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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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This Queen Angelfish shows just why she is the Queen. Thi... by Steven Anderson
This Queen Angelfish shows just why she is the Queen. This image was taken at Paso De Cedral - Cozumel Mexico
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Diodon hystrix by Mathieu Foulquié
Diodon hystrix
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Green Seaturtle & Female Diver by Steffen Binke
Green Seaturtle & Female Diver
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38 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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toothless by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
toothless
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Green turtle and snorkelers by Adolfo Maciocco
Green turtle and snorkelers
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber Puerto Rico by Carlos Pérez
Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber Puerto Rico
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Touching the dome. Very curious green turtle in El Puerti... by Christian Nielsen
Touching the dome. Very curious green turtle in El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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a non-diver might think this is a giant turtle judging by the diver but we know the scale is misleading due to wide angle lens perspective distortion
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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triton by Levent Albas
triton
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Curious Puffer Nigth Dive @ St. Thomas Virgin Island by Carlos Pérez
Curious Puffer Nigth Dive @ St. Thomas Virgin Island
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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BAT CLOSE by Clive Ferreira
BAT CLOSE
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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Tourbillon !!! Sardine in pescador Island (Moalboal) by Marcello Di Francesco
Tourbillon !!! Sardine in pescador Island (Moalboal)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Octopus @ Crash Boat beach Aguadilla PR by Carlos Pérez
Octopus @ Crash Boat beach Aguadilla PR
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Anenomae Fish stands guard by Karl Hodgkins
Anenomae Fish stands guard
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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vertical! by Mona Dienhart
vertical!
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Seawhip Ellisella_Raja Ampat by Mathieu Foulquié
Seawhip Ellisella_Raja Ampat
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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young octopus on small artificial reef by Mathieu Foulquié
young octopus on small artificial reef
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Green turtle and diver at El Puertito, Tenerife. Probably... by Christian Nielsen
Green turtle and diver at El Puertito, Tenerife. Probably the friendliest turtles on the planet. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 6, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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found in Sipalay; D300 by Thomas Lueken
found in Sipalay; D300
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 5, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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crinoids_Raja Ampat by Mathieu Foulquié
crinoids_Raja Ampat
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 5, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Manta Ray @ Nigth Dive II Mayaguez,PR by Carlos Pérez
Manta Ray @ Nigth Dive II Mayaguez,PR
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date posted posted: Friday, February 4, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Misool_Raja Ampat by Mathieu Foulquié
Misool_Raja Ampat
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date posted posted: Friday, February 4, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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House reef_Misool by Mathieu Foulquié
House reef_Misool
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 4, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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shallow reef by Juan Cardona
shallow reef
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 3, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Sponge @ El Natural Beach Aguadilla PR by Carlos Pérez
Sponge @ El Natural Beach Aguadilla PR
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 3, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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this porcupinefish was slowly swimming around during a ni... by Jp Zegarra
this porcupinefish was slowly swimming around during a night dive... headed straight toward me, I positioned myself for a front angle... you can barely see the diver in the background... Nikon D300 Tokina 10-17 mm 2 DS160 flash
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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This image was taken during a trip to Roatan in 07. This ... by Steven Anderson
This image was taken during a trip to Roatan in 07. This French Angel is giving me the eye!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Green Turtle and Divers by Adolfo Maciocco
Green Turtle and Divers
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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