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Underwater Photo Contest | Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)

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shots taken using ambient light i.e. unlit by flash or continuous lighting like HID but filters on the lens are allowed if declared
Shore dive at Grand Cayman's Sunset House. 10.5 mm fisheye.
Underneath the jetty in Nuweiba in the Red Sea.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2007

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Not many straight lines underwater so piers make great subjects
Solo
Manta at Bali with my Olympus C 7070
Baby black tipped reef sharks, would come to the shore every day at Dhiggiri island to say hi.
Turtle cleaning station at Turtle Pinnacle Divesite near Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Canon 5D in an Aquatica Housing.
Enlightened
Wobbegong Shark, Snapper Point, Australia
Vase sponge, In the Turks and Caicos islands.
Surprised!
"Face to face",Similan Islands
Who shall I have for breakfast....
Veronica
Pedernales Reef, Canon SD600
"Blue Tang" in Cozumel
Yellow Boxfish feeding, taken at Mabul Island
Weedy Seadragon
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Taken under Portsea pier , Mornington Peninsula , Victoria
Picture was taken with out a flash
Stoney cove dive centre. D200, 16mm.
The Grotto
Holding hands! I came upon this scene in very shallow water on Cayman Brac 3/07. The octopi appear to be "holding hands" with one guarding the "home" and one tucked in safely - complete with a conch shell nearby (recent dinner?)
American diver at Ilha da Rata at Fernando de Noronha´s Island.
Cathedral Cave, Gozo.
Cuttle fish posing in shallow water, beautiful suject in perfect light
Squid eggs with anchor
Snells window. Vivian quarry. D200, 10.5mm.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2007 awards final round judging

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A nice under/over where the subject is indeed Snells window
Honu, near shore reef Maui. 350d no strobe.
Pillar Coral.
Top Secret, Grand Cayman
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