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kelp beds of Monastery Beach at a time when there was finally almost no surge
eye to eye
A cute cuttlefish shot under the dock. Taken with NikonD80 + Nikon 60mm Macro + Single Ikelite ds51
Sunrise in the Galapagos
The Napoleon at Blue Corner is very friendly. It seizes every oportunity for a photoshoot. This one was shot in ambient light, with just the 18-55mm kit lens.
SeaStar lunching on Crab. Poor vis, subject spotted with little time to compose before silting enveloped scene. Using Olympus C-7070, PT-027 housing & dual SeaLife digital flash--ss-1/30, f# 5.6, ISO 80, metr. centre weighted, wb man(cloudy)
Wire coral goby near Pu'u Alai, Maui
Coral growth on a wreck in Truk Lagoon
White tip reef shark, This one has a hook in the mouth and is trailing fishing line. Good thing the hook will rust out and free the line. This photograph was taken as the shark swam under a ledge with my Canon 20D W/18-55 mm lens.
Taken at Pincher's Cove using Sigma 15mm FE with the Magic Filter at 30ft.
Bow of the Shinkoku Maru with dive buddy. Ship sunk by American aircraft, February 1944 during the attack on Truk Lagoon.
Garibaldi of Channel Islands, California. ©Amanda Cotton
This was taken with my old Canon A70 during our safety stop at Saies Corner, Palau. My divemaster friend was blowing bubble rings, and this particular ring perfectly framed him
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A very pretty flatworm taken at Ulong Channel with Nikon D80 + 60mm macro + single Ikelite DS51
Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. Gas Mask sits on the deck below the forward mast of the Nippo Maru wreck. ©Amanda Cotton
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unmistakeably Truk
Space is tight! California Sea Lions crowd a dock in the harbor at Moss Beach, California Coast.
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stack 'em up!
Coral Reflections on a calm morning
Human Skull. Human remains lay deep inside the Heian Maru wreck in Truk Lagoon (Chuuk). ©Amanda Cotton
ringed snail crawling over a bunch of little cup corals right next to the Breakwater at Monterey
A BIG SMILE from an Eagle Ray, @ North Seymor, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
Truk Lagoon (Chuuk), Micronesia. Diver on wreck of Truk Lagoon. ©Amanda Cotton
Majestic
gramps or gremlin
This is an Undulated Moray Eel prowling the reef at night on the Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii (Big Island). Equipment and filmed used for this dive: Nikonos III w/28MM Dual Strobes & Kodachrome 64.
Southern hemisphere humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Mother and calf - synchronizing
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

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Ahh, Mum and Baby
Snortin' bull sea lion, Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico. Canon 400D. Came around a boulder and surprised (and was surprised by) this bull. He was telling me to get out of his territory. I did, but not before taking his picture.
"Honu"
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