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Underwater Photo Contest | Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)

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shots taken using ambient light i.e. unlit by flash or continuous lighting like HID but filters on the lens are allowed if declared
Rarotongan Turtle - taken freediving outside Trader Jacks. Olympus C4040.
Abrolhos Islands Western Australia.
Taken at 18 meters with the Nikon D70 in the Sea & Sea housing using the 18-70 mm lens. Manual white ballance. No Strobe
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Blacktip sharks circle as we head down outside the reef break.
Barracuda off a private MOTU by Moorea, French Polynesia. After lunch on the island, we spotted this guy floating in the lagoon. We had been shooting sharks and rays, so I had the 18mm and had to get close with no fins or weights. Big and toothy.
At the mouth of a Cenote called Ponderosa, Mexico. Gin clear water combined with fantastic colours and lighting effects make for great pics. Housed D100, 14mm lense.
Manta Ray Cruising. Taken at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.
lucky safety stop shot!
Floating leaf....natural light, nikon coolpix 5400 w/ikelite housing
icelandic aquqscape, nikonos v, 35mm
12h00 noon!
Grey Angel portrait, Elliott Key, FL
Rock Fish in Bora Bora
Mamsa Point, Apo Island, Dumaguete, Philippines.
silfra iceland, nikonos 35mm
Theo's Wreck Bahamas
miami-florida
canon a95
Nikon D-100 with wide angle. Blue Corner, Palau, Micronesia
A school of these (ONO???) showed up as I was leaving the water, last. They were pretty racey and I managed to get this one shot. Nikon D 100, wide angle
Lion fish-shot snorkeling with late afternoon light. Isle St. Marie, Madagascar
Nikon D-100, wide angle, taken at the San Pedro, Oahu, Hawaii
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2005

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Editor's Comment
nice ray
Wssup? A white margate looking for a lttle action in the reefs of Grand Cayman.
Grand bahama, may 14th 2005 dc310 no strobe.
Maldives, April 2005
near surface
Giannis D. Divers emerging from a hull inspection. Natural light Canon 10D 15mm.
Taken at Bidong Island
This was taken off the island of Moorea in Tahiti with an Olympus 4040 and the PT-010 Housing.
Barracuda Galore
Tube sponges, some 6 feet long, and a grouper in Bonaire
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