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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Mike Smith

32 Entries Found: Page 1  of  2
This is one of my favorite WA shots. Large coral pillars in the Bahamas. Nikonos V, 15mm lens and natural light.
Caribbean Reef Octopus, taken in the Bahamas with my Nikonos V.
Yellow spotted stingray. Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105. Night dive in the Bahamas.
Lionfish taken in the Bahamas. Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105.
Wreck of the Major General Rogers, St. John, USVI. Beautiful colors on this wreck. Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105.
Cowrie, found on a night dive in the Bahamas. Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:3 extension tube, SB-105.
Arrow crab sandwiched between a basket star and a sea urchin. taken in the Bahamas, Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:2 extension tube, SB-105.
Fishing Lures?
Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105, Bahamas
Love the eyes on this Spotted Moray. Night Dive, Bahamas. Nikonos V, 35mm lens, SB-105
The Austin Smith Wreck, Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105.
Just hanging out, Hermit Crab taken with a Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:3 ext tube and SB-105.
Found this little guy on a night dive in the Bahamas. So small I almost passed him up. Filefish, Slender or Pygmy, I'm not sure. Anyone? Taken with a Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:2 ext tube and SB-105.
Diver with Horse Eye Jacks schooling under our dive boat. Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105.
Caribbean Reef Shark, Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105.
This seems to be a Flickr favorite, so I thought I'd see how it does over here! Picture of my friend Matt at a saftey stop on our last trip. Nikonos V, 15mm lens, SB-105.
Small Caribbean Reef Octopus.Taken on a liveaboard trip (Aqua Cat) in the Bahamas. Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:3 ext. tube and SB-105.
School of Bluestriped Grunts, taken in Key Largo. Housed Canon S30, Internal Flash.
Spotted Eagle Ray, taken with a housed Canon S30 and internal flash. Ambergriz Caye, Belize.
Gray Angelfish, taken with a Housed Canon S30 and internal flash. Key Largo, Florida.
Juvenile Spotted Drum, taken with a housed Canon S30 and internal flash. I "spotted" him in Key Largo, Florida. ;-)
Flamingo Tongue, night dive in the Bahamas. I like that you can see where it has stripped this sea fan. Taken with a Nikonos V, 35mm lens 1:3 extension tube and SB-105.
Social Feather Dusters, taken with my Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:3 extension tube and SB-105.
Yellow Spotted Stingray, taken with a Nikonos V, 35mm lens, 1:2 extension tube and SB-105.
Silhouette of my dive buddy. Taken with a Nikonos V, 15mm Lens and Natural Light.
Up close and personal! When approached, this Caribbean Reef Octopus reached out and grabbed the 1:3 framer on my Nikonos V, and pulled himself onto the camera. Made for a few easy shots though ;-)
"Red Tipped Sea Goddess" taken with a Nikonos V, 35mm lens, and 1:3 extension tube.
Banded Coral Shrimp, Housed Canon S30 with internal flash. Taken in Cozumel, Mexico.
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