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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Terry Goss
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And over here, we have... more water and sand... Chelonia mydas, showing me around the shallows of Isla Isabella.
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8 Votes VOTE!
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The Spotted Eagle Squadron - Isla Lobo, Galapagos - a crop, but kinda neat.
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8 Votes VOTE!
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The Pace Quickens - two oceanic whitetips (Carcharhinus longimanus) dart in front of me, too quickly to wipe the water bubbles off my dome.....
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15 Votes VOTE!
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Wandering Spaceships - Mola molas (Mola mola) at the Punta Vicente Roca cleaning station, Isla Isabella, Galapagos.
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11 Votes VOTE!
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The Salad Bar is Now Open - Chelonia mydas, a group of them, at Punta Vicente Roca, Isla Isabella, Galapagos.
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11 Votes VOTE!
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Flying Eagle Squadron, GO! - Isla Lobo, Galapagos, Ecuador
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9 Votes VOTE!
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Ha-chachacha!... Prionace glauca, though this guy is perhaps not old enough to remember who he's impersonating....
 Through to 2012 awards final round judging |
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19 Votes VOTE!
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Something WAS under my bed!... Negaprion brevirostris, Tiger Beach, night dive = awesome.
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9 Votes VOTE!
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"He Can't See Us If We Don't Move" - market squid (Loligo opalescens) at the Monterey Breakwater. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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15 Votes VOTE!
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"Last Dance" - mating market squid (Loligo opalescens), right in front of the kids!, right before they die. Breakwater, Monterey, CA; Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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5 Votes VOTE!
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"Little Stretch" - a small (baby?) Octopus vulgaris, at the Monterey Breakwater, found after a long day with twelve Open Water students in bad vis.... Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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12 Votes VOTE!
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Mica 1 - some shots from a recent pool session. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, ambient light with light strobe fill.
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11 Votes VOTE!
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"Ghosts of the Old Gods" - the sand tiger sharks (Carcharias taurus) of North Carolina strike a menacing profile, but they're actually quite languid and gentle. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, ambient light.
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10 Votes VOTE!
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"Family Outing" - lots of playful and inquisitive California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) among the Channel Islands. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, ambient light.
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11 Votes VOTE!
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"Contemplating the Rock" - me and my buddy Bob drift by the massive wall in an unnamed area of Beqa, scanning for critters; Nikon D70s in Ikelite, Nikkor 12-24mm, ambient light.
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18 Votes VOTE!
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An inquisitive blue shark (Prionace glauca), off the coast of Rhode Island, and he brought a couple of little friends too. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 10.5mm fisheye, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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15 Votes VOTE!
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When life gives you lemons, you hope for a few that will pose like this one (Negaprion brevirostris).... Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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12 Votes VOTE!
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A great find in the Channel Islands, a horn shark (Heterodontus francisci), one of the cutest of all sharks. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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12 Votes VOTE!
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A young white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) frolics in the sunlight, of the coast of Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. Nikon D70s in Ikelite, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobe.
Shortlisted! |
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26 Votes VOTE!
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Baby turtle release! A baby loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), just outside of Nassau (I think...). Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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32 Votes VOTE!
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A fierce yet patient garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) - the California State Fish - off the coast of Santa Rosa Island, CA. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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15 Votes VOTE!
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"Talk to the Tail" - a young white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) feigns disinterest as he swims slowly by and away; Nikon D70s in Ikelite, Nikkor 12-24mm in ambient light.
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22 Votes VOTE!
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"You Rang, Sir?" - oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus) face, in my face, out in the deep blue off the coast of Cat Island; Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, dual Sea&Sea YS90 strobes.
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16 Votes VOTE!
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"A Darker Shade of Hammer" - scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) just outside of Isla Manuelita, Cocos, Costa Rica; Nikon D70s in Ikelite, Nikkor 12-24mm in ambient light.
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17 Votes VOTE!
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"whoa, didn't see ya there!" - another of the frisky afternoon blues (good name for a band...) off the coast of Rhode Island; Prionace glauca, captured via Nikon D300 in Aquatica w/Nikkor 10.5 fisheye, dual Sea&Sea Ys90 strobes.
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20 Votes VOTE!
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"Strike a pose" - the absolutely beautiful oceanic whitetip (Carcharhinus longimanus), seen here off the coast of Cat Island, Bahamas; Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea&Sea YS90 strobes.
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29 Votes VOTE!
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"Being a bit nosy" - the lovely, curious blues (Prionace glauca) of Rhode Island; I could spend all week with you guys; Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 10.5 fisheye, dual Sea&Sea YS90 strobes.
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32 Votes VOTE!
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