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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From The Gulf Of Mexico

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The natural mirror, Jardins de la Reina by Daniel Flormann
The natural mirror, Jardins de la Reina
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cuba
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"looking at me looking at you" - small damsel fish juvenile by Patricia Sinclair
"looking at me looking at you" - small damsel fish juvenile
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Louis was filming green sea turtle (who was so cooperative) by Patricia Sinclair
Louis was filming green sea turtle (who was so cooperative)
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3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 7, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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I call this "Hopeful" - experiment with hard and soft foc... by Patricia Sinclair
I call this "Hopeful" - experiment with hard and soft focus together on the main subject
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Sometimes you have to stop and take the image of a Christ... by Patricia Sinclair
Sometimes you have to stop and take the image of a Christmas Tree worm - just because they are so danged pretty! This is uncropped.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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small rough head blenny that I found at the end of my fir... by Patricia Sinclair
small rough head blenny that I found at the end of my first dive in Roatan
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Squid Family in Green, Veracruz México by Alejandro Topete
Squid Family in Green, Veracruz México
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Green Sea Turtle by Patricia Sinclair
Green Sea Turtle
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 11, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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less than 2cm Lettuce Leaf sea slug - smallest I have eve... by Patricia Sinclair
less than 2cm Lettuce Leaf sea slug - smallest I have ever seen. I managed to get both eyes on this image as well!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Juv. Cowfish by Beate Seiler
Juv. Cowfish
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 23, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Whale Shark , Mouth Open by Daniel Waldman
Whale Shark , Mouth Open
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 16, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Arrow Crab close up, Veracruz México by Alejandro Topete
Arrow Crab close up, Veracruz México
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Snorkeler and Whale Shark by Daniel Waldman
Snorkeler and Whale Shark
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Snorkeler and Whale Shark by Daniel Waldman
Snorkeler and Whale Shark
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Honduran fisherman on the waters off Roatan as storm app... by David Gilchrist
Honduran fisherman on the waters off Roatan as storm approaches.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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A diver makes a slow descent in the waters of the Roatan ... by David Gilchrist
A diver makes a slow descent in the waters of the Roatan Marine Park.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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A reef lobster portrait in the waters of the Roatan Marin... by David Gilchrist
A reef lobster portrait in the waters of the Roatan Marine Park.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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A Damselfish poses for the camera in the waters of the Ro... by David Gilchrist
A Damselfish poses for the camera in the waters of the Roatan Marine Park.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Squid Family, Veracruz Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Squid Family, Veracruz Mexico
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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“ Sky Meets Sea” Visiting (El Cielo) Stafish sanctuary i... by Steve Dolan
“ Sky Meets Sea” Visiting (El Cielo) Stafish sanctuary in Cozumel. If you look close you can see Starfish on the ocean floor.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 26, 2018
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Eagle Ray gliding below in Cozumel Mexico by Steve Dolan
Eagle Ray gliding below in Cozumel Mexico
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 14, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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The beginning of an amazing daylight dive around St Andre... by Griff Gainnie
The beginning of an amazing daylight dive around St Andrews jetties in PC Beach, Fl
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 8, 2018
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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This Southern stingray had just settled in the sand. I t... by Jill Smith
This Southern stingray had just settled in the sand. I took a few close-up shots and signalled to my buddy to go, then remembered the rule "Get close. When you are close enough get closer." So I turned back for one last shot. This one.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 29, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Canada
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Leaving Hilma Hooker wreck in Bonaire, caught friend's so... by Gordon Clawson
Leaving Hilma Hooker wreck in Bonaire, caught friend's son cruising the reef. His body language speaks the beauty of diving. (removed distracting fellow divers from frame)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 23, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Netherlands Antilles
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Mermaid inspiration by Alison Bounce
Mermaid inspiration
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 8, 2018
date posted category: Fashion
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Did you know that the yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) ... by Robert Smits
Did you know that the yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean as well as the south eastern Atlantic Ocean? And that It reaches a maximum length of 45 centimetres (18 in)?
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cayman islands
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Used car for sale... minor water damage! by Nick Polanszky
Used car for sale... minor water damage!
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 28, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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