Photos of the Week #109

May 21, 2007

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Dori Dirig

5/20/2007
Point Loma
Three Fingers

Gopher Rockfish
Sebastes carnatus

Bat Stars
Asterina miniata

Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 strobe (TTL)

David Dirig

5/20/2007
Point Loma
Three Fingers

Kellet's Whelk laying eggs
Kelletia kelletii

Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS125+DS50 strobes (TTL)

Robert Stockfleth
First submission to POTW!

5/15/2007
La Jolla Shores

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Club-tipped Anemones
Corynactis californica

Canon A710 IS
Internal Flash

Kevin Lee

5/19/2007
La Jolla Shores
Secret Garden

Red Octopus
Octopus rubescens

Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes

Volker Kilian

5/20/2007
La Jolla Shores

Octopus
Octopus sp.

Olympus C-7000
Internal flash

Jimmy Yuan

5/15/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Juvenile Octopus (thumbnail size)
Octopus sp.

Canon Powershot A620

Kim Mitchell

5/18/2007
La Jolla Shores
SW of the Main Point

A big Octopus
Octopus sp.

Canon S410 Powershot

Margaret Webb

5/20/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Black Perch
Embiotoca jacksoni

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Two DS125 strobes
14-54mm lens
f/8, 1/60

Tracy Clark

5/19/2007
Point Loma

Hilton's Aeolid
Phidiana hiltoni

Nikon D70s
60mm lens

Mark Pidcoe

5/19/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis

Sony DSC-F828
Ikelite Housing
Ikelite DS-50 w/ manual EV Controller

Mike Bartick

5/18/2007
Redondo Beach
Veterans Park

Spotted Dorid
Triopha maculata

Canon 400D/XTI
Ikelite Housing
2 Ikelite DS125 strobes
60mm macro lens

Scott Gietler

5/19/2007
Malibu
Point Dume Pinnacles

At least eight
Tube-dwelling Anemones
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

and a Giant Spined Star, Bat Stars, and a California Golden Gorgonian...

Nikon D80
Dual YS-90DX strobes
10.5mm fisheye lens

Roger Uzun

5/20/2007
Santa Cruz Island
90'

Sunflower Stars
Pycnopodia helianthoides

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

Steve Gardner

5/19/2007
La Jolla Shores

Speckled Sanddab
Citharichthys stigmaeus

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

Jim Lyle

5/20/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Kelp Rockfish
Sebastes atrovirens

Red Gorgonian
Lophogorgia chilensis

Olympus E-330
Ikelite housing
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens at 35mm
f/10, 1/160, ISO 200

Steve Murvine

5/16/2007
Point Loma

Stripefin Ronquil
Rathbunella hypoplecta

Canon SD750
Canon housing

Robert Todd

5/14/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point

Lewis' Moon Snail
Polinices lewisii

Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS-125 on TTL
Sigma 17-70 at 70mm
f/9, 1/160, ISO 200

Roger Carlson

5/20/2007
Palos Verdes
Wreck of the Avalon

Giant Spined Star
Pisaster giganteus

Olympus 5050
Dual Ikelite DS125 strobes and EV controllers

Herb Gruenhagen

5/13/2007
La Jolla Shores
North Wall

Juvenile Vermilion Rockfish
Sebastes miniatus

Nikon N8008s
Tussey housing
YS-30 Sea&Sea Strobe
Film: E100VS

Dan Schooler

5/15/2007
Scripps Canyon
Sumner Branch

Swell Shark
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Olympus Stylus 600

Terry Strait

5/19/2007
Point Loma

Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis

Olympus 8080
DS125 and DS 50 Strobes
f/2.5, 1/40

Sue Griffith

4/27-4/30/2007
Sulawesi, Indonesia
Lembeh Strait

Pfeiffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish eggs and newly-hatched cuttlefish
Metasepia pfefferi

Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti

Stargazer
Uranoscopus sp.

Juvenile Batavia Spadefish
Platax batavianus

Canon EOS 5D
Nexus 5D housing
Two Inon Z-240 strobes
Sigma 150 mm supermacro lens

Previous Weeks:

May 14, 2007 (POTW #108)

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)

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)