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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 photo of an eel was taken on Curacao on a boat dive.... by Katherine Mckelvey
This photo of an eel was taken on Curacao on a boat dive. I used a Canon DS550 in an Ikelite housing.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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This lovely creature was ever so comfortable atop its gre... by Katherine Mckelvey
This lovely creature was ever so comfortable atop its green coral bed. It was taken in Curacao from a boat dive using my Canon DS550 in an Ikelite housing.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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frogfish hiding in a sponge on the wall, Balicasag Island... by Geoff Spiby
frogfish hiding in a sponge on the wall, Balicasag Island, Philippines
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Brilliant fans of Solomons by Larry Polster
Brilliant fans of Solomons
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date posted posted: Monday, January 4, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Solomon Sea Solomon islands
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Twin Gray Angels. Shot caught on a shore dive using my C... by Katherine Mckelvey
Twin Gray Angels. Shot caught on a shore dive using my Canon PowerShot DS550 in an Ikelite housing.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 3, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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nudibranch in the forground and my wife higher up the wal... by Geoff Spiby
nudibranch in the forground and my wife higher up the wall
Balicasag Island, Philippines
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 3, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This image is of a few Reef Sharks, look closely! Sharks ... by Steven Anderson
This image is of a few Reef Sharks, look closely! Sharks are majestic and we must stop killing them!!!!!!!! The image was taken last week while diving on the Shear Water.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 3, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Bahamas
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'Tattooed Napoleon! Photogenic huh?!!Some people would pa... by Erich Reboucas
'Tattooed Napoleon! Photogenic huh?!!Some people would pay a lot of money for a tattoo like that : ) At Yolanda Reef, Sharm. Taken with macro 50mm' no cropping
Unfortunatelly no RAW available :)))
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 3, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Frogfish does Samson by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
Frogfish does Samson
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date posted posted: Friday, January 1, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Giant Anglerfish by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
Giant Anglerfish
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date posted posted: Friday, January 1, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The parrotfish I swim with at Secret Harbor are so used t... by Bj Arnold
The parrotfish I swim with at Secret Harbor are so used to me that they will come right up to me now to say "Hello"! smile
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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This image of a baby Green Sea Turtle was taken in West P... by Steven Anderson
This image of a baby Green Sea Turtle was taken in West Palm Beach a couple weeks ago.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Morea day 2 by Marie Josee Moisan
Morea day 2
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Hawksbill Sea Turtle at Mona Island by Frankie Rivera
Hawksbill Sea Turtle at Mona Island
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Dinner Time by Sharon Rainis
Dinner Time
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Clown fish in Numidia Wreck - Brothers Islands by Kadu Pinheiro
Clown fish in Numidia Wreck - Brothers Islands
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 31, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A rare event in the waters of San Diego, California, USA.... by Tracy Clark
A rare event in the waters of San Diego, California, USA. Hordes of Melibe leonina nudibranch gather to mate and feed.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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This shot is of a sea turtle. The shot was taken on a ni... by Katherine Mckelvey
This shot is of a sea turtle. The shot was taken on a night dive using a Canon PowerShot DS550 in an Ikelite housing.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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This shot is of a sea urchin taken on a night dive. The ... by Katherine Mckelvey
This shot is of a sea urchin taken on a night dive. The shot was taken with a Canon PowerShot SD550 in an Ikelite housing.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Anchor seen in Turks and Caicos while diving aboard the A... by Patrick Reardon
Anchor seen in Turks and Caicos while diving aboard the Aggressor live aboard. Popeye would be proud, although the heart-shaped encrustation might detract from the "manliness" a bit. ( insert Popeye laugh here.)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Red Lionfish diving down into rock boulders. Taken @ 10m... by James Tewes
Red Lionfish diving down into rock boulders. Taken @ 10m, west of Moreton Island. Known locally as "The Pines"
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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The big family by Cipriano (ripli) Gonzalez
The big family
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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my mate morty, 16mm d50 by Chris Hamilton
my mate morty, 16mm d50
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editor's comments

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the sunburst makes this (and balanced flash)
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Spotted EEl by Andres L-M_larraz
Spotted EEl
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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WhiteMouth Moray at the Big Island by Kurt Ulrich
WhiteMouth Moray at the Big Island
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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close fokus!!!!!!!!1 by Miro Polensek
close fokus!!!!!!!!1
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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something up there by Miro Polensek
something up there
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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