Photos of the Week #108

May 14, 2007

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Lonnie Sharp

5/10/2007
Catalina Island

Showing smoke from the fire on Catalina Island

Russ Wells

5/12/2007
Anacapa Island

A Kelpfish, probably
Crevice Kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis

Canon A620
Sea & Sea YS27DX
f/4.5, 1/1250

Steve Briggs

5/9/2007
La Jolla Shores

Lewis' Moon Snail
Polinices lewisii

Canon A95
Canon housing

This snail was larger than a football!

Kim Mitchell

5/12/2007
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Hiding in a Lewis' Moon Snail egg casing

Canon S410 Powershot

Margaret Webb

5/12/2007
Redondo Beach
Artificial Fishing Reef
The Barge

Painted Greenling
Oxylebius pictus

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Two DS125 strobes
14-54mm lens

Jeff Polton

5/13/2007
La Jolla
Boomer Beach

Juvenile California Sheephead
Semicossyphus pulcher

...in a lobster trap

Canon SI IS
Canon housing
Internal flash
f/2.8, 1/60

Robert Todd

5/8/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Mating Rainbow Dendronotus
Dendronotus iris

Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS-125's on TTL
Sigma 17-70 @ 70mm
f/22, 1/80, ISO 200

Jimmy Yuan

5/8/2007
Florida Keys
Crocker Reef

Gray Angelfish
Pomacanthus arcuatus

Canon Powershot A620

Renée Gallo

5/12/2007
Anacapa Island

Bat Ray
Myliobatus californica

Olympus 5060
Ambient light

Terry Strait

5/11/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Intermediate-age Wolf Eel
Anarrhichthys ocellatus

Kevin Lee

5/12/2007
La Jolla Shores

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Dan Schooler

5/9/2007
Scripps Canyon
North Branch

Spanish Shawl and eggs
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus 5050
Internal Strobe

Roger Uzun

5/12/2007
San Clemente Island

Rock Wrasse
Halichoeres semicinctus

Sony HC7 Camcorder
Ocean-Images Housing with Wide Angle port.
Using existing light

Steve Gardner

5/12/2007
Point Loma
Dragon Head

Warty Sea Cucumber
Parastichopus parvimensis

Red Dorid
Rostanga pulchra

Olympus c5050z
Ikelite housing
Two Ikelite DS 50 Strobes
Inon Macro 165 lens
f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
Supermacro Mode

Jim Lyle

5/12/2007
Redondo Beach
Artificial Fishing Reef
The Barge

Cabezon
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus

California Golden Gorgonian
Muricea californica

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens at 54mm
f/18, 1/160, ISO 200

Steve Murvine

5/12/2007
Point Loma

White Sea Cucumber
Eupentacta quinquesemita

Canon SD750
Canon housing
Macro mode w/ camera flash

Volker Kilian

5/12/2007
Point Loma

Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Roland Fields

5/12/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room

California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus

Sea & Sea Motormarine II
Sub 50 TTL flash

Brenda Bridgett

5/7/2007
Key Largo, Florida

Queen Angelfish
Holacanthus ciliarus

Tracy Clark

5/12/2007
Point Loma

Horned Aeolid
Hermissenda crassicornis

Proliferating Anemone
Epiactis prolifera

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Previous Weeks:

May 7, 2007 (POTW #107)

April 30, 2007 (POTW #106)

April 23, 2007 (POTW #105)

April 16, 2007 (POTW #104)

April 9, 2007 (POTW #103)

April 2, 2007 (POTW #102)

March 26, 2007 (POTW #101)

March 19, 2007 (POTW #100)

March 12, 2007 (POTW #99)

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)

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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September 12, 2005 (POTW #21)

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August 15, 2005 (POTW #17)

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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)