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shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment
Common Seal. Taken in a seal sanctuary, injured seals are rehabilitated and nursed back to health before being released back into the wild, that doesnt stop them playing!!!! Nikon D70 135mm lens
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2005

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Who says you cant capture action with the shutter lag on digital?
Storm Over Bimini. Taken after Katrina had left the Bahamas.
Hawaiin Dive, I took this picture on my honeymoon, I just finished a day at the beach when I noticed this hawaiin ceremony take place, I had my camera out to take pictures of the sunset. All of a sudden the person jumped, I snapped one lucky shot.
Dawn, Menai Straits, N. Wales
beach recovery african style.after a heavy downpour whilst diving on the wildcoust ot south africa.nikon f100 and24-120mm
praying for rain , wild coast ,south africa
nikon f100 and 24-120 zoom.
While we were aboard the Star Dancer in PNG, the smoking volcanoes put ash in the atmosphere which created some great sunsets each night.
A pair of Hector dolphins taken at New Zealand, Marlborough Straits
Barbareta, Roatan.
sardines in net at annual sardine run in south africa
Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands, Honduras.
Pelican vister after a reef dive in akumal mexico
Wreck off the wildcoast , indian ocean , south africa , broke up 6 months later. F100
24-12omm.
Sipadan/Malysia-NikF90
Taken after a dive in Hampton Virginia with Nikon Coolpix
Sunrise over Morehead City, North Carolina
roatan, honduras.
Taken at Maui Ocean Center
Straw Hat
Long Beach, CA. Long Beach Aquarium.
Rarotongan Sunset. Arorangi, Rarotonga.
Olympus C4040 zoom in manual mode.
Shot sitting on the back doorstep of our accommodation - Westetn side of Rarotonga. Olympus C4040 zoom.
Taken on Fraser Island Australia from Indian Heads
seagrapes. who said only coconuts can hang on beaches?
Roatan, Bay Islands. great place to feel free and relax.
Roatan, Honduras. Olympus 5060
Hooked into the Southampton wreck 30 miles South of Pascagoula, MS.
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