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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Cal Mero

89 Entries Found: Page 1  of  4
Model - Mike Larson
Model - Francis alexander
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Model - Francis Alexander
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Model - Annika Uggla
Single strobe behind the models head
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kinda different!
model - Annika Uggla
model - Francis Alexander
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"positive self esteem"
Model - Annika Uggla
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Cane toad from Tropical Queensland, Australia
model - Annika Uggla
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model - Francis Alexander
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
Cal's entered some model shots this month. This is my favorite
A temperate shrimp attempts to clean a burnt cigarette butt
Skunk clown fish. Single strobe far to the left for shadows and highlights.
60mm , nikon d80, 1 x ds51
I swam over to see what a fisherman had caught and got the fright of my life when this 2m reef shark charged at me.
nikon d80, 55mm, 2 x ds 51
Defensive squid.
nikon d80, 2 x ds 51 strobes, 60mm
Squid side by side in a defensive posture. Photographed during the annual coral spawning on the great barrier reef, Lizard Island.
Nikon d80, ds 51 x 2, 60mm. f22, 1/90th, iso 100
A newly settled damselfish hides amongst the branches of a soft coral.
nikon d80, 2 x ds51 strobes, 60mm
A small goby resting amongst the mantle of a giant clam.
Nikon d80, 60mm, 2 x ds 51 strobes. Taken whilst free diving
A goby resting on a the mantle of a giant clam.
Hard corals located on the outer great barrier reef.
Nikon d80, ds 51 strobes and 10-17mm
Free diver and reef shark.
Nikon d80, 2 x ds 51 strobes and an 18-55mm lens
Mangroves located off Lizard Island on the great barrier reef.
Nikon d80, 10-17mm, 2 x ds 51 strobes.
A giant potato cod spotted off the reef edge near lizard Island, Australia.
Nikon d80, 18-5mm, 2 x ds 51
A close focus wide angle shot of clownfish. Taken with a tokina 10-17mm , nikon d80 and 2 x ds 51 strobes.
Show casing a freshwater vista in a small creek
Nikon d80, ds 51 x 2, 10-17mm tokina.
I lugged my rig on a hike up to a creek in tropical Queensland. During this shoot I was quite paranoid as I was in crocodile territory.
Nikon d80, 10-17mm, ds 51 x 2
Shooting aquatic plant life from below. 2 feet of water in the muddy ross river, northern QLD, Australia.
nikon d80, tokina 10-17mm, 2 x ds 51
A close focus wide angle shot of aquatic plant life.
Photographed in the muddy Ross River, Townsville.
Nikon d80, tokina 10-17mm, 2 x ds 51 strobes
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