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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Fiona Ayerst

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vivid and shy clown fish from the Solomons.Nikon F100 with fuji velvia. 105 macro lens
face on with power and beauty x 2 in Moz 2007
not I'm NOT food. Beautiful bull shark following its remora buddy! Moz Dec 2007 with Nikon D200 and sea&sea housing and two strobes. 20 mm lens
Bull Shark passing under diver- looks like a fighter plane!
I have been slack- I return with a leap! there is some water. underwater tomorrow wink
don't look behind! a bull shark passes overhead a wary potato bass in Moz Jan 2007
bass and diver come face to face- who is more interested? taken Sodwana RSA with D200 and 10.5 fisheye
the friendly and inquisitive Napoleon wrasse is HUGELY threatened and may shortly become extinct. what friendly fish can we photograph then? help save them. join Napwatch.
snorkeller interacting with magnificent feeding whale shark and golden kingfish Feb 2007
marshmallow face -bull shark in Moz Jan 2007
I'm back- hopefully with a bang!bull sharks taken Jan 07 in southern Moz
surgeon fish "hang out" on the Dania wreck just off the reef edge in Mombasa Kenya Nov 2006.Nikon D200
yes I know ,I know- they've been shot to pieces BUT...............need to show you this one!
chokka/squid laying her eggs
squid mating and cavorting on the annual "chokka run" off the east coast of southern africa in St Francis Bay. taken nikon F100 with 16 mm fisheye
two male loggerhead turtles met and did NOT like each other. no they are not mating!
the underbelly of beauty and power, a bull shark with remoras in south africa
a bull shark patrols- beauty in motion. taken in Umkomaas just south of Durban, South Africa
shadows of lion fish on a wall - something a bit more abstract.
fun with dolphins
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Divers interacting with marine life. Always a great subject.
bass and video camera take each other in- sodwana bay OCtober 2006. D200 with 10.5 fisheye f.2.8 lens
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We've seen this before but remember a non-diver hasn't and would be well impressed by it
a movie star in the making- our potato bass are just soooo vain! D200 in sea and sea housing.
some fun with a kite board in the Seychelles when too windy to dive!

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A first kitesurfing shot for us!
another Great White- this time face on. awesome. taken with Nikon D200
two awesome great whites in Gansbaai south africa Oct 2006
some fun with hard coral heads in Egypt July 2006, taken with a nikon D100 in a sea and sea housing
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a tube worm enjoying the Thistlegorm!
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Why don't we get more CFWA? (close focus wide angle) They used to be the dominant theme (not macro). Done properly (like here) they're dynamic!
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