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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Anouk Houben

284 Entries Found: Page 9  of  11
Cuttlefish, Sepia sp. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Can you guess what it's mimicking? Mimic octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus. Picture taken at Amed, North-East Bali.
Small porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus. Picture taken at Tulamben, North-East Bali.

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Nice rule of thirds and negative space in one shot Anouk!
File shell, Limaria fragilis. Picture taken at Seraya, North-East Bali.
Manta ray, Manta brevirostris. Picture taken in Maldives.
Collar blenny, Ecsenius minutus. Picture taken in Maldives.
Ornate ghostpipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus. Picture taken at Amed, North-East Bali.
Harlequin shrimp, Hymenocera elegans. Picture taken at Seraya, North-East Bali.
Variegated lizardfish, Synodus variegatus. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Small Mantis shrimp. Picture taken at Tulamben, Bali.
Decorated goby, Istigobius decoratus. Picture taken at Tulamben, Bali.
Pufferfish, Arothron sp. Picture taken in Tulamben, Bali.
striped triplefin, Helcogramma striata. Picture taken at the third reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Detail of a Manta ray, Manta brevirostris. Picture taken in Maldives.
Endless bottom-time. Fantasy diver Fihalhohi, Maldives.
Picture taken at the USAT Liberty wreck in Tulamben, Bali.
Oriental sweetlips, Plectorhinchus orientalis. Picture taken at Tulamben, Bali.
Teardrop blenny, Ecsenius lineatus. Picture taken in Maldives.
Nudibranch, Cadlinella ornatissima. Picture taken off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Blenny, Ecsenius sp. Picture taken off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2007
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2007 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
We get lots of blenny shots but few with as much character as this goofy guy - well done Anouk
Golden sergeant, Amblyglyphidodon aureus. Picture taken at the drop-off in Tulamben, Bali.
Porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus. Picture taken off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Pufferfish, Arothron sp. Picture taken off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda. Picture taken close to the USAT Liberty wreck in Tulamben, Bali.
Picture taken at the Japanese wreck off Amed in North-East Bali.
Ornate ghostpipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus. Picture taken off Seraya in North-East Bali.
Picture taken at the U.S.A.T Liberty wreck in Tulamben, Bali.
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