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Underwater Photo Contest | Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)

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shots taken using ambient light i.e. unlit by flash or continuous lighting like HID but filters on the lens are allowed if declared
Divers in the PIT, Tulum México
Huge panorama, impossible to sea naturally, possible just stitching lot of pictures together. The magic of photography.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Sunny kelp top at Avalon Dive Park, Catalina Island, California
Castles in the Air
Manta Ray - Manta alfredi
Manta Point, Bali, Indonisia
Why the long face?
Arborek, Raja Ampat.
Angelita Cenote, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico.
Nikon D810, Nikonos RS 13mm
pelagia noctiluca
shortlistedShortlisted!
Warrior
Southern Ocean Sunfish - Mola alexandrini
Gilli Mimpang, Bali, Indonesia
cathedral kukulkan-cenote
Schooling Barracuda in Wakatobi
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
Turtle swimming off of Klein Curacao. No lights used.
The Cape Gannet" - A B&W rendition of one of my favourite sardine run images taken off shore of the wild coast, Transkei, Port St. Johns, South Africa. The Cape Gannet is truly an amazing bird and has adapted to its ocean life like no other.
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
Peacock flounder in the shallows
Sun Rays in the Cave, Dos Ojos, Playa del Carmen México
shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
Hawksbill Turtle in a shallow lagoon
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
Sofi with the Stars, El Cielo, Cozumel, México
2 beautiful reef sharks happen to cross and block the sunball while clouds and a shadow of the boat is visible through the calm surface. Having so much natural light coming through the clear water, I turned off my strobes and captured this effect.
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Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
Whaleshark
A sunbeam shines through an hole inside the comino caves.
selfie
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Pray. It's a selfie. I pray to the God and thanks for the treasure given to me.
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"Icarus" - In early morning light, a hawksbill turtle is cast in silhouette as it cruises over Grand Cayman's deep wall.
La Paz, México
Into the darkness
Tiger Beach, Bahamas/Canon 5D Mark II, fisheye lens, Ikelite housing
Diving Roca Partida of the Socorro group in Mexico with good friends & my 16 year old daughter .
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