Photos of the Week #76
October 2, 2006
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Margaret Webb
9/26/2006 Baja California Sur, Mexico
La Paz
Swanee Reef
Hermit Crab
Unidentified
Olympus c5050
Two DS 125 Ikelite strobes
Two macro lenses
Jim Lyle
9/26/2006
Baja California Sur, Mexico
La Paz
El Bajo
Whale shark
Rhincodon typus
Olympus c5050
PT-015 housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
f,5, 1/250, ISO 64
Laurel Valker
9/18/2006 Baja California Sur, Mexico
Loreto
Isle Coronado
Cortez Angelfish
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Olympus c5050
Tracy Clark
9/30/2006 La Jolla Shores
Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher
Nikon D70
60 mm lens
This juvenile sheephead is slightly younger than the following juvenile sheephead (Antonio Frias).
Antonio Frias
9/28/2006
Baja California, Mexico
La Bufadora
Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher
Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Dual Inon 220 Strobes
105mm lens
This juvenile sheephead is slightly older than the preceding juvenile sheephead (Tracy Clark).
Steve Gardner
9/30/2006
La Jolla Shores
California Scorpionfish
Scorpaena guttata
Olympus 5050z
One Ikelite DS 50 strobe
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro mode
Richard Anderson
10/1/2006
La Jolla Shores
Cabezon Cruiser
Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus
Club-tipped Anemone
Corynactis californica
Sony 950
David Dirig
10/1/2006
Point Loma
Near Pinnacles
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50 substrobe
f/8.0, 1/100, ISO 50
Barbara Lloyd
10/1/2006
Point Loma
Near New Hope Rock
Senoritas
Oxyjulis californica
Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/2.4, 1/60, ISO 50
Virginia Hatter
9/27/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point
Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
$14.95 SNAPSIGHTS camera, housing included
Steve Murvine
9/27/2006
La Jolla Shores
Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
Sony DSC-W7
Dallas Poore
9/30/2006
Mission Bay
Crevice Kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis
Canon 350D
HID Cannon 100
60mm macro lens
Dave Rudie
9/30/2006
La Jolla
South of Casa Cove
15'
California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus
Olympus SP-350
Internal flash
Terry Strait
9/24/2006 La Jolla Shores
Newborn Banded Guitarfish
Zapteryx exasperata
Olympus C4040Z
Kevin Lee
9/28/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis
Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX
Previous Weeks:
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)
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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)