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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
This picture was taken in the Florida Keys using an Olympus C-750 Ultra Zoom. No flash was needed.
a small octopus in a hurry to get away
i was bimbling along the reef wall at elphinstone, looking for shots, when i looked in to the blue this scalloped hammer was right beside me got this shot as he peeled off! taken with fuji 710 compact
yellowtail snapper from above
This angel was just there and color caught my eye.
Oceanic Reef Shark with Pilot fish
A school of glassfish that allowed me to get close by moving slowly. I had to hold my breath because my bubbles were frightening them.
Mantas. This photo was taken while snorkeling, with no strobe and a filter. I also used a wide angle with my E900. I hope you like it!
Blue,blueshark. taken in Catalina channel betwen Catalina island and Los angeles
I spotted this Maori Wrasse, head down, being cleaned. Though by the time I got in position all the cleaners had left. I also didn't have a wide enough lens, but that's one of the problems with compacts. Canon A70 and UR Pro filter
Jellyfishes all over. They look ugly and interested at the same time. My luck...they wasn´t dangerous.
Photo taken with a Olympus C-5060 and a Inon-converter. No flash, only natural light.
Almost a fantasy, small silver doller size jellyfish as far as the eye could see. Nilonos V 28mm lense
"If I had wings". Guess you don't need them if you have flippers!
Sea of Cortez. Dive site: Los Islotes.
D2x 10.5mm Magic filter
Dirk on cliff face.
Capernwray.
F90X,16mm.
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Nice shot showing weightlessness Mark
'FLY BY' Sea lions at play. Sea of Cortez; natural light. Enjoy!
Is it?
Manatee in afternoon Light.Taken at Crystal River,FL.
'GIANT Barracuda' ...... in the shallows.
Enjoy!
Sun Rays. Taken at the end of a safety stop in around 1.5m of water. I like the clouds on the left hand side
Just a lonely lion!
this green sea turtle was ralxing on a wreck called the Y.O. 257 of diamond head oahu hawaii... it was laying at a depth of 95ft the picture was taken with a canon A 520 digital camera... no flash netural lite..
just looking up from the top of the reef.
F6F Hellcat Fighter.
Strong and majestic. A great white off of Isla de Guadelupe
Great white. 20mm lense
Just finishing dive in Dahab, on a way to shore (just 2m deep water), saw Lion Fish surrounded by a school of Glass Fish, moving fast around Lion. I just enhanced colors a bit, the rest is original!!!
Cozumel where the water is so blue and clear. No flash nothing but the light of day!
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