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Underwater Photo Contest | Wide Angle - Close Focus

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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver

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'Spectral' - A southern stingray on the sandbar off the c... by Tanya Houppermans
'Spectral' - A southern stingray on the sandbar off the coast of Grand Cayman
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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postcard by Stepan Reshetnikov
postcard
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sudan
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pembahorse by Marc Van Den Broeck
pembahorse
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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maze by Marc Van Den Broeck
maze
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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~ Purple Alien Invasion ~ by Arne Gething
~ Purple Alien Invasion ~
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Chromodoris magnifica nudibranch by Kerri Keet
Chromodoris magnifica nudibranch
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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I prepared my camera with a fisheye lens, but with my ext... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
I prepared my camera with a fisheye lens, but with my extension ring on the port to create a false vignette. I was hoping for some larger marine life to utilize this effect. Perfect for when a goliath grouper--unusual for Cayman--showed up!
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date posted posted: Monday, June 13, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Mullus by night by Marco Gargiulo
Mullus by night
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 11, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Sponge and diver in sunbeams by John Parker
Sponge and diver in sunbeams
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 9, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Wrought iron butterflyfish Endemic species in Japan. In... by Daisuke Kurashima
Wrought iron butterflyfish
Endemic species in Japan.
In Japan, we call it "Yuzen".
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 9, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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'Surfing the Sandbar' - A southern stingray in the waters... by Tanya Houppermans
'Surfing the Sandbar' - A southern stingray in the waters of Grand Cayman
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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'Underwater Forest' - Sunlight shines through the tall co... by Tanya Houppermans
'Underwater Forest' - Sunlight shines through the tall corals off the coast of Grand Cayman
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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blackeyes by Marc Van Den Broeck
blackeyes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 6, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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John dory by night by Marco Gargiulo
John dory by night
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date posted posted: Monday, June 6, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Black lobster by Marc Van Den Broeck
Black lobster
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 5, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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I took this picture with a fish eye lens, was very lucky ... by Kenneth Hicks
I took this picture with a fish eye lens, was very lucky he allowed me to come so close in.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 5, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: South Africa
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seastar by Pieter Firlefyn
seastar
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 4, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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'Going Green' - A green sea turtle drifts through the sha... by Tanya Houppermans
'Going Green' - A green sea turtle drifts through the shallow waters of Grand Cayman
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date posted posted: Friday, June 3, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Spin Shot..... by John Parker
Spin Shot.....
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Zanzibar nemo by Marc Van Den Broeck
Zanzibar nemo
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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Splash of flash. Taken during Alex Mustards workshop- thi... by Steven Miller
Splash of flash. Taken during Alex Mustards workshop- this image was used for a 2 page spread in Blue Magazine! I like how it shows the relation of color, light, and distance for underwater work.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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'Southern Hospitality' - A southern stingray stops by for... by Tanya Houppermans
'Southern Hospitality' - A southern stingray stops by for a quick hello in Grand Cayman
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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~ All Roads Leads to Rome ~ by Geo Cloete
~ All Roads Leads to Rome ~
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date posted posted: Monday, May 30, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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SCORIONMOUTH by Marc Van Den Broeck
SCORIONMOUTH
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 29, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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~ Living Colour ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Living Colour ~
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 28, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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'Head In The Clouds' - A squid swims by in shallow water ... by Tanya Houppermans
'Head In The Clouds' - A squid swims by in shallow water as rain clouds form overhead in Grand Cayman
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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white stripes by Marc Van Den Broeck
white stripes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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