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Smile
By Gleb Tolstov
posted (4 days ago)
31 votes

Rhino and shadow - This Rhinopias I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (4 days ago)
21 votes

Close...
By Gleb Tolstov
posted (6 days ago)
20 votes

small blennie on a seapen
By Beate Seiler
posted (3 days ago)
19 votes

Small nudibranch with sunlight
By Elena Li Pera
posted (3 days ago)
18 votes

Couple
By Nonna Pokras
posted (4 days ago)
17 votes

hairy frogfish
By Dray Van Beeck
posted (6 days ago)
16 votes

Clownfishes in sun rays
By Iyad Suleyman
posted (5 days ago)
16 votes

This mantis shrimp portrait I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (2 days ago)
16 votes

Reflections
By Dmitry Vinogradov
posted (5 days ago)
15 votes
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Monthly Winners

This category shows the winning images from the monthly HotShots i.e. the Best of the Best!
Taken in Nuweiba with Emperor Divers in Egypt, this was t... by Maria Munn
Taken in Nuweiba with Emperor Divers in Egypt, this was taken with a Fuji Finepix F31D compact camera and an Inon Wide Angle lens on the Underwater Setting whilst doing a headstand to fit it all in!
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an exceptional effort Maria
votes: 47
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rhinopias eschmeyeri (Rhino-fish), Lembeh strait by Aleksandr Marinicev
Rhinopias eschmeyeri (Rhino-fish), Lembeh strait
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Great subject, filling the freame, what more do you want!
votes: 2
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 09, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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All aboard the Manta Train!! Olympus SP350, Inon fishey... by Christian Loader
All aboard the Manta Train!! Olympus SP350, Inon fisheye lens, natural light. Baa Atoll, Maldives.
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It's rare to get a shot of receding, recurring subjects - almost unique with something the size of Mantas! Very contrasty, have you tried it B&W? Totally a hotshot from Christian.
votes: 60
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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One of my most memorable marine life encounters. A baby s... by Cal Mero
One of my most memorable marine life encounters. A baby seal basking in the morning sun
Olympus sp-350
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good job you had your camera with you Cal
votes: 47
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 20, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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All Stop - Prop of the Um El Farud Zurrieq Malta, covered... by Simon Theuma
All Stop - Prop of the Um El Farud Zurrieq Malta, covered with colourful sponges.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008
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A wreck shot with a lot to offer - color, form, composition. Top drawer Simon!
votes: 48
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 05, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Golden dress by Zena Holloway
Golden dress
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2008
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This is how you shoot models underwater...
votes: 51
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Charging Nudi. Taken in Tenggol with Canon G9, Inon Z240 ... by Edvin Eng
Charging Nudi. Taken in Tenggol with Canon G9, Inon Z240 & lenses. Full frame.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008
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For once I agree with the people's vote - a first rate nudi from Edvin
votes: 79
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Apnea World Championship in Maribor, 2007 by Dejan Sarman
Apnea World Championship in Maribor, 2007
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Great crop, great framing and composition. The action moving into frame from a disappearing point. A unique shot proving swimming pools can also provide subjects
votes: 36
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Slovenia
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retro nudi by Heru Suryoko
retro nudi
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008
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I like my abstracts abstract - and colorful too! well done Heru
votes: 43
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Stella marina Astropecten aranciacus photographed in the ... by Fabrizio Frixa
Stella marina Astropecten aranciacus photographed in the Ionian Sea Near the marine park of the Islands of the Ciclopi.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008
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A smashing study Fabrizio
votes: 24
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 10, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Alien... composition of a Gonionemus murbachii and the ey... by Christian Skauge
Alien... composition of a Gonionemus murbachii and the eyes of a lemon sole, Microstomus kitt. Looks a little eerie :-)
Nikon D200 in Nexus housing.
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2007
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ET phone home. Well done Christian!
votes: 47
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 29, 2007
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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Mystic Clown by Larissa Roorda
Mystic Clown
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A super display of photoshopping Larissa! At first glance it could be real!
votes: 33
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date posted posted: Friday, November 30, 2007
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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WRECK Nikon D100 and 16mm by Marco Caraceni
WRECK
Nikon D100 and 16mm
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2007
