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Underwater Photo Contest | Topside (above water but marine related)

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shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment
hermit crab, the day was a little overcast,put him down on a cement wall and snapped him. No flash was used, I just saturated colors with photoshop.
don´t you just love find out what´s underwater??? (Red Sea corals actually)
just relaxing in the shade with a beaufitul view!
Australian Pelican at magic hour, Southern Australia, Canon EOS-10D, 200mm

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Nice fit in the frame!
Pacific Seagul, distance to subject: ~1m (3ft)!
Canon EOS 10D, 200mm
Storm clouds over Coral Bay, Western Australia
Fiji Sunset
Man of the Sea
Canon EOS-10D, 300mm
Beautiful Bride, Exmouth - Western Australia
Comores-Islands/outrigger and fishermen on
Grande Comore/Nik.F90x
Brown Pelican off Malibu, CA (Nikon F4, 200-400 zoom, Slik tripod)
Taken at Bunaken Island, Manado, Indonesia during surface interval
Mais ou sont les cocotiers ????
I took this shot of a gorgeous sunset from the Caribe Blu Hotel in Cozumel.
It was a perfect way to end a perfect day of diving!
Australian Pelican wins with American Pelican in the beauty contest hands (wings) down. Interestingly, this magnificent sea bird is unable to dive (unless assisted by a shark or a crocodile). Picture taken in South Australia with Canon EOS 10D, 300mm
Tree at Cas En Bas Beach, St. Lucia, Caribbean, taken with Canon IXUS 400
Another sunset, Warroora Station - Ningaloo Reef
solomon islands, kids in dugout, Nik.F90x
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2005

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This is the sort of shot you should take topside between dives, it sells!
Colours of dusk, Warroora Station - Ningaloo Reef
Marine Iguana in the Galopogos.
Taken on a blue water dive of the coast of Portland, Victoria, Austrlia after being down to about 34 metres. Lucky there was a boat near by.
Blue Whale Sounding Off the coast of Baja in the Gulf of California
Australian fur seal pups on rocks at the Neptune Islands South Australia.Nikon N90s 100mm fuji 100 velvia
Another shot of the mako seen at the Neptune Island of South Australia
Summer storm, Warroora Station - Ningaloo Reef
While on expedition for great white sharks in Australia, this guy showed up. Mako shark, Nikon N90s, fuji 100 velvia 1/250 F-11
Pelican, Key West, FL, housed cannon powershot s-50, natural light
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