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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From South Africa

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Polka Dot Nudibranch taken at Phluffy Reef, Mossel Bay, South Africa
Croco, Nikon D90, 18mm - Natural light
Just the 2 of us.
Janine and Wes in pool. Nikon D300 Sea & Sea housing and strobes.
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Purple turret- sponge with bubble reflection of diver, Atlantic ocean, Hout bay, Cape Town , South Africa
You may recall the Dusky photograph I posted last year looking like this, well this black tip decided she was not going to be out done! wink
shortlistedShortlisted!
Whale tail - 3 humpbacks cruzing at Sodwana whilst en route to 9 mile reef.
Underwater rose. Prevailing South Easter winds may force you to swimming pool diving
Feeding sea cucumber, putting its tentacle in its mouth. Cold Atlantic ocean, Hout Bay , South Africa
First underwater shoot. Shot in swimming pool with Janine McCabe. Nikon D300 10.5mm lens, S&S housing and 2 110a strobes. Both of us breath holding in pool of 2.5m deep. To make things more interesting i used a light backdrop cloth.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Compass Jellyfish at safety stop near Atlantis divesite, False Bay, South Africa
Rare yellow sea spider at Boat Rock, False Bay, South Africa
Close encounters with a Vampire fish.
Gannets and dolphins
Basket star on cold water noble coral , Atlantic Ocean, Hout Bay South Africa
shortlistedShortlisted!
A TIGER SHARK WITH ITS ENTOURAGE, PHOTOGRAPHED OF UMKOMAAS, ALIWAL SHOAL, SOUTH AFRICA
Plum colour anemone at Star walls a premium dive site in the cold Atlantic water, Hout Bay, South Africa
This Great White took a bite at a decoy seal during a trip to Seal Island ouside of Simon's Town; Another took a bite some minutes ago and around the cage a 4,5m shark circled for about 2 hours.
PAIR OF BRONZE WHALERS PHOTOGRAPHED OF MYBOYTI, KWAZULU NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA DURING THE SARDINE RUN
NIKON D2X, AQUATICA HOUSING, HARTENBERGER STROBE
A bronze whaler photographed of Umkomaas/Aliwal shoal in South Africa.
Nikon 2DX, aquatica housing, Hartenberger strobes
Crab inside, its sponge hide out, evaluating its next meal. Star walls, Atlantic Ocean, Hout Bay, South Africa
daily cavalcade during sardine-run (south Africa)
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
These dolphins obviously think Dinner is served!
they are soo beautiful
HDR taken of fishing vessel off Cape Point, same vessel I did an over under shot of.
just one of the many beautiful sea creatures
School of slinger and humpback snapper hang over the reef
Say, whaaaaaat!!
Roonies is a deep reef in Sodwana Bay famous for Hawk Fish and its Sea Horse... But this Lyretail Rockod had other ideas for me and literally begged to be photographed!!
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