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Puget Sound, WA, U.S.A.
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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Maria Munn
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This cuttlefish egg was moving through the sea just off a house reef in Mabul. I took so many shots trying to keep up with it and capture a sharpish image. It was taken with a Canon S95 and one INON strobe.
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votes: 11 vote
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Painted frogfish just on the shores of Mabul Island taken with a Canon S95 and an INON S-2000 strobe.
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votes: 6 vote
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This was a dawn dive at the beautiful house reef, Abou Lou Lou in Egypt. There were so many lionfish and this one just happily stayed still having an early morning 5 am power snooze 
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votes: 9 vote
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Curious manatee taken at the Manatee Mecca of Crystal River, Florida - just can't get enough of these cute guys always looking for their next tickle fix
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votes: 17 vote
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Taken in Lembeh with a Canon Ixus 980 with INON S-2000 strobe
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votes: 16 vote
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This shot was taken in Swanage under the pier behind Divers Down. I saw the rays of light and wanted to capture them contrasted again the green. Taken with Canon S95, INON 105 AD lens and L&M Solar 600 light.
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votes: 14 vote
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Taken at Swanage with Divers Down on my first British Sea Dive this year, this was taken with a Canon S95 and an INON UFL-165 AD lens.
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votes: 10 vote
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Turtle at Sipidan Island, Malaysia. My housing got stuck on Shutter Speed Priority and I just took this and prayed something would come of it. Taken with Canon S95, FIX housing and two INON S-2000 strobes.
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votes: 11 vote
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Loved the contrast here of the red sponge and the yellow blenny. Taken with Canon S95 and INON S-2000 strobe
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votes: 14 vote
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Canon S95, FIX housing, INON UFL-165 AD fisheye lens taken off Mabul Island.
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votes: 13 vote
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My first UK dive in a year at NDAC, Chepstow. So many attractions and a fabulous place to practice underwater photography. This was taken with a Canon S95, FIX housing and INON 165 Fisheye Lens.
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votes: 7 vote
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This was taken at Sipidan. I couldn't believe how calm the water was that day after some super rough days and lots of rain! This was taken with a Canon S95, FIX housing, Fisheye Lens and two INON S-2000 strobes.
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votes: 13 vote
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Schooling barracudas at Sipidan. After many attempts, I finally found them circling. Taken with a Canon S95 with an INON UFL-165 AD fisheye lens.
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votes: 15 vote
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This is another image taken at the Liberty wreck. I just fell completely in love with all the overhangs, huge fans and colours that surrounded us. Taken with Canon S95, INON UFL-165 AD Fisheye Lens and one INON S-2000 strobe.
Runner Up  Monthly HotShots Shortlisted!
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votes: 28 vote
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The Liberty Wreck is truly an underwater photographer's paradise ... so many fans, corals, sponges, schooling fish ... This was was taken with a Canon S95, FIX housing and INON UFL-165 AD Fisheye Lens with one INON S-2000 strobe.
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votes: 17 vote
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I was diving at Sipidan and turned around and this turtle was heading straight for me. I hadn't realised but the remora had come away from the turtle and was on this amazing 45 degree angle. I still can't believe it happened!
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votes: 7 vote
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First dive at the famous Barracuda Point off Sipidan Island and found myself immersed in the famous school of jacks which hang out there .... This was taken with natural light and later converted to black and white.
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votes: 18 vote
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Taken with a Canon Powershot S95 and an INON 105-AD Wide Angle Lens using the camera's underwater mode. I quite literally bumped into these guys all huddled up in 3 ms of water, simply chilling ... captions anyone?
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votes: 26 vote
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Amazing encounter with a mimic octopus. Taken with Canon S95 using just the camera's underwater mode.
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votes: 20 vote
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This is a shot of Sinkers, a buoy sunk by the Israelis that just wasn't quite long enough to hit the surface and sits in 12 ms of water fully of fluffy coral and lots of marine life.
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votes: 13 vote
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Night Dive in Egypt with feeding lionfish and swarms of schooling baitfish trying to escape being dinner .... Taken with Sealife DC-1200 Elite Set-Up with wide angle lens
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votes: 6 vote
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Canon S95 Powershot, FIX Housing, INON UFL-165 AD Fisheye Lens and INON Z-240 strobe. Special thanks to my friend Sarah from African Divers, Nuweiba, for swimming overhead for me!
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votes: 12 vote
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This shot was taken in just 2 metres of water in Nuweiba. There was a huge baitball circling the jetty there being herded by a single lionfish. This was taken using my Canon S95 with a fisheye lens using the underwater mode.
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votes: 35 vote
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I was taking a couple of guests to the jetty at the Hilton Resort in Nuweiba with Emperor Divers when we encountered this collosal baitball of yellow sweepers. This was taken with a Canon s95, FIX Housing and INON UFL-165 AD Fisheye Lens.
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votes: 11 vote
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Tassled Wobblegong Shark taken in Raja Ampat
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votes: 13 vote
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Blue Water Mangroves, Dampier Strait, taken with a Canon Ixus 980 and an INON UFL-165AD Fisheye Lens.
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votes: 14 vote
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Taken in Mioskon, near Kri Island, Raja Ampat, these schooling snappers are commonly seen here. This was taken with my faithful Canon Ixus 980 with an INON UFL-165 Fisheye Lens and an INON Z-240 strobe just before it flooded  .....
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votes: 23 vote
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