Photos of the Week #72

September 5, 2006

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Chris Bell

9/4/2006
Catalina Island
Hen Rocks

Spotted Kelpfish
Gibbonsia elegans

Nikon Coolpix 990
Ikelite housing
Dual strobes

Steve Briggs

9/4/2006
La Jolla Cove

Sargo
Anisotremus davidsoni

and one Kelp Bass
Paralabrax clathratus

Canon A95
Canon housing

Steve Gardner

9/4/2006
La Jolla Shores
South Walls

Skeleton, perhaps of a

Wolf Eel?
Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Olympus c5050z
f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 100

Phil Garner

9/4/2006
Long Beach
Fog Wreck

Juvenile Wolf Eel
Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Rich Arrieta

9/4/2006
La Jolla Cove

Diver Garry McCarthy taking a photo of a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Video Frame Grab using
Sony TRV-900 and Gates Housing

Garry McCarthy

9/4/2006
La Jolla Cove

Diver Rich Arrieta taking video of a

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Nikon 8008s (Film)
Subal Housing
20mm lens

Tony So

8/30/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

Female California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Canon SD700
No flash

This is the sheephead that was biting Tony in his recent report.

Tom Byrnes

9/2/2006
La Jolla Cove

Male California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

Olympus SP-350

This is the sheephead that Tom reported kept biting his camera.

Mark Pidcoe

9/2/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Sony DSC-F282
Ikelite housing
Dual DS-50 Strobes

Margaret Webb

9/2/2006
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Yellow-spotted Cadlina
Cadlina flavomaculata

Olympus c5050
2 ds 125 strobes
1 or 2 macro lenses

Donna Shelley

9/4/2006
Point Dume
Pinnacles

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Sea Cucumber
Unidentified

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus C-5050z
PT-015 housing
No strobe

Todd Warshaw

9/4/2006
Santa Cruz Island

Black Perch
Embiotoca jacksoni

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Subal housing
24mm lens

Steve Murvine

9/3/2006
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs

Festive Tritonid
Tritonia festiva

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Sony DSC-w7

Barbara Lloyd

9/2/2006
La Jolla
Marine Room

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Olympus C-8080
Ikelite Housing
NiteRider Dual HID lighting
f/2.5, 1/40, ISO64

Antonio Frias

8/30/2006
La Jolla Cove

Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera

Nikon D70
Subal Housing
Double Inon 220 Strobes
12-24mm lens

Jen Tople

9/2/2006
Laguna Beach
Dead Man's Reef

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

Olympus 5050
Internal Flash

Kevin Lee

9/4/2006
La Jolla Shores
15'

Angel Shark
Squatina californica

Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes

These two photos show what Kevin first saw — just an eye — and then the entire shark after it had been disturbed and came out from under the sand.

Michael Strickland

9/4/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon Powershot A95

Mike Bartick

8/31/2006
Laguna Beach
Boat Canyon

California Moray
Gymnothorax mordax

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

Herb Gruenhagen

8/31/2006
La Jolla Shores

Norma Jene looking at a pile of

Gould's Bubble Snails
Bulla gouldiana

Nikon N8008s
Tussey Housing
One strobe
20mm lens
Film: Gold ASA400

Robert Johnson

9/1/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Canon S500
Ambient light

Richard Anderson

9/1/2006
La Jolla Shores
60'

Fried Egg Jellyfish
Phacellophora camtschatica

Peter McGuinness

8/29/2006
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Hornyhead Turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis

Canon a75
Internal strobe

Robert Todd

9/3/2006
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch

Christmas Tree Worm
Spirobranchus spinosus

Olympus C4000
Ikelite Housing
DS125 Strobe (1/2 power)
f/9, 1/500, ISO 100

Tracy Clark

9/2/2006
La Jolla Cove

Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas

Nikon D70
14mm lens

Jim Lyle

9/2/2006
Redondo Beach
The Barge

Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Olympus c5050
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes.
f/4, 1/250, ISO 64

Previous Weeks:

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)