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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
Batfish - Safety stop at Hin Daeng, Phi-Phi, Thailand 14/12-04
The sun from below a table coral.
Taken with Olympus E-20 in Titan housing with wide angle lense in Egypt, Dahab.
"Manta Ray", Ningaloo Reef
'Dash for air'
Diver on the line, with banded sea-snake dashing up by him for air....
"Snapper Portrait", Ningaloo Reef
If you look closely you can see the small fry all around. feeding time. in less than 20ft of water. also one with strobe producing a yellow seahorse
"Fusiliers", Ningaloo Reef
Czech fresh water pond... early spring and this pike was trying to match its colours to the ground... It stayed still for two shots.
"Peak Hour" at Ningaloo Reef.
Yellow line arrow crab taken at Cisternpoint in the BVI
Late summer in dam Czech Republic, this pike was over 1 meter...
Among barracudas.
Taken with Olympus E-20 in Titan housing with wide angle lense in Egypt, Dahab.
Fan Coral Turks & Cacos
Rented camera on Peter Hughes Sea Dancer. 35mm slide film
Kinda reminds me of a puppy coming back for more treats! Taken at the surface in the Turks & Caicos while I held onto the ladder of the boat (T&C Aggressor) with my foot. Canon Rebel Digital/Aquatica/17mm lens/ambient light.
In the shade of fairy basslets.
Taken with Olympus E-20 in Titan housing with wide angle lense in Egypt, Dahab.
Oly C5050 Albany South West Australia
Getting very close and hoping for the best
I don't think Riley really needs to breathe. He's the most relaxed child in the water, preferring to swim under it rather than on top of it - usually with a dolphin kick. He's also a huge ham, thus a very willing model for underwater photos. D100
Black Tip Reef Shark. Taken whilst snorkeling in Maldives, most blacktip's don't hang around too long but this guy was interested in something!! Housed Nikon D70
Not a dive for the faint of heart, Alcyon's raging current at Cocos Island, Costa Rica brings in thousands of schooling hammerheads. Nikonos RS and a 20-35mm lens.

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Guaranteed to provoke an emotional reaction just looking at it!
Hawaiian Green Turtle at rest on wheelhouse of St Anthony's wreck, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, November 2004. Recorded at depth of 21m, with 20m+ vis. No strobe to avoid disturbance using only natural light available.
Do you want to play?
Photograph taken in the Siver Bank,Dominican Republic.This calf of humpback whale was playing on the surface next to his mom.
Blue Diver, Cozumel, Mexico, Nikon N50 in Ikelite Housing, 20mm Nikkor lens
Humpback whale calf.
This photo was taken in the Silver Bank,Dominican Republic.This calf of about five or six weeks old was playing on the surface

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Good subject, well studied
On a conch-gathering dive near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, I saw this massive spotted eagle ray nose dive to the ocean floor, scoop up a conch shell, crush it and chow down! Taken with a Ricoh Caplio RR30 in a Sea & Sea housing. Ambient light.
Wild bottlenose dolphin with snorkellers in Nuweiba, Egypt. Taken with a Nikon F90X and 16mm lens.
Early Morning in Kakaban Jellyfish lake gave this beautiful light bursting through the Mangrove. Nikon D100
Taken in Red Sea Elgoona Egypte nikon Coolpix
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