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Underwater Photography: Contest Editors Choice

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EVENING COLOURS
By Mona Dienhart
posted (4 days ago)
29 votes

small goby on a seapen
By Beate Seiler
posted Yesterday
28 votes

Care about descendants
By Iyad Suleyman
posted (2 days ago)
27 votes

Goby at Night
By Tony Cherbas
posted (6 days ago)
27 votes

Stationary silversides
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted (5 days ago)
27 votes

Kiss me
By Gleb Tolstov
posted (4 days ago)
25 votes

Bumblebee Shrimp
By Iyad Suleyman
posted (4 days ago)
25 votes

Those Thornback Cowfish are often hard to spot but once you get close to them they amuse me with their 'frozen' face expression.
By Beat J Korner
posted (6 days ago)
24 votes

Splendid Toadfish
By Abimael Márquez
posted (6 days ago)
24 votes

Manta on manta Reef
By Paul Hunter
posted (5 days ago)
23 votes
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Editors Choice

This category shows all images hand-picked by our editor as worthy of comment!

Sharks

shark by Babula Mikulova
shark
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
I like the B&W treatment Babula
votes: 36
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 13, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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look in the mirror !!! by Michael Weberberger
look in the mirror !!!
shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
This is what we underwater photographers do to get those shark shots!
votes: 21
vote

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date posted posted: Monday, January 14, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Reef Shark and Marimar, Gardens of the Queen Cuba by Alejandro Topete
Reef Shark and Marimar, Gardens of the Queen Cuba

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Editor's Comment
a clean shark Alejandro
votes: 29
vote

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date posted posted: Friday, January 18, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Remember my face, Gardens of the Queen Cuba by Alejandro Topete
Remember my face, Gardens of the Queen Cuba
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
shark of the month!
votes: 29
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Whale Shark with escort by Iyad Suleyman
Whale Shark with escort
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
almost mono colour - but then you notice those little yellow fish hitching a ride - well done Iyad
votes: 39
vote

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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Aden Djibouti
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Guadalupe Island is definitly the best place on earth to ... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Guadalupe Island is definitly the best place on earth to dive with Great White sharks. Be sure to stay in the cage!!!
Second place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
Yes Wolfgang, much better viz than South Africa.
votes: 12
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date posted posted: (Last month)
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Macro - Close-Up

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Green Moray. by Doug Anderson
Green Moray.
shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
A stunning portrait with loads of character from Grand Master Doug
votes: 38
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date posted posted: Friday, March 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"gold" by Oscar Miralpeix
"gold"
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Editor's Comment
a nice study in color Oscar
votes: 22
vote

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date posted posted: Monday, February 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Wide Angle - Close Focus

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Inspiration! by Tony Cherbas
Inspiration!
Second place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
classic CFWA shot Tony - colour in the foreground and a dive in a sunburst behind
votes: 18
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date posted posted: Monday, January 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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pollution becomes nature by Marc Van Den Broeck
pollution becomes nature

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interesting natural history shot well composed with rule of thirds
votes: 19
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 10, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Macro - Super macro

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Blenny Portrait (One more shot from my Blenny's series) by Iyad Suleyman
Blenny Portrait
(One more shot from my Blenny's series)
Third place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
a cheeky and clean shot Iyad
votes: 49
vote

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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Macro - Nudibranchia

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Nembrotha Nudibranch Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Nik... by Hans-Gert Broeder
Nembrotha Nudibranch
Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia,
Nikon d300s in Kinetics
no strobes, natural lighting

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Editor's Comment
nudi of the month Hans
votes: 19
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Risbecia pulchella by Stéphane Primatesta
Risbecia pulchella
Runner Up Monthly HotShots

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Editor's Comment
nudie of the month! I always wondered where they get those spots from
votes: 12
vote

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date posted posted: Friday, February 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Risbecia tryoni by Luke Gordon
Risbecia tryoni
Third place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
nudi of the month from Luke
votes: 28
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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in beige by Nonna Pokras
in beige

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a very graphic line on this ndi Nonna
votes: 16
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date posted posted: (Last month)
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Temperate Waters

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Plumose Anemone Seattle, WA, U.S.A. by Tom Radio
Plumose Anemone
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Second place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
super, clean, coldwater study
votes: 28
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 17, 2013
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Freshwater

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Northern pike by Beate Seiler
Northern pike
Runner Up Monthly HotShots

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Editor's Comment
We've had loads of pike shots but usually pike are boring. They don't do much so this is a pose we haven't seen before
votes: 40
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Germany
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An enjoyable though bitingly cold dive at Eccleston Delph... by Nick Blake
An enjoyable though bitingly cold dive at Eccleston Delph Quarry on the Jet Provost aircraft
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
atmospheric wreck Nick, Well done GM
votes: 16
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 27, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Wide Angle - Marine Life

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Up from the Underworld by Tony Cherbas
Up from the Underworld
Second place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
not a shot we haven't seen before but extremely well executed Tony
votes: 29
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date posted posted: Monday, March 04, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Wide Angle - Divers

This is Rajan, the probably most famous Elephant on this ... by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
This is Rajan, the probably most famous Elephant on this planet. He is a retired movie star and working elephant but for some extra bananas he still does the model job from time to time ;-)
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Editor's Comment
underwater elephants! whatever next! Please get a pro account Wolfgang so we can see your shots larger!
votes: 33
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date posted posted: (Last month)
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)

just another PS by Manfred Bail
just another PS

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Another object lesson in the art of u/w photoshop by Old Ma
votes: 11
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 02, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Belize
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DREAM by Mona Dienhart
DREAM
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nice posed model shot with reflection Mona
votes: 23
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Luxembourg
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THE WAVE by Marco Caraceni
THE WAVE

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interesting PS manipulation Marco
votes: 14
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date posted posted: Friday, January 18, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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Resigned ... by Lucie Drlikova
Resigned ...
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
deceptively simple but well thought out. usually model shots are a tight crop and central placement so this is deliberate composition designed to be uneasy on the eye. look at the subtle red stilettos. note no pool tiles but proper neutral background
votes: 26
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date posted posted: Monday, February 11, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Czech Republic
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Puffer fish converted to black & white in Lighgtroom. La... by Elaine White
Puffer fish converted to black & white in Lighgtroom.
Lankayan, Borneo
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best use of B&W for ages Elaine
votes: 10
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date posted location: Malaysia
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"Puzzlereef" by Alex Varani
"Puzzlereef"
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an imaginative working Alex
votes: 16
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date posted posted: (Last month)
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)

Weightless... by Nadya Kulagina
Weightless...
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this model fills the frame nicely Nadya
votes: 14
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date posted posted: Friday, February 15, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Kazakhstan
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