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Underwater Photo Contest | Wide Angle - Close Focus

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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver

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Sometimes I find myself looking for the extraordinary whe... by Billy Watson
Sometimes I find myself looking for the extraordinary when I am taken back by the simplistic. This image captures the latter in a small grouping of a barrel sponge, crinoids and anemone which collectively endow a variety of texture, shape and color.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Sepia by Rudy Janssen
Sepia
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Raja Ampat Stonefish by Morgan Ashton
Raja Ampat Stonefish
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date posted posted: Friday, March 3, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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SAILED FISH. Butterfly Horozbina by Soner Orhan
SAILED FISH. Butterfly Horozbina
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date posted posted: Friday, March 3, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Messing around with rising bubbles and reflections by Ryan Ware
Messing around with rising bubbles and reflections
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Picture taken in the cold water of the Netherlands by Danny Van Belle
Picture taken in the cold water of the Netherlands
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Netherlands
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Stingray by Marcelo Lunardi Ferronato
Stingray
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date posted posted: Monday, February 27, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Brazil
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Turtle in Front taken with an Nikon aw130 by Carsten Schroeder
Turtle in Front taken with an Nikon aw130
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Maldives
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Glassy day by Joerg Blessing
Glassy day
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Mooray in garden by Marcelo Lunardi Ferronato
Mooray in garden
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 28, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Brazil
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Pyrosome by Marco Gargiulo
Pyrosome
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date posted posted: Monday, February 27, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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the darkside of underwater world. Zoanthid coral (fluo... by Mr Chai
by: Mr Chai
the darkside of underwater world.
Zoanthid coral (fluorescest)
Night dive sapi island sabah malaysia
shutter 10 F5.6 ISO800
seasea ys03 x2
Standard lens 55mm
Meikon T4I
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 26, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Malaysia
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a young spermwhale very inquisitive and playful by Romain Barats
a young spermwhale very inquisitive and playful
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 26, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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slands 7 in milan, 3 minutes to do stop when a group of v... by Tony Ho
by: Tony Ho
slands 7 in milan, 3 minutes to do stop when a group of very large sea Wolf appeared suddenly, I struggled to got this chapter photos back to the past.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 26, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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I've been developing a lighting technique, and I thought ... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
I've been developing a lighting technique, and I thought the mermaid statue at Sunset House would be a perfect subject to employ it. I'm pleased with the result 😀 No Photoshop.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 23, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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In depth Location :Palau Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Canon ... by Yung Sen Wu
In depth
Location :Palau
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon EF 8-15mm F4 L Fisheye USM : F9, 1/125, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL*2
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Taiwan
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Focus Location :Palau Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Canon EF ... by Yung Sen Wu
Focus
Location :Palau
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon EF EF 11-24mm F4L USM Lens: F11, 1/125, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL*2
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Taiwan
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The Meeting- eye to eye by Peet J Van Eeden
The Meeting- eye to eye
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date posted posted: Monday, February 20, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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a sperwhale tail very close during a socialization time by Romain Barats
a sperwhale tail very close during a socialization time
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date posted posted: Monday, February 20, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Colors by Taner Atilgan
Colors
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2017

Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 20, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Forgotten Location :Palau Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Canon... by Yung Sen Wu
Forgotten
Location :Palau
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon EF EF 11-24mm F4L USM Lens: F11, 1/125, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL*2
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 20, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Taiwan
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Take me back by Henley Spiers
Take me back
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 16, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Epibulous insidiator by Athanassios Lazarides
Epibulous insidiator
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Red whip coral lending a strong contrast to the blue wat... by Billy Watson
Red whip coral lending a strong contrast to the blue water column has always been a favorite.
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Wanger by Tony Goose Neal
Wanger
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Blue Planet Location :Palau Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Can... by Yung Sen Wu
Blue Planet
Location :Palau
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon EF 8-15mm F4 L Fisheye USM : F8, 1/100, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL*2
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 13, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Taiwan
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mirror snorkeling Nikon AW130 by Carsten Schroeder
mirror snorkeling Nikon AW130
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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