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Smile
By Gleb Tolstov
posted (5 days ago)
36 votes

Rhino and shadow - This Rhinopias I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (5 days ago)
25 votes

Small nudibranch with sunlight
By Elena Li Pera
posted (5 days ago)
25 votes

small blennie on a seapen
By Beate Seiler
posted (5 days ago)
22 votes

GX1+45MM+110A*2
By Ghost Chen
posted (5 days ago)
21 votes

This mantis shrimp portrait I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (4 days ago)
21 votes

Couple
By Nonna Pokras
posted (5 days ago)
20 votes

Angel Shark in Coloradas
By Juan Carlos Garcia Franco
posted (5 days ago)
18 votes

Lenguado
By Abimael Márquez
posted (6 days ago)
18 votes

Clownfishes in sun rays
By Iyad Suleyman
posted (6 days ago)
18 votes
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Monthly Winners

This category shows the winning images from the monthly HotShots i.e. the Best of the Best!
Crystal River Manatee, baby. by Becky Kagan
Crystal River Manatee, baby.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011
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nice 'in yer face' manatee Becky
votes: 37
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United States
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divers and crystal water...a dream by Cipriano (ripli) Gonzalez
divers and crystal water...a dream
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The subject of this shot is not a cave, it is light - and good viz!
votes: 38
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date posted posted: Friday, December 17, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Sea Lion, Galapagos by Aleksandr Marinicev
Sea Lion, Galapagos
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010
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superb, intensely personal portrait with bags of ahhhh factor
votes: 44
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date posted posted: Friday, November 12, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Sand pipefish by Jagwang Koo
Sand pipefish
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perfect focus on the eyes - this shot is about depth of field (or lack of it) - well done Jagwang!
votes: 49
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Nightmare" Hairy frogfish, Lembeh by Aleksandr Marinicev
"Nightmare"
Hairy frogfish, Lembeh
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Hippy froggy?
votes: 55
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Evelio exploring the wreck. by Abimael Márquez
Evelio exploring the wreck.
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Wreck of the month from Abimael
votes: 34
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Harlequin shrimp by Aleksandr Marinicev
Harlequin shrimp
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Aleksandr posted another similar one this month proving great shots are like buses. You wait a long time and they all come at once!
votes: 43
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date posted posted: Friday, July 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Posta Fibreno Lake Italy by Marco Bartolomucci
Posta Fibreno Lake Italy
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Just wonderful, look at the light
votes: 42
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 09, 2010
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Italy
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30m Encounter with 'Lady Grace' the 3.5-4m tiger. Taken ... by Sam Cahir
30m Encounter with 'Lady Grace' the 3.5-4m tiger. Taken at Lake Reef in Fiji.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010
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shark shot of the month!
votes: 55
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date posted posted: Monday, May 10, 2010
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Fiji
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"OK, I'm ready for my close up." .................Tiny 1... by Brian Mayes
"OK, I'm ready for my close up." .................Tiny 15mm Western Cleaner Clingfish (Cochleoceps bicolor)
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A great study in depth of field - and orange. The popular vote has it this month!
votes: 72
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 07, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Ice boat ... it was quite cold last week in Switzerland. by Raoul Caprez
Ice boat ... it was quite cold last week in Switzerland.
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This should not be a HOTshot! But it is!
votes: 57
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Switzerland
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Minke Whale by Steffen Binke
Minke Whale
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super big critter shot Steffan
votes: 34
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 03, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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the circle by Patrick Neumann
the circle
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010
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Nudi Of the Month!
votes: 36
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 05, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Hairy Squatlobster "Reanimated". by Marco Waagmeester
Hairy Squatlobster "Reanimated".
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
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GET YOUR HAIRCUT!
votes: 39
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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The last supper... by Dray Van Beeck
The last supper...
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
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Wow, Da Vinci would have done it this way if he were a diver! Are there any hidden messages though? Dray has come along in leaps and bounds and I can see he is approaching Photoshop Grand Master, Manfred Bail
votes: 30
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 14, 2009
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Black Silk" changed to mono in PS by Debi Henshaw
"Black Silk" changed to mono in PS
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shape, form, action Debi captures it all with this one
votes: 39
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Dolphins flight by Patrick Neumann
Dolphins flight
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Great shot
votes: 61
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 19, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Roaring Silence Diver explores wreck of a sunken fregate. by Norbert Probst
Roaring Silence
Diver explores wreck of a sunken fregate.
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superb feel, sense of scale, and depth. Simple but not an accidental shot!
votes: 34
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Divespot Shaab Rumi/Sudan; Precontinent II, Cousteau-hous... by Frank Schneider
Divespot Shaab Rumi/Sudan; Precontinent II, Cousteau-house from 1963. Nikon D2Xs, Nikon Zoom AF 12 - 24 mm; 2 flashes: Seacam Seaflash 150 TTL, Seacam flash Mini 100. Model: Karin.
Precontinent II is one of my absolute topspots worldwide!
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This is how you shoot models. It's the top people's vote for the month too. The people have good taste!
votes: 496
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 08, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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This swimming pig came out to meet us in our tender at Bi... by Carol Benbrook
This swimming pig came out to meet us in our tender at Big Majors near Staniel Cay in the Bahamas, the crew from the boat are standing on the beach behind.
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I've seen pigs that could fly - but swim? Totally unique shot Carol, well done!
votes: 42
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date posted posted: Friday, June 26, 2009
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Red Jellyfish backlit by sun. Ningaloo Reef, Western Aus... by Ross Gudgeon
Red Jellyfish backlit by sun. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D & Tokina 10-17
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
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A backlit jelly may be a cliche but for a subject to become a cliche it must be worth revisiting (and Ross's one proves it!)
votes: 65
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Chess III ; Victory round... by Dray Van Beeck
Chess III ; Victory round...
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Dray entered a couple on this theme. All good. This one is my favorite
votes: 19
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Unbelievable...I was cleaning my photo equipment at the p... by Dave Benz
Unbelievable...I was cleaning my photo equipment at the pool and justat this moment a leguan come in the pool to drink fresh water. I dive to the buttom of the pool and make my shot !!! Thank you, little Godzilla...
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
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a central subject shouldn't be your first choice but I'm being picky. It's a very rare shot!
votes: 54
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date posted posted: Monday, March 16, 2009
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Girl with softcoral - Nikon D2Xs, Seacam-housing, Nikon Z... by Frank Schneider
Girl with softcoral - Nikon D2Xs, Seacam-housing, Nikon Zoom 12-24 mm, Flash Seacam Mini100 (manual setting) - Model: Tanja
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just look at that old US divers mask. You can't get them any more but they were the classic mask for photography. Add a beautiful model, foreground interest, tilt the head. This shot was not an accident!
votes: 69
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 18, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Glossodoris cruenta. A great find in the last few minutes... by Chad Ordelheide
Glossodoris cruenta. A great find in the last few minutes of our last dive in Lombok.
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nudi of the month!
votes: 43
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Skydiver. A diver suspended in the clear waters of an Aus... by Richard Harris
Skydiver. A diver suspended in the clear waters of an Australian Sinkhole.
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it's about the light
votes: 48
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Australia
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Coconut or Veined Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) with ... by Marco Waagmeester
Coconut or Veined Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) with it's shell - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
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tidy and perfectly framed
votes: 61
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 04, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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