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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From Australia

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Entries to the annual contest close 31st December 2018

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Leafy Sea Dragon (Fetzendrachenfisch) , Australia - South Australia - Kangaroo Island
By Ralf Levc
posted Saturday, May 20, 2006
109 votes

Estuarine Cod and Cleaner Wrasse. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D & Tokina 10-17
By Ross Gudgeon
posted Friday, June 12, 2009
90 votes

A Golden Weedfish (Cristiceps aurantiacus). Taken at Shelly Beach in Sydney, Australia. Using a Nikon D300 sea & sea housing and dual ys250s. f/8 1/250s
By Melissa Fiene
posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009
77 votes

Cuttlefish at Bare Island. Sydney, Australia
By Ken Thongpila
posted Monday, July 20, 2009
74 votes


By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, April 7, 2010
73 votes

Happy Valentine's Day! : )
By Doug Anderson
posted Thursday, February 14, 2008
71 votes

Turtle in the Coral Sea.
By Karen Dillabough
posted Friday, June 12, 2009
71 votes

Giant cuttle, Kurnell
By Doug Anderson
posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008
70 votes

Pteraeolidia ianthina, Sydney
By Doug Anderson
posted Monday, February 4, 2008
69 votes

Chromodoris splendida, Bare Island
By Doug Anderson
posted Wednesday, April 9, 2008
68 votes
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Weedy Sea Dragon by Kim Ramsay
Weedy Sea Dragon
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Another fav. fish, the Emperor Angelfish. Osprey reef Aus... by Sam Taylor
Another fav. fish, the Emperor Angelfish. Osprey reef Aus. Nikon D-70, 20mm lens & 2x Sea & sea ys120 strobes.
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date posted posted: (2 days ago)
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Blue Groper intent on getting it's portrait taken. Fairy... by Kim Ramsay
Blue Groper intent on getting it's portrait taken.
Fairy Bower, Manly - NSW Australia
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date posted posted: (3 days ago)
date posted category: Humorous
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Grace. Australian sea lion flirts with the camera at Hop... by Kim Ramsay
Grace.
Australian sea lion flirts with the camera at Hopkins Island in South Australia.
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date posted posted: (4 days ago)
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Pair of fire dart gobies. Nikon D-70, 60mm lens & twin st... by Sam Taylor
Pair of fire dart gobies. Nikon D-70, 60mm lens & twin strobes.
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date posted posted: (6 days ago)
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Play. Australian fur seals play near Martin Island, Port... by Kim Ramsay
Play.
Australian fur seals play near Martin Island, Port Kembla.
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Imax - legendary great white shark of the Neptune Islands by Kim Ramsay
Imax - legendary great white shark of the Neptune Islands
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Baby seahorse by Dave Baxter
Baby seahorse
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date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Great white shark darts past during a Neptune island suns... by Kim Ramsay
Great white shark darts past during a Neptune island sunset.
Photo taken with Olympus OMD1 Markii.
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"In the Weeds" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of w... by Conor Culver
"In the Weeds" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. The Weedy Sea Dragon is found in the shallow water in the sea weed. This image is a reference to that and also its name. It was also amazing to find this pregnant male carrying the eggs.
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The Contortionist. Australian fur seal poses for the cam... by Kim Ramsay
The Contortionist.
Australian fur seal poses for the camera.
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Red Indian Fish by Eduardo Arribada
Red Indian Fish
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"Pipehorse Corral" part of my Underwater Surrealism body ... by Conor Culver
"Pipehorse Corral" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work.
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The Rays Sea World Queensland by Debra Cahill
The Rays Sea World Queensland
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The mantis shrimp has three pseudopupils per eye and sees... by Hong Vo
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The mantis shrimp has three pseudopupils per eye and sees you six times!
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"Leafy in the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body... by Conor Culver
"Leafy in the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work. Image is playing off the amazing camouflage these animals have
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This stunning Persian Carpet Flatworm decided to go for a... by Katharina Jakobsen
This stunning Persian Carpet Flatworm decided to go for a swim and check out the lights from my camera. Seeing them swim is such a treat! Photo taken at Norman Reef, GBR
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Pineapple Fish Clifton Gardens Mosman NSW by Debra Cahill
Pineapple Fish Clifton Gardens Mosman NSW
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"Anemones In the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism b... by Conor Culver
"Anemones In the Fall" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
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"Hidden" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work by Conor Culver
"Hidden" part of my Underwater Surrealism body of work
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2018
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BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN SEA WORLD by Debra Cahill
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN SEA WORLD
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date posted posted: Friday, October 12, 2018
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Giant Cuttle. Image taken at South Channel Forte, Melbour... by David Haintz
Giant Cuttle. Image taken at South Channel Forte, Melbourne, Australia.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 22, 2018
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it's a shrimp eats shrimp out there... by Gaetano Gargiulo
it's a shrimp eats shrimp out there...
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date posted posted: Friday, September 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
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seasoned by Gaetano Gargiulo
seasoned
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018
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Weedy! by Eduardo Arribada
Weedy!
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 6, 2018
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Underwater Spaceships by Eduardo Arribada
Underwater Spaceships
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the genie is out of the bottle... by Gaetano Gargiulo
the genie is out of the bottle...
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