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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Larissa Roorda

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Grouper getting detailed. Little Cayman
105mm Nikon D300
Pipehorse (Acentronura dendritica) taken in Little Cayman. 105mm, Nikon D300
A barrel sponge at Mixing Bowl, Little Cayman.
Fairy Basslet (Gramma loreto)
Vase sponge scene, Little Cayman. Nikon D300, 12-24mm
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculates). Nikon D300, 12-24mm
A honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonia) taken at Blacktip Boulevard in Little Cayman. Nikon D300, 12-24mm
A Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) hunting. He has spyed a squirrel fish. Nikon D300, 12-24mm
Dive site: Coconut Walk
French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru). Nikon D300, Tokina 10-17mm.
A yellow sponge at Randy's Gazebo, Bloody Bay Marine Park, Little Cayman. Taken with D300, 15mm.
A pair of box crabs. The dive master explained their behavior when we finished the dive. Male was picking up female and moving her from spot to spot. He had to find just the right spot to settle into the sand. Very comical!
A common garden eel taken in Little Cayman.
105mm.
Cardinal fish. The art of camouflage
Tibbett's radar
Unicorn in black and white
The Tibbett's wreck, via fish-eye
Whip coral reefscape
Bixby bridge and Highway 1 coast, Big Sur, California.
Napoleon Wrasse pic from Palau. Running out of pics! Need another trip!
Crinoid abstract
Crinoid
The first regular size Seahorse that I have seen! Traveled to different locations in the Pacific, but, ended up seeing him at Little Cayman.
Anemone close-up
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
a deceptively simple shot made interesting. Note how Larissa placed it with the rule of thirds
Sponge scene
Baracuda. hhhmmm. Looked much better on my computer. Oh well..
Serene
Adam at the MV Captain Keith Tibbett's wreck in Cayman Brac. (if you look close, he's motioning me that there is a turtle nearby).
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