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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From The South China Sea

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Tomato Anemonefish. Photographed with Canon EOS 40D at 1/125 F16 with 100mm macro lens in Ikelite housing with Ikelite DS125 and DS160 substrobes.
Nudibranch off Mactan Island, Cebu Philippines. Casio Exilim.
Close up of a very inquisitive Painted Flutemouth (trumpet fish) taken at Cathedral Rock near Anilao. Taken with Canon 40D in Ikelite housing with Canon EF macro lens - 100 mm - F/2.8 and Ikelite DS125 and DS160 sub-strobes.
Same guy, same place, different angle. Cebu Philippines. Casio Exilim
Ok, time to start theming the entries... the next few will be Nudis..... Casio Exilim.....ZX 1200 point and shoot! Cebu Philippines
Red-Spotted Sandperch (Parapercis schauinslandi). Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
shortlistedShortlisted!
A puffer.. waiting. The background is natural and unedited....Casio Exilim
Chromodoris Kunei
Flamboyant cuttlefish I spotted near the Twin Rocks Marine Sanctuary in Anilao, Batangas
another macro of coral life. Casio Exilim
off Moalboal in the Philippines. Casio Exilim
More of the New Year......
Happy New Year. I pass by the Manila Bay, after buying my underwater housing. I always wanted to have my own picture of the Manila Bay and it was dream come true!
"The Kiss" close up of the coral. Casio Exilim
A eel watching me.. Casio Exilim z 1200
Look into my eyes... This little Toby seemed to be mesmerized by his reflection in my macro port. Anilao, Philippines.
Nembrotha milleri grazing on ascidians in the South China Sea.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

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a broccoli nudi?
Network Pipefish (Corythoichthys flavofasciatus).
Going the full stretch. Casio exilim
Portrait of a little Blackbar Chromis (Chromis retrofasciata) in the South China Sea of the Philippines.
Look closely for the flatworm bout to be eaten... Casio exilim...
Nudi real close. Casio exilim
Razorfish (Aeoliscus strigatus) in Anilao.
This image is not edited in any way what so ever! Casio exilim..
shortlistedShortlisted!
Puffball Sponge (Oceanapia sagittaria), a small sponge that is normally buried under sand/rubble. The stalk and puffball are sent up periodically for reproduction. The tendrils remind me of synapses in the brain.
Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) in Anilao. This is the the biggest and best camouflaged frogfish I've ever seen. It was about the size of a football! Look just above the center for the eye.
Portrait of a Scalefin Anthia (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) from Anilao.
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