendid Toadfish
Sanopus splendidus

Olympus C5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
f/4, 1/250, ISO 64

Steve Murvine

8/20/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Sony DSC-w7

Terry Strait

8/20/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Sheep Crab
Loxorhynchus grandis

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

Olympus C4040Z

Margaret Webb

8/16/2006
Oil Rig Grace

Probably a female Sharpnose Crab
Scyra acutifrons

Metridium
Metridium senile

Olympus C5050
Two Ikelite ds 125 strobes
f/8, 1/250

Mark Pidcoe

8/17/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS50 Strobes

Steve Gardner

8/20/2006
La Jolla Shores

Gould's Bubble Snails
Bulla gouldiana

Olympus C5050z
One Ikelite DS 50 Strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro

Robert Johnson

8/20/2006
La Jolla Cove

Juvenile Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus 5050
Internal flash

Dan Zoglio

8/17/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall

Barred Sand Bass
Paralabrax nebulifer

Olympus Stylus 410
Internal Flash

Martha Edge

8/19/2006
Oil Rig Eureka

Female California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Scallops
Crassedoma giganteum

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C5050
Olympus housing
Interal strobe

Peter McGuinness

8/20/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room
30'

Clam siphon, perhaps from
Tresus sp.

Barnacle
Unidentified

Canon A75
Internal strobe

Brad Kuna

8/18/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash

Phil Gardner

8/17/2006
Rancho Palos Verdes
Marineland

Serpulid Worm
Serpula columbiana

Fujifilm E900

Scott McGee

8/19/2006
Oceanside
Buccaneer's Park

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Canon Powershot A95
Internal Flash w/ Flash Diffuser

Steve Briggs

8/17/2006
Cairns, Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Saxon Reef

Napolean Wrasse
Cheilinus undulates

The diver in the back is Kris

Canon A95
Canon housing

Donna Ramsey

8/18/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/ Flash

David Dirig

8/19/2006
Los Coronados

Island Kelpfish
Alloclinus holderi

Red Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

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

Dori Dirig

8/19/2006
Los Coronados
Lobster Shack

Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe
f/5.6, 1/100, ISO 50

Thomas Cook

8/19/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Olympus C-770
Olympus Housing

Phil Robledo

8/19/2006
Los Coronados

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olmpus C-5060
Inon D2000 strobe
f/4.8, 1/250, ISO100

Barbara Lloyd

8/18/2006
La Jolla Shores
South of the Main Wall

Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
Wide Angle lens
Macro mode

Stan House

8/19/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

2-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above

Sony TR950

Previous Weeks:

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)