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Underwater Photo Contest | Topside (above water but marine related)

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shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment
They are shooting!!! May be I will be the next movie star?!!!
Chinstrap penguin, negotiating the surf. Sure the PADI manual says to walk backwards.
banka in El Nido on Palawan Is, Phillipines
Pipeline, Oahu, HI
Behind the surfer.
Empty wave at sunset looking out, surfer's perspective.
Killer Whale in Tysfjord, Norway taken with a Canon 10D. Snorkelling with these was one of my chilliest ever experiences underwater.
The Baths, Virgen Gorda
Dive boat waiting.....just a few more minutes.....
tropical tidepooling
Tropical Paradise - Above and Downbelow ! Kapalai Dive Resort, Sabah Borneo. Photographed with Nikon D2x.

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Now we are going have to sort out two accounts for Richard And Joanne. You can't both press the shutter!
divecenter on kuramathi.
Sunset at Kahe Point Oahu.
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Bleached conch, Half Moon Caye, Belize

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Moonscape Alex!
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"Breach & Bow". Adult Humpback Whale breaching in the waters of Maui, HI. Thanks for looking.
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Final RoundThrough to 2008 awards final round judging

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A superb breach Matthew. Unusual to see a shot where the Whale is between Land and the photographer.
My 12 year old carving it up. Coral Bay
"Island Sunset" This photo was taken on Oahu, Hawaii's north shore.
curious wrasse, from boat
Chinstrap penguin, admiring his reflection in the lens
"Humpback Fluke". This whale was so close to us we could even see the barnacles attached to it's tail. An amazing experience.
Gentoo Penguins, "flying" besides our zodiac
returning to our diving dhoni at the end of a late afternoon snorkel in the Maldives I had 1 shot left on my film (luckily) .
leopard seal, on an Antartic iceburg
Looking across Sagami Bay at Mount Fuji. Photo taken on 6 January 2008 after completing a dive at Hayama, Japan. It was a beautiful sunny day. Air temp was in upper 60's... water temp was mid 50's. Definitely nice to be diving in a dry suit!
My 12 year old giving me grey hair, learning to kite board. Coral Bay
More Weight Please! Diving in Milford Sound, New Zealand. Was unsure whether to list this as diver's or above water...
Cape petrel, flyig over the Southern Ocean, in Drake's passage
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