Photos of the Week #124
September 4, 2007
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Mick McMurray
First submission to POTW!
9/1/2007
La Jolla Cove
Sevengill Shark
Notorynchus cepedianus
Nikon D70
"I was shooting a group of GSB up in the kelp when they suddenly bolted. I looked down & saw this guy swimming straight at me."
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Mark Davis
First submission to POTW!
9/1/2007
Catalina Island
Ship Rock
California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus
Plus many zoanthids and a bluebanded goby.
Nikon Coolpix L4
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David Anderson
First submission to POTW!
8/31/2007 Los Coronados
North Island
Lobster Shack
Porter's Chromodorid
Mexichromis porterae
Light-bulb Tunicates
Clavelina huntsmani
Nikon D80
DS125 Strobe
Sigma 18-70mm lens at 70mm
f/20, 1/125
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Terry Strait
9/1/2007 La Jolla Shores
South Walls
Lion Nudibranchs
Melibe leonina
Olympus 8080wz
Ikelite DS125 strobe on TTL
f/2.4, 1/40
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Steve Gardner
9/3/2007
La Jolla Shores
Red Rock Crab
Cancer productus
captures an octopus
Octopus sp.
Olympus C5050Z
Olympus PT 015 Housing
Onboard Flash
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Bart Gault
9/1/2007
Malaga, Spain
An octopus
Unidentified
Olympus 770SW
(Anyone know what kind of octopuses there are off Malaga, Spain?)
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David Dirg
8/31/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Wall
A very large Lewis' Moon Snail
Polinices lewisii
Olympus C8080wz
Ikelite housing
DS50/DS125 (TTL) strobes
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Dori Dirig
9/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point
Polyclad Flatworm
Pseudoceros luteus
Bluebanded Goby
Lythrypnus dalli
Olympus C5000
Ikelite housing
DS50 (TTL) strobe
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Robert Todd
9/1/2007
La Jolla
Murray Head
165 feet
Azine's Dorid
Dendrodoris azineae
Canon 400D
Ikelite Housing
Dual DS-125 on TTL
Sigma 17-70mm at 36mm
f/9, 1/60, ISO 200
This may be the first underwater photo of this nudibranch, named after George Spalding's daughter, Azine.
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Martha Edge
9/3/2007
La Jolla Cove
Diver Lindy Yow and a
Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas
Olympus C5050
Olympus PT housing
Inon Strobe
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Kevin Lee
9/2/2007
La Jolla Shores
Yellowfin Fringehead
Neoclinus stephensae
Nikon D200
Sea & Sea housing
Dual YS110 strobes
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Steve Murvine
9/3/2007
Point Loma
Ancient Sea Cliffs
A hermit crab, perhaps
Furry Hermit
Paguristes ulreyi
Canon SD-750
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Rob Johnson
9/1/2007 Baja California, Mexico
Bahia de los Angeles
Balloonfish
Diodon holocanthus
Olympus c5050z
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Mike Bartick
9/2/2007
La Jolla Shores
Main Point
Angel Shark
Squatina californica
Canon 400D
60mm lens
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Rick Ramsey
9/2/2007 La Jolla Shores
North of Main Point
Hornyhead Turbot
Pleuronichthys verticalis
Olympus Stylus 300
PT-016 Housing
Macro with flash
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Laura Coburn 9/1/2007
La Jolla Shores
Spanish Shawl
Flabellina iodinea
Canon SD700IS
Canon housing
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Herb Gruenhagen
8/30/2007
La Jolla Shores
Octopus
Octopus sp.
Nikon 8008s
Tussey housing
20mm lens
Film: E100VS
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Neal Atkinson
9/1/2007
La Jolla Cove
Rock Pile
Diver Anneke Raney and a
Giant Sea Bass
Stereolepis gigas
Canon PowerShot S45
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Vollie Williams
9/3/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room Canyon
85 feet
Hemphill's Kelp Crab
Podochela hemphilli
Olympus SP350
Single Reefmaster strobe
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Thomas Cook
9/1/2007
La Jolla
Marine Room
Three rEvo rebreather divers: Tyler Stalter, Paul Kim,
and Rob Herman
Olympus C-770
Olympus housing
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Dan Schooler
9/3/2007 Long Beach Oil Rig Eureka
Diver on the oil rig
Olympus Stylus 600
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Margaret Webb
9/3/2007
Redondo Beach
Breakwall
Black Dorid
Polycera atra
Olympus E-330
Two DS 125 strobes
50mm lens
f/13, 1/100
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Jim Lyle
9/3/2007
Redondo Beach
Breakwall
Scaled Worm Snail
Serpulorbis squamigerus
Olympus E-330
Dual Ikelite DS-125 strobes
Zuiko 14-54mm lens at 54mm
f/5, 1/100, ISO 200
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Dave McNair
9/3/2007
Mission Beach
Wreck Alley Yukon
Diver Stetson Galloway sitting on the toilet behind the bridge
Canon A710is
Internal flash
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Kim Mitchell
9/1/2007 La Jolla Shores
South Walls
Lion Nudibranch
Melibe leonina
Canon Powershot S410
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Dave Rudie
9/3/2007
Point Loma
New Hope Rock
Arch
Diver Cindy Lipthay about to scooter through the Arch
Olympus SP-320
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Roger Uzun
8/23-8/27/2007
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Cabo Pulmo
2:44-minute video clip
Requires Flash Player 8 or above
Sony HDR-HC7 Camcorder
Natural light and 2x100W Pro Watt Scuba Halogen lights
Click to play video clip
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Previous Weeks:
August 27, 2007 (POTW #123)
August 20, 2007 (POTW #122)
August 13, 2007 (POTW #121)
August 6, 2007 (POTW #120)
July 30, 2007 (POTW #119)
July 23, 2007 (POTW #118)
July 16, 2007 (POTW #117)
July 9, 2007 (POTW #116)
July 2, 2007 (POTW #115)
June 25, 2007 (POTW #114)
June 18, 2007 (POTW #113)
June 11, 2007 (POTW #112)
June 4, 2007 (POTW #111)
May 29, 2007 (POTW #110)
May 21, 2007 (POTW #109)
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)
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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)
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May 16, 2005 (POTW #4)
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