Photos of the Week #89
January 2, 2007
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Dori Dirig
12/30/2006
Santa Cruz Island
Octopus inks a diver
Octopus sp.
Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
Dual DS50 substrobes (TTL)
Brad Kuna
12/30/2006
Monterey
Blue-ring Top Snail
Calliostoma annulatum
Olympus Stylus 710
Internal flash
Bob Bayer
12/30/2006
Mission Bay
Dana Landing
James Bond Pickup Truck?
...or...
Forward is the OTHER gear...
David Dirig
12/31/2006
Santa Cruz Island
Two Crevice Kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis
Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
Dual DS50 substrobes (TTL)
Margaret Webb
12/30/2006
Palos Verdes Buchannan's Reef
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
Olympus c5050
Two DS 125 strobes
Inon wide angle lens
Jim Lyle
12/30/2006
Palos Verdes
Buchannan's Reef
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Olympus E-330
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Sigma 105mm
f/16, 1/160, ISO 200
Steve Gardner
12/30/2006
La Jolla Shores
C-O Sole
Pleuronichthys coenosus
Olympus 5050Z
Two strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro mode
Jen Tople
12/29/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Ruby E
Snubnose Sculpin
Orthonopias triacis
Olympus C-5050
Ikelite DS-50 Strobe
Mike Bartick
12/26/2006 Redondo Beach
Vets Park
Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis
Canon Digital Rebel XT
2 DS 125 strobes
100mm macro lens
Steve Murvine
12/26/2006
La Jolla Shores
South of the boat launch
Horn Shark egg casing
Heterodontus francisci
Sony DSC-N2
Sharon Seto Wong
12/27/2006
Monterey
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Juvenile Horn Shark
Heterodontus francisci
Canon SD700IS
No flash
Terry Strait
12/30/2006
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley
Yukon
Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus
Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica
Olympus C4040Z
Richard Anderson
12/30/2006 La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden
Sarcastic Fringehead
Neoclinus blanchardi
Sony Cybershot DSC-W100
Ikelite housing
Internal flash.
Laurel Valker
12/30/2006
Catalina Island
Ironbound Cove
Norris' Top Snail
Norrisia norrisi
Olymus C-5050
Internal Flash
Herb Gruenhagen
12/31/2006
La Jolla Shores
North Wall
Patrick Gower recording a fish count for REEF.org on yellow slate
Framegrab from DV video
Dan Scanderbeg
12/29/2006
Kauai, Hawaii
Happy Talk
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Canon A95
Canon housing
Kevin Lee
12/26/2006
Redondo Beach
Brittle Star
Unidentified
(Probably Family Amphiuridae )
Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes
Tracy Clark
12/30/2006
La Jolla Shores
California Halibut
Paralichthys californicus
Nikon D70
60mm lens
Mya Breitbart
12/27/2006
Crystal River, Florida
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
Joe Fox
12/25/2006
Torrey Pines State Beach
Sunset
Stan House
12/30/2006 La Jolla Shores
Two-spot Octopus
Octopus bimaculatus or Octopus bimaculoides
1-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above
Sony TR950
Previous Weeks:
December 26, 2006 (POTW #88)
December 18, 2006 (POTW #87)
December 11, 2006 (POTW #86)
December 4, 2006 (POTW #85)
November 27, 2006 (POTW #84)
November 20, 2006 (POTW #83)
November 13, 2006 (POTW #82)
November 6, 2006 (POTW #81)
October 30, 2006 (POTW #80)
October 23, 2006 (POTW #79)
October 16, 2006 (POTW #78)
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)