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Underwater Photography: Contest Australia (8)

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Leafy Sea Dragon (Fetzendrachenfisch) , Australia - South Australia - Kangaroo Island
By Ralf Levc
posted Saturday, May 20, 2006
109 votes

Estuarine Cod and Cleaner Wrasse. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D & Tokina 10-17
By Ross Gudgeon
posted Friday, June 12, 2009
90 votes

A Golden Weedfish (Cristiceps aurantiacus). Taken at Shelly Beach in Sydney, Australia. Using a Nikon D300 sea & sea housing and dual ys250s. f/8 1/250s
By Melissa Fiene
posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009
77 votes

Cuttlefish at Bare Island. Sydney, Australia
By Ken Thongpila
posted Monday, July 20, 2009
74 votes


By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, April 07, 2010
72 votes

Turtle in the Coral Sea.
By Karen Dillabough
posted Friday, June 12, 2009
71 votes

Happy Valentine's Day! : )
By Doug Anderson
posted Thursday, February 14, 2008
71 votes

Giant cuttle, Kurnell
By Doug Anderson
posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008
70 votes

Pteraeolidia ianthina, Sydney
By Doug Anderson
posted Monday, February 04, 2008
69 votes

Chromodoris splendida, Bare Island
By Doug Anderson
posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008
68 votes
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Calamari Swimming in formation - by Bill Van Eyk
Calamari Swimming in formation -
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 26, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Australia
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Gentle Giant - taken while free diving. Smooth Rays can g... by Richard Wylie
Gentle Giant - taken while free diving. Smooth Rays can grow to 4.3 meters long and 2.1 meters wide and 350 kg but are incredibly inquisitive animals. This one played with me for almost 25 minutes - and was as interactive as a puppy!
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 25, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Hypselodoris bennetti, Bare Island by Doug Anderson
Hypselodoris bennetti, Bare Island
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 25, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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It is a widely held misconception that Great White sharks... by Sam Cahir
It is a widely held misconception that Great White sharks only breach in South Africa. Freckles is a 4m male who is an aerial specialist attacking baits at up to 56 K's an hour to enable him to launch his entire body out of the water.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 23, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Solitary Grey Nurse Shark by Christine Hamilton
Solitary Grey Nurse Shark
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 22, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Australia
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Mantis shrimp ready to take me on! by Brian Pool
Mantis shrimp ready to take me on!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Australasian Gannet. "What are you doing down there"? Tak... by Richard Wylie
Australasian Gannet. "What are you doing down there"? Taken while on snorkel/free diving.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Snapping shrimp - true it snapped me! Alpheus sp. by Bill Van Eyk
Snapping shrimp - true it snapped me! Alpheus sp.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Ceratosoma brevicaudatum. Fly Point, Nelson Bay by Doug Anderson
Ceratosoma brevicaudatum. Fly Point, Nelson Bay
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date posted posted: Monday, February 20, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Flathead sitting still in lettuce seaweed. by Bill Van Eyk
Flathead sitting still in lettuce seaweed.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 19, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Sad Eyes by Christine Hamilton
Sad Eyes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Smile ! by Christine Hamilton
Smile !
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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date posted location: Australia
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Small snapper shrimp; Alpheus novaezealandiae. Snapping s... by Bill Van Eyk
Small snapper shrimp; Alpheus novaezealandiae. Snapping shrimps or pistol shrimps are immediately distinguished from other families by having one claw much larger than the other, the larger claw cylindrical and with a parrot-beak-like finger.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Chromodoris tasmaniensis, Bare Island by Doug Anderson
Chromodoris tasmaniensis, Bare Island
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 12, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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First attempt at u/w photography, and one of my favourite... by Haydn Salvas
First attempt at u/w photography, and one of my favourite little critters, Weedy Sea Dragon.
Photo was taken at Flinders Pier in Victoria, Australia.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Smooth Ray Bicheno, Tasmania, Australi by Warren Judges
Smooth Ray Bicheno, Tasmania, Australi
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date posted posted: Friday, February 10, 2012
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Pot Bellied Seahorse by Richard Wylie
Pot Bellied Seahorse
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date posted posted: Friday, February 10, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Gymnodoris impudica - whistling some tunes whilst strolli... by Timothy Nguyen
Gymnodoris impudica - whistling some tunes whilst strolling through the park
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date posted posted: Friday, February 10, 2012
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date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Tomato Clownfish by Timothy Nguyen
Tomato Clownfish
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 09, 2012
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date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Ricketts Point, snapping shrimp-Alpheus sp. : The fingers... by Bill Van Eyk
Ricketts Point, snapping shrimp-Alpheus sp. : The fingers at the end of the larger claw are used to make a loud snapping noise to stun prey and scare divers! Not much is know about this species.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 07, 2012
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Octopus portrait by Timothy Nguyen
Octopus portrait
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date posted posted: Monday, February 06, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Catostylus mosaics - apt description as the mosaic patter... by Richard Wylie
Catostylus mosaics - apt description as the mosaic pattern on this small jelly (common name; Blue Blubber) shows. Taken in Very murky water (less than .5 meter vis) I liked how the sun lit up this jelly like a delicately designed lamp.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 06, 2012
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Hypselodoris bennetti, Bare Island by Doug Anderson
Hypselodoris bennetti, Bare Island
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Squid at night by Timothy Nguyen
Squid at night
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 05, 2012
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date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Banjo shark (fiddler ray) -Trygonorrhina‑fasciata - posin... by Bill Van Eyk
Banjo shark (fiddler ray) -Trygonorrhina‑fasciata - posing quietly for this shot. Ricketts Point Melbourne
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012
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"Who? Me?" by Christine Hamilton
"Who? Me?"
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 04, 2012
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Crinoid by Bill Van Eyk
Crinoid
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date posted posted: Friday, February 03, 2012
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