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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From Cayman islands

3155 Entries Found: Page 22  of  117
"Saying Hello"
A Yellow Face Pyke Blenny showing its face.
"Perfect Fit" Gaudy Clown Crabs seem to like Grand Cayman this fall - we saw at least one on every dive. This tiny guy had found a perfect home in a Purple Vase Sponge. Shot with Oly EM1 60mm Macro Lens dual strobes.
Blenny Portrait.
"Beach Day"
A Sand Diver buried in the sand.
Camera #selfie
'Mermaid Mess'
"Blending"
A Gaudy Clown Grab blends in with his surroundings.
"Close Up"
A French Angel Fish portrait.
Diver looks in awe of the spectacular USS Kittiwake.
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5Dmk2, Canon 8-15mm fish @ 15mm, f11, 1/80s, ISO400, natural light
"Freeze"
A Triple Fin Blenny looking straight at the camera.
"Crazy Eyes"
A Black Coral Shrimp with eggs.
"Blenny Roar"
A Pyke Blenny shows his teeth.
"Green Stars"
Close up of a Bur Fish eye.
"Turtle Angel"
A Hawksbill Turtle is backlit by the sun as it heads to surface for a breath.
"Silver School"
A School of Horse Eyed Jacks doing their dance around the stern of the Kittiwake.
"Turtle Bomb"
A Hawksbill dives into the blue after catching its breath on the surface.
"Tubular"
'Small is beautiful'. I'm a huge fan of the small things in our ocean. We observe and earn trust and in time they allow us to capture their character.
This photo is best viewed enlarged to see detail: a diver enters the galley of the Kittiwake shipwreck, Grand Cayman. Metal tables that are rusting away are seen in the foreground.
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"Sun Kissin"
A Hawksbill Turtle cruises over the top of a reef while basking in the sun rays.
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Editor's Comment
Perfect timing and positioning! The one thing that would have bumped this up to 1st place was if the Turtle happened to open his mouth and bite the sun spot :) But hey, you can't control nature!
"This Is Why I Live Here!"
A stingray is seen through the surface of a breaking wave, as the wave washes into my dome port.
"Golden File"
A Juvenile Slender File Fish hanging out around a red rope sponge.
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"My Reef"
A Hawksbill Turtle settling down to feed with a diver approaching in the background.
"Dad Skills"
A Yellowhead Jawfish taking care of his young.
"Blue Eyes"
A Sand Gobe showing off his color eyes.
'The voice of the sea speaks to the soul'.
"Arrow Face"
A Close-up of a Yellow Lined Arrow Crab.
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