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a young mermaid............
Man! that is close
A basket star and an anemone at Fort Raggie, Port Elizabeth. ISO100, 1/40, f2.8
small blue shark sniffing around my camera. yum
Basket Star, taken at Scotsman Reef in Port Elizabeth. ISO100 1/40 f2.8
a clean day in False Bay, Cape Town
Silver Nudibranch, taken at Scotsman Reef in Port Elizabeth. ISO100 1/40 f2.8
Gas Flame Nudibranch and an Anemone taken on Scotsman Reef Port Elizabeth. ISO100, 1/40, f2.8
mud monster/freshwater crab
Basket Star taken at Scotsman Reef Port Elizabeth, IS0 100 1/40 f2.8

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Now here's a wierd critter I don't think we've seen before
a baby mako caught and snapplingly unhappy- I am happy to say he was released relatively unscathed....
shortlistedShortlisted!
A Basketstar photographed at Thunderbolt reef in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. ISO 100 1/40 f2.8
Nudibranch taken on the Haerlem wreck Port Elizabeth. Sony P8 ISO100 1/40th f2.8
the power of the sea-during a winter storm in False bay, Cape town
my beautiful baby blue - playing with the free divers!
beneath the weeds
Haerlem Wreck, Port Elizabeth, ISO 100, 1\40th, f2.8
"bitten off more than it could chew"this bass had another adult bass in its mouth as it swam past me,it was to big to swallow and eventually spat it out descaled
Haerlem Wreck Port Elizabeth, Iso 100 1/40 f2.8
a very small blue shark trawling the ocean and looking for food becomes inquisitive when he sees a photographer in the water- and comes over for a look
another big bad fresh water bass in south africa
Nudibranch taken on the Haerlem wreck Port Elizabeth. Sony P8 ISO100 1/40th f2.8
swimming out of a cage with 3 great whites in the water is not for the faint hearted but what an thrill and an honor to be able to do!
in the kelp forest
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2008

Final RoundThrough to 2008 awards final round judging

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Looking down rarely works underwater, looking up has here, especially with the offset disappearing point. Not many u/w photographers spot or know how to pull off simple subjects so well done Geoff
freshwater bass ,lying in ambush.south africa
another fresh water bass ,they seem to hide in structure and us a ambush attack statergy when feeding.
a small blue shark and its constant companion pilot fish- look into my lens. Almost cartoon like. Taken off Cape Point in 2007
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