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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
"Seal Roar" (This seal is not barking at me, I am outside of it's range of sight)
"Seal Pile"
Portuguese Man-of-War at sunrise, taken in West Palm Beach, Florida. Springtime sunrise at its finest!
whale watch , El Choco _Colombia
Hermit crab
Gaivota
Spermwhale near Pico island Azoren
MV SAADET C while transiting Bosphorus staright to south bound
Waves collide on the Napali Coast. Kauai, Hawaii
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016

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Sunrise in San pedro, Belize
"Photo Bombed" The Stellar Sea Lions of Norris Rocks off Vancouver Island Canada are playful, curious and intelligent animals. Sometimes they just show up at the right time!
Standing stones project, an "over the backyard wall" production
Red at Night.... Brilliant colors light the evening stroll along ClearWater beach in Florida.
"Mesmerizing"
Not a photo in the water, but rather, of the water. The crystal clear Cayman water I call home. Where I dive and explore and photograph magical things. It laps at the shore, calling me in. The water here is mesmerizing.
One of many banded sea kraits we found both underwater and on land at Isle of Pines, New Caledonia. Shot with Olympus E-M5, 60mm f/2.8. Thanks for having a look!
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2016

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A Blue Shark checking out the divers topside. Off the coast of Rhode Island.
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Some people truly enjoy ice diving. Canon 6D, 24-105 lens, manual settings. Cropped for subject in PS.
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~ Electric Blue ~
In celebration and support of Earth hour. The Milky Way and a bio-luminescent ocean...what more light do you need for a perfect evening.
Mauritius,the famous Coin De Mire dive site ,one of 3 dive sites /Jean-Yves Bignoux-Canon 7D
Water mage
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Checking my messages
Jean-Yves Linley Bignoux
Mauritius Canon 7D ,Soulliac beach south coast Republic of Mauritius
Sunset at Kho Bon and a diver which four dives a day is not enough for him! smile
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Pink Salt mine, Bonaire
We had the opportunity to visit the Atlantic Coast - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in February. Beautiful beach, with so few visitors - well except the ever present Sea Gulls. I thought I would take a pic from their perspective - lovely.
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birds & ocean
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Pink Salt Lake, Bonaire Netherlans Antilles
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