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Ooo this is how you do a fisheye bowshot
votes: 23
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date posted posted: Friday, October 05, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Solomon Sea Solomon islands
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Reflection by Nicholas Samaras
Reflection
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Usually this type of surface reflection shot is done as a 180 degree spin so well done Nicholas on a new interpretation!
votes: 47
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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Flying Dutch by Victor Amor
Flying Dutch
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This could almost be a misty topside shot, a fine wreck from Victor
votes: 15
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date posted posted: Friday, August 10, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Spain
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Clownfish and sunburst taken at Campsite 3, Ras Mohamed P... by Nikki Van Veelen
Clownfish and sunburst taken at Campsite 3, Ras Mohamed Park with E300.
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I've not seen a clownfish in a sunburst before!
votes: 23
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 21, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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white shark incoming Gans Bay South Africa by Geoff Spiby
white shark incoming
Gans Bay
South Africa
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I usually say images with a central subject do not usuualy work. This proves the rules are meant to be broken. Awesome shot Geoff!
votes: 48
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Photo is taken in Florida with Nikon D80 by Andy Kutsch
Photo is taken in Florida with Nikon D80
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nice composition Andy creating 'something out of nothing'
votes: 36
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date posted posted: Friday, May 25, 2007
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: United States
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Happy Manatee,Taken at Crystal River FL. Camera nikon D-200 by Ray Eccleston
Happy Manatee,Taken at Crystal River FL. Camera nikon D-200
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2007
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always a 'pussycat' shot but hard to capture cleanly like this from Ray
votes: 17
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date posted posted: Monday, April 23, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: United States
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Diver discovers massive edible crab. Image taken at Eye... by Mike Clark
Diver discovers massive edible crab.
Image taken at Eyemouth, Scotland using a Nikon D70 with 10.5mm lens and 2 strobes.
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I love Eyemouth/St Abbs 'cos you can get great shots like this one from Mike
votes: 15
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: North Sea United Kingdom
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Nik D200 - Composing by Manfred Bail
Nik D200 - Composing
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I'm not sure what this is about but you must admire Manfred's technique. This could be an album cover (sorry CD) perhaps?
votes: 13
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 08, 2007
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Blue Star @ sun set by Aaron Wong
Blue Star @ sun set
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You can take u/w photos at any time of day!
votes: 40
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 25, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Asian Sea Singapore
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A jellyfish. Photo taken in the Philippines at night. C5050. by Mikel Cortes
A jellyfish. Photo taken in the Philippines at night. C5050.
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A definitive Jelly shot Mikel
votes: 43
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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nik D2x Maldives, Ari Atoll, Vakarufalhi, Photoshop by Manfred Bail
nik D2x Maldives, Ari Atoll, Vakarufalhi, Photoshop
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2006
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Manfred's imagination (and photoshop skills) pulls another fantasy masterpiece out of the hat!
votes: 12
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 23, 2006
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
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The man and the sea nikonos V and 16mm. by Marco Caraceni
The man and the sea
nikonos V and 16mm.
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Super setup under/over shot (not over/under!) and on film (not digital!) too
votes: 34
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date posted posted: Friday, October 27, 2006
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Turtle in cave by Martin Dalsaso
Turtle in cave
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The hardest thing to do is take a simple portrait. Well done Martin
votes: 43
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 02, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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Galapagos Love. I'm honestly not sure exactly what these ... by Mathew Cook
Galapagos Love. I'm honestly not sure exactly what these two sharks were doing, maybe just a fluke behavior I snapped at the right time, or maybe not...? Ha ha.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2006
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A superior behavior shot, one in a million!
votes: 50
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 19, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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