Photos of the Week #78

October 16, 2006

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Peter Brueggeman

10/16/2006
British Columbia, Canada
Adams River

Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka

Olympus 8080
Ikelite Housing

Antonio Frias

10/12/2006
Catalina Island
Casino Point Underwater Park

Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Single Inon 220 Strobe
105mm lens with +2 Diopter

Herb Gruenhagen

9/8/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Leopard Shark
Triakis semifasciata

N8008s Camera
20mm lens
Film: Provia 400ASA

Dave Rudie

10/14/2006
La Jolla Cove
30'

Soupfin Shark
Galeorhinus galeus

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Jen Tople

10/15/2006
Point Loma

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

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

Mike Herndon

10/15/2006
Laguna Beach
Crescent Bay

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

Red Rock Shrimp
Lysmata californica

Olympus SP-350
Internal flash

Tracy Clark

10/13/2006
La Jolla Shores

California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus

Leech
Unidentified

Nikon D70
60mm lens

Kevin Lee

10/15/2006
La Jolla Shores

White-spotted Dorid laying eggs
Doriopsilla albopunctata

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX

Stephanie Truhlar

10/13/2006
Santa Barbara Island

Green Anemone
Anthopleura sola

Canon Powershot A530
Internal flash plus diffuser

Steve Briggs

10/15/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon A95
Canon housing

Mark Chapman

10/15/2006
Catalina Island
Black Rock

Norris's Top Snail
Norrisia norrisi

with California Barnacles
Megabalanus californicus

on Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon D-70
60 mm lens
f/16, 1/100

Donna Shelley

10/11/2006
Roatan, Honduras
Connie's Dream

Long-snout Seahorse
Hippocampus reidi

Olympus C-5050Z
Internal Flash

Richard Anderson

10/15/2006
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Olympus Stylus

Pete Hergesheimer

10/8/2006
La Jolla Shores

Tube-dwelling Anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Canon Powershot SD700
No flash (just handheld dive light)

Mike Bartick

10/18/2006
Baja California Sur, Mexico
La Paz

Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus

Juvenile Golden Trevally
Gnathanodon speciosus

Canon Digital Rebel XT
Ikelite Housing
no strobes
15mm sigma lens

Terry Strait

10/14/2006
Point Loma Kelp

Three-colored Dorid
Polycera tricolor

Olympus 8080wz
DS125 and DS50 Substrobes
f/8.0, 1/100, ISO 50

Previous Weeks:

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)