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An Antarctic view before a dive under the ice. One of the things that is amazing about the Antarctic is that there is no distance 'haze' effect through lack of dust. This mountain is over 1,000 m high and the ice cliffs hundreds of m high.
By Andrew Macleod
posted Saturday, September 20, 2008
66 votes

Dinnertime, we're hungry!
By Maria Munn
posted Saturday, February 09, 2008
49 votes

Gentoo Penguins,
By Steve Laycock
posted Saturday, January 19, 2008
38 votes


By Andrew Macleod
posted Wednesday, October 15, 2008
35 votes

Chinstrap penguin, admiring his reflection in the lens
By Steve Laycock
posted Sunday, January 20, 2008
32 votes

The Ice has it!
By Andrew Macleod
posted Monday, November 16, 2009
32 votes

whales in the snow. Canon 450D
By Andrew Macleod
posted Wednesday, November 25, 2009
31 votes

leopard seal, on an Antartic iceburg
By Steve Laycock
posted Friday, January 18, 2008
29 votes

perpetual sunset on the Antarctic Cricle
By Andrew Macleod
posted Sunday, November 15, 2009
27 votes

Chinstrap penguin, negotiating the surf. Sure the PADI manual says to walk backwards.
By Steve Laycock
posted Monday, February 04, 2008
27 votes
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Visiting the ice country by Jm Leuba
Visiting the ice country
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Weddel Sea Antarctica
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Pygoscelis papua by Jm Leuba
Pygoscelis papua
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2012
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Weddel Sea Antarctica
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A mother and her chic Taken with a Canon 40d by Richard Alvarado
A mother and her chic
Taken with a Canon 40d
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votes: 22
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 03, 2010
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Amundsen Sea Antarctica
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Natural light through an iceberg. Taken with a Canon EOS... by Richard Alvarado
Natural light through an iceberg. Taken with a Canon EOS 40d while on snorkle.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 01, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Amundsen Sea Antarctica
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thinking man or picking your nose.... hmmmm by Andrew Macleod
thinking man or picking your nose.... hmmmm
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 12, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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So you don't think it is cold? Self portrait... me with c... by Andrew Macleod
So you don't think it is cold? Self portrait... me with camera balanced on a rock.... you try running in a dry suit!!
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date posted posted: Friday, December 11, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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A snooze in the sun on a nice warm antarctic day... take ... by Andrew Macleod
A snooze in the sun on a nice warm antarctic day... take that climate change skeptics!
votes: 19
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date posted posted: Monday, December 07, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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A large crinoid, Promachocrinus kerguelensis; fairly comm... by David Cothran
A large crinoid, Promachocrinus kerguelensis; fairly common around the Antarctic Peninsula. This individual is about 80cm (32in) across, swimming with a beautiful coordinated motion of its arms.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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whales in the snow. Canon 450D by Andrew Macleod
whales in the snow. Canon 450D
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Andrew got Topside Gold last year for an Arctic shot. Here's another hottie!
votes: 31
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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no dust, no pollution and crystal clear sky... by Andrew Macleod
no dust, no pollution and crystal clear sky...
votes: 27
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Seals are the marine life.... by Andrew Macleod
Seals are the marine life....
votes: 25
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date posted posted: Monday, November 16, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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The Ice has it! by Andrew Macleod
The Ice has it!
votes: 32
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date posted posted: Monday, November 16, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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perpetual sunset on the Antarctic Cricle by Andrew Macleod
perpetual sunset on the Antarctic Cricle
votes: 27
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 15, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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An old sled left behind from an antarctic expedition, loo... by Andrew Macleod
An old sled left behind from an antarctic expedition, looking over the ice floes between dives in the Antarctic 2006. Canon 350D
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Penguin taking a drink from a melting iceberg by Steve Laycock
Penguin taking a drink from a melting iceberg
votes: 25
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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A map of Australia in the ice!!! Canon 350D by Andrew Macleod
A map of Australia in the ice!!! Canon 350D
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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sunset in the antarctic. Canon 350D by Andrew Macleod
sunset in the antarctic. Canon 350D
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votes: 23
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date posted posted: Friday, December 05, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Curious onlookers. Canon 350D by Andrew Macleod
Curious onlookers. Canon 350D
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date posted posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Lunch time for some is more difficult! Canon 350D by Andrew Macleod
Lunch time for some is more difficult! Canon 350D
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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"Mum, the tourists are here...." A penguin in the antarct... by Andrew Macleod
"Mum, the tourists are here...." A penguin in the antarctic. Canon 350D
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sharp, bright, foreground interest - well done Andrew
votes: 35
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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The midnight sunset/sunrise that marks summer at the anta... by Andrew Macleod
The midnight sunset/sunrise that marks summer at the antarctic circle.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 07, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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An Antarctic view before a dive under the ice. One of the... by Andrew Macleod
An Antarctic view before a dive under the ice. One of the things that is amazing about the Antarctic is that there is no distance 'haze' effect through lack of dust. This mountain is over 1,000 m high and the ice cliffs hundreds of m high.
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clean air + calm water + spectacular scenery = a great shot Andrew
votes: 66
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 20, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Cape petral, flying past the snowy peaks of Antartica by Steve Laycock
Cape petral, flying past the snowy peaks of Antartica
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 05, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Dinnertime, we're hungry! by Maria Munn
Dinnertime, we're hungry!
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Great topside shot Maria
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 09, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Chinstrap penguin, negotiating the surf. Sure the PADI ma... by Steve Laycock
Chinstrap penguin, negotiating the surf. Sure the PADI manual says to walk backwards.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 04, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Chinstrap penguin, admiring his reflection in the lens by Steve Laycock
Chinstrap penguin, admiring his reflection in the lens
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 20, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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Gentoo Penguins, "flying" besides our zodiac by Steve Laycock
Gentoo Penguins, "flying" besides our zodiac
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 19, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) Antarctica
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