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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
Fish on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
Manta rey in cleaning station, Ari atoll
school of snappers
Mellow Yellow

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an unusal stcked shoal Allen - I'm guessing they were hovering in a current?
Shallow water, strobes turned off, D70, Sigma 14mm
Manta cleaning station, Sea Queen liveaboard just ouside of Male. 15' natural light, 14 mantas swiming in our bubbles
good visibility,lot of fish....what else to wish?
school of yellowfin goatfish ,mala ramp,lahaina maui,pansonic PV-GS25,red filter,natural light,16'
Ice divers, using cave dive techniques, proceeding to the exit hole in the shallows of Morrison Quarry, Quebec. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, manual exposure. Natural light through the ice, photo not altered.
Stairs to the "other" world.
This photo was taken at Columbia Pinnacles while diving off Cozumel. I used my DC500 and had all storbes turned off but still used a wide angle lens.
young angelfish on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
Lego blocks
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

Final RoundThrough to 2008 awards final round judging

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Victor proves you need to keep aware of the opportunities thru the dive, including on the surface
Puffer fish hiding in a sponge on the first reef line off the beach at Lauderdale by the Sea
siesta time,,,,whitetip reef sharks
blacktip.natural light using magic filter.
Sweep, Clovelly
Taken at about 8m with white balance manually adjusted to counter the water's filter effect. No strobe hence a natural colour without the water filtering out the red.
Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola) cleaned by bannerfish, Crystal Bay, Bali (Canon G9)
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2008
2nd place Monthly HotShots
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The best sunfish shot we've had entered? Probably!
Fish soup. Darwin . Galapagos. D200, 10.5mm.
Honeycombed Cowfish on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
Hogfish on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
Black Tips
Jellyfish, Saint-Florent bay, Corsica. Canon Ixy 900.
two of them
Whoops.......Run Forest Run.....only joking...pretty awesome sight though....
Pilot whales (mother and son).This shot is one of a serie in which the whale calf is suckling by her mother.
shortlistedShortlisted!
A couple of Blacktip Reef Sharks inside the lagoon. Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia. Canon 20D & Tokina 12-24
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