A monthly hotshot is an entry that was shortlisted by 2 or more judges. The monthly winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd and Runner Ups) are chosen from this short list by our editor (no medals, just your name in the lights for a month!). They are chosen according to the number of judges votes with some reference to the peoples votes and the editor’s choice. It is no coincidence that many of the Hotshots end up in the annual awards!
To get a chance to feature your photo in next month’s winners, enter your best underwater photo here.
The monthly winners for December have been announced. Thank you all for entering and Congratulations to the winners and runners up!
Check out December’s well deserved winners:
1st Place:
“A bugs’ life” found this little shrimp walking across a Sabella and could not resist… I had to take a shot 😀
Editor’s Comment:
Amazing background, looking forward to seeing this one in high res.
In Category: Macro – not swimming | Taken in: Italy
Preferred dive sites:
Australia: Kurnell (NSW)
Italy: Spiaggia Caterina Sant’Agnello (Naples)
I make my own illumination systems and I like to take IR and UV (underwater) pictures!!!
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2nd Place:
Don’t shoot2 -better clouds
Editor’s Comment:
Amazing…
In Category: Creative – Manipulated (Photoshopped) | Taken in: Indonesia
Canon 50D Ikelite housing and strobes, Wakatobi is favorite place to dive.
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3rd Place:
Uluabat lake Golyazi/Bursa
Editor’s Comment:
True art.
In Category: Topside (above water but marine related) | Taken in: Turkey
I am an u/w photographer since 2005. I mostly dive in Turkey.
Nikon D80
Nikon 18-135mm
Nikon 60mm AF Micro Nikkor
Nikon 10,5 mm Fisheye
Sea&Sea DX-D80
Sea&Sea YS-110
Nikonos V, Sea&Sea 15 mm
Nikon Coolpix 5600
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Runner Up:
[:b:]Bursatella under the sun[:/b:]
Editor’s Comment:
Beautiful
In Category: Wide Angle – Marine Life | Taken in: Italy
I begin in the 2008 to take underwater pictures. I used a Nikon Coolpix 8700 with Nikon SB800 in Fantasea camera and strobe Housing. I don’t use TTL but only manual adjustment both on camera and flash. Now I use a Nikon D90 and a Nikon D5200 with Easydive Leo II housing and a Nikon Coolpix P7000 in Easydive housing Easysnap. I use strobes Nikonos SB-105. My lenses are: Nikkor 40mm Macro, Nikkor 60mm Macro, Nikkor 12-24 Æ’2,8 and Nikkor 18-55.
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Runner Up:
shaun the sheep in action
Editor’s Comment:
Very well taken and a very nice background and surface for this image.
In Category: Macro – Nudibranchia | Taken in: Indonesia
im a general practitioner who interest in marine life…
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Runner Up:
sun dance a mountian char in lake Grübl ,Austria
Editor’s Comment:
Well taken, perfect sun background.
In Category: Temperate Waters | Taken in: Austria
Michael Weberberger, born 1968 in Leoben.
I had my first diving experiences in 1990 in Thailand. After a longer break due to starting a family, I decided to pick it up again in 2002 and took the diving license on Elba, Italy. Further courses were pursued up to the title of a Rescue Diver.I started to photograph in 2005, equipped with an Olympus c5050 purely to capture holiday impressions. After a tiger shark expedition in 2009 I decided to purchase a DSLR camera and since then I am heavily involved in underwater photography.
My biggest passion is (cage-) free shark diving
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I am originally a web developer and programmer and specialize in Internet marketing.
In the past 20 years, I dived in many places: Red Sea, Mediterranean, Thailand, The Maldives, Florida, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and others.. I was lucky enough to dive with all the latest equipment, that includes high end compacts, Mirrorless, DSLR's, almost every strobe in the market and many different lenses and accessories.
I helped and advised thousands of underwater photographers from beginners to the most professional.
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