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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From The Bohol Sea

774 Entries Found: Page 7  of  29
The best hobby ever.
Moray, Olympus 60 mm macro lens, PL6
4mm Hairy Algae Shrimp shot with white slate backdrop.
Olympus OMD E-M1 with 60mm +SMC+SMC Multiplier
shortlistedShortlisted!
Porcelain Crab, Bohol.
Nudibranch!
'Are you looking at me?' Whip Coral Benny.

Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon 100mm macro, f18, 1/200, ISO200, Inon Z240 strobes, Subsee +5 diopter
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2015
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Underwater Photography is all about getting close and shooting low. This shot nails it!
'Sea turtle' Atlantis Dive Resort, Dumaguete, Philippines

Subal underwater housing, Zen DP230 dome, Canon 5D mk2, Canon 8-15mm Fisheye @ 15mm, f11, 1/125, ISO200, Inon Z240 strobes
Frogfish
Juvenile Sweet Lips - approx 3/4" in length
Seahorse
'Farmer and bull'. Dumaguete, Philippines.

Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF 8-15mm fisheye @ 15mm, f11, 1/400, ISO400, available light
Emperor in the Spotlight
A Flower and its Amphipod Dweller
Super Macro
Hey you!
X-mas three. Taken in Bohol, PH.
Symbiosis of Creatures
Notice the shrimps Antennae touch the Goby in order to receive warnings as the shrimp is almost blind. The shrimp maintains the house and stocks it with food for the nights and the Goby keeps the shrimp safe.
Snooted Hairy Squat Lobster in Siquijor.
Taken just off Balacasag Island Bohol, not far from Alona beach.
Sea star
"Nemo"
"Triple Play" - Three Juvenile Frogfish
NOTE: The fish were not touched in anyway to accomplish this shot. The black and orange were in situ. The brown was 1/2" out of frame and was gently urged with a probe touching only the sand.
Nudi
King of the Castle
Single Juvenile Frogfish sitting on a small mound of sand.
Fibre Optic Snoot Lighting
Porcelain crab inside a anemon.
Blue Ring Octopus on Night Dive - approximately 3/4" long
Olympus E-M1 with 60mm Macro + Nauticam SMC
Free Swimming Squid on Night Dive
Siquijor Island, Philippines
774 Entries Found: Page 7  of  29

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