Photos of the Week #99
March 12, 2007
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Justin Smith
3/7/2007 Scripps Canyon
Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum
Canon A620
Internal Flash
Chris Park
3/5/2007 Baja California, Mexico
Near Ensenada
Inside an offshore tuna pen
Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus thynnus
Canon 1D Mark II
Custom Del Mar Housing Projects housing
Tracy Clark
3/10/2007
Offshore San Diego
A cyclic salp chain, probably
Cyclosalpa bakeri
Nikon D70
60mm lens
Mike Herndon
3/3/2007
Laguna Beach
Wood's Cove
Anemone
Urticina sp.
Olympus SP-350
Sea & Sea YS-15 strobe
Kyle Kenehan
3/11/2007 Mission Bay
Moon Jelly
Aurelia aurita
Nikon D70s
Ikelite Housing
Single Ikelite DS125 substrobe
60mm macro lens
Terry Strait
3/10/2007
Point Loma Kelp
Male Lingcod guarding eggs
Ophiodon elgonatus
Olympus C8080WZ
Single DS125 on eTTL
Dena Eaton
3/5/2007 Kona, Hawaii
Manta Rays
Manta birostris
Nikon D200
Steve Gardner
3/11/2007
La Jolla Shores
Diver Kerry Mahoney inspects
Common Squid egg sacs
Loligo opalescens
Olympus C5050Z
Ikelite Housing
Two Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode
Jim Lyle
3/11/2007 Catalina Island
Bird Rock
Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus
Olympus E-330
Zuiko 14-54mm lens at 33mm
f/11, 1/60, ISO 200
Donna Ramsey
3/10/2007 Los Coronados
Middle Ground
Table Top
Algae
Unidentified
Olympus C5060
PT-020 Housing
Macro w/ Flash
Rick Ramsey
3/10/2007
Los Coronados
Middle Ground
Table Top
Sea Cucumbers
Cucumaria salma
Also a Flabellina trilineata and a painted greenling — see them?
Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro w/ Flash
Herb Gruenhagen
3/11/2007 La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden
Diver Kevin Su and
Common Squid egg sacs
Loligo opalescens
Frame grab from video
Margaret Webb
3/11/2007
Catalina Island
Bird Rock
Santa Barbara Janolous
Janolus barbarensis
Olympus D-330
Two DS 125 strobes
Ikelite housing
14-54mm lens
f/20, 1/160
Dan Schooler
3/7/2007 Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch
Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium centriosum
Olympus Stylus 600
Scott McGee
3/10/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Canon Powershot A95
Canon Housing
Flash Diffuser
Jen Tople
3/9/2007
La Jolla Shores
Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.
Olympus C-5060
DS50 Strobe
Kim Mitchell
3/9/2007
La Jolla Shores
Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps
Canon Powershot s410
Matt Grace
3/11/2007
Encinitas
Beacon's Beach
Giant Keyhole Limpet
Megathura crenulata
Canon 20D
Ikelite housing
2 Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Kevin Lee
3/6/2007 Catalina Island
Johnson's Rock
Mulliner's Dorid
Peltodoris mullineri
Olympus C-5060
Dual YS-90DX strobes
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March 5, 2007 (POTW #98)
February 26, 2007 (POTW #97)
February 19, 2007 (POTW #96)
February 12, 2007 (POTW #95)
February 5, 2007 (POTW #94)
January 29, 2007 (POTW #93)
January 22, 2007 (POTW #92)
January 16, 2007 (POTW #91)
January 8, 2007 (POTW #90)
January 2, 2007 (POTW #89)
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)
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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)
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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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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)
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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)
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April 25, 2005 (POTW #1)