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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Steven Miller

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Cloudburst desaturated
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016
3rd place Monthly HotShots
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Excellent capture of the shark and perfectly clear water & sky! Great shot.
Little Jewels
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame. (cutting it close on the 50% part, but its macro)
Precision Glass. Last light for sunset splits
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Fisheye view
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Was it Jaws 3 or 4 where it ate the Helicopter? I layered this mainly because with refraction at the waterline the body didn't line up nicely, but a little Gin made the drone sound fun. The untouched version is in the over/under category..
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Plastic perils
Big round World. 1/13th second shutter spin. F-22 at 8mm with TTL lighting.
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Busy scene
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Tickle me Elmo. Mantas sometimes hover over the cleaning stations as the fish come up to clean them. They seem to like the bubbles sensations-but not here- this guy was nipped by a false cleaner and shot off.
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"they told me this shoot would be catered?.."
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Wagon Train
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Purple Mountain Majesty
Close focus wide angle
Starburst silhouette- flash filled
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Last light.
The Lovers.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2016
3rd place Monthly HotShots
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Beautifully composed and elegantly edited. Most romantic shark photo I've ever seen!
Octoporn. I would have preferred a different category for this image, but these mating Octopus blend into the reef and rock so well that the image is too busy. I used brushes to try and obliterate the rocks and release the Octopus from them..
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Light Play. That highlight is the sun coming through the scupper on the boat.. it danced
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White eyes, inky black
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2016
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A truly unique shot for many reasons. Getting so close to sharks is a special moment itself. The shark almost seems like a ghost. The movements are nicely captured through the turbulences/reflection at the surface. Well deserved winner.
Up for Air
Canyon of death. (trying to set a mood there :-)
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True colors. No PS here, the light on the background sharks has passed through water enough to absorb the warm colors, giving a cool blue caste. The close shark not so.. it could be balanced in LR but I like the contrasting colors and odd lighting.
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Busy zone
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Yap evening splits. We lost a stop every few minutes as the sun set, call out when you notice it in your preview- it's easy to forget to change with the light.
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Sunset split Blacktip Reefshark in Yap Mantafest
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why the frog sings to the Moon
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