http://www.underwaterphotography.com/ photo contestUnderwaterPhotography.com photo contesthttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/en-us© UnderwaterPhotography.comthe #1 u/w photo contest6/4/2023 6:11:57 PMAntonio Venturellihttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154800Phidiana militaris. These nudis are covered in appendages named cerata which increase surface area for gas exchange and also to display ingested chemicals or for defence. Sophisticated and surprising nature as always! (Canon100,1/250,f20, iso200)5/30/2023 6:18:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154800Phidiana militaris. These nudis are covered in appendages named cerata which increase surface area for gas exchange and also to display ingested chemicals or for defence. Sophisticated and surprising nature as always! (Canon100,1/250,f20, iso200)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154800.jpgSusanna Randazzohttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154738A blenny looks out of its burrow suspiciously. Note the fleshy branching appendages (named cirri) found above their eyes and nostrils. The biological role of cirri remains unclear but make them very nice! (Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso200) 5/18/2023 8:17:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154738A blenny looks out of its burrow suspiciously. Note the fleshy branching appendages (named cirri) found above their eyes and nostrils. The biological role of cirri remains unclear but make them very nice! (Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso200) http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154738.jpgAntonio Venturellihttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154734This is small Hermit crab having very pretty colors on its body. It lives between the surface up to 70 meters deep. Its shell is a matter of survival, to protect its soft abdomen. I took this photo in the sea of Goa_2023 (Canon100,1/200,f20,iso200)5/17/2023 12:04:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154734This is small Hermit crab having very pretty colors on its body. It lives between the surface up to 70 meters deep. Its shell is a matter of survival, to protect its soft abdomen. I took this photo in the sea of Goa_2023 (Canon100,1/200,f20,iso200)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154734.jpgAntonio Venturellihttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154719The u/w world becomes ever more fascinating when you dive slowly, look closely & appreciate the little things. Like this red Flabellina on the wreck off Goa. Here there are many tangled on the wreckage lying a few mt deep. (Canon100,1/250,f25,i.250)5/14/2023 2:12:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154719The u/w world becomes ever more fascinating when you dive slowly, look closely & appreciate the little things. Like this red Flabellina on the wreck off Goa. Here there are many tangled on the wreckage lying a few mt deep. (Canon100,1/250,f25,i.250)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154719.jpgAntonio Venturellihttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154712It has to be said there is something rather satisfying about a well framed picture of a nudibranch with the rhinophores in sharp focus! This is Chromodoris trimarginata nudibranch_ photographed in Goa_2023 (Canon100,1/250,f20,iso200)5/12/2023 8:29:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154712It has to be said there is something rather satisfying about a well framed picture of a nudibranch with the rhinophores in sharp focus! This is Chromodoris trimarginata nudibranch_ photographed in Goa_2023 (Canon100,1/250,f20,iso200)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154712.jpgAntonio Venturellihttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154709There might be more than one purple nudibranchs in your area, as we see in this picture. When I photograph them, I use two strobes and macro lens 60 or 100 mm. Otherwise everything will just be blue or green! (Canon100,1/250,f20,iso200)5/12/2023 12:49:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154709There might be more than one purple nudibranchs in your area, as we see in this picture. When I photograph them, I use two strobes and macro lens 60 or 100 mm. Otherwise everything will just be blue or green! (Canon100,1/250,f20,iso200)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154709.jpgAntonio Venturellihttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154682Phidiana militaris nudibranch_Wreck dive site_Goa_2022 (Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)5/8/2023 1:44:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154682Phidiana militaris nudibranch_Wreck dive site_Goa_2022 (Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154682.jpgSusanna Randazzohttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154662Chromodoris naiki with characteristic pale light-blue band at the edge of the notum and scattered large spots of dark purple in the dorsum. Very photogenic nudi! Shot taken at the wreck of Goa, in poor visibility_2023 (Canon60,1/200,f18,iso200)5/4/2023 10:01:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154662Chromodoris naiki with characteristic pale light-blue band at the edge of the notum and scattered large spots of dark purple in the dorsum. Very photogenic nudi! Shot taken at the wreck of Goa, in poor visibility_2023 (Canon60,1/200,f18,iso200)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154662.jpgSusanna Randazzohttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154657Chromodoris naiki_2023 (Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso200)5/3/2023 2:50:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154657Chromodoris naiki_2023 (Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso200)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154657.jpgAntonio Venturellihttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154640Small fish have bright colors and flamboyant shape that attract experienced & novice divers alike. Unless it moves.. it can be difficult to distinguish them from the context around, as seen in this photo! Goa_India_2023 (Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)4/29/2023 7:41:00 AMhttp://www.underwaterphotography.com/photo-contest/underwater-photo.aspx?ID=154640Small fish have bright colors and flamboyant shape that attract experienced & novice divers alike. Unless it moves.. it can be difficult to distinguish them from the context around, as seen in this photo! Goa_India_2023 (Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)http://www.underwaterphotography.com//Upload/UP/Competition/Previews/154640.jpg