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Underwater Photo Contest | Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)

1681 Entries Found: Page 21  of  63
shots that cross the surface boundary (so under/overs like Snells Window too)
The Cap by Nadya Kulagina
The Cap
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 20, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cayman islands
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The bluebottle cnidaria is an amazingly beautiful colony ... by Matthew Smith
The bluebottle cnidaria is an amazingly beautiful colony of creatures. I wanted to demonstrate this with careful lighting.
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2014
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Very impressive lighting.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 11, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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My daughter Calypso breathing for the first time bellow t... by Fuster Luc
My daughter Calypso breathing for the first time bellow the surface at 3 years an half…a future mermaid is born, with a name like hers it's kind of normal wink
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 5, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Colorful hatchling by Steven Miller
Colorful hatchling
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2014
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Amazing shot, I think the palm trees on the top 3rd of the shot made this truly extraordinary.
60 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 29, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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APOCALYPSE by Ellen Cuylaerts
APOCALYPSE
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After so many shots from stingray city, hard to imagine you would pull of such a special one. Very well done!
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Drifting with Time" by Chase Darnell
"Drifting with Time"
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 21, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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up periscope ! by Mathieu Foulquié
up periscope !
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 19, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes France
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Under over experimentation with mini dome. by James Deverich
Under over experimentation with mini dome.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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A tourist boat looks on as a whale shark feeds at the sur... by Shane Gross
A tourist boat looks on as a whale shark feeds at the surface.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 13, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Ningaloo Sunset by Nick Thake
Ningaloo Sunset
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 11, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Australia
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"Order in Chaos" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Order in Chaos"
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 6, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Cave diver at the surface of a flooded mine, near Bucking... by Michael Grebler
Cave diver at the surface of a flooded mine, near Buckingham, Quebec. Canon 6D with 15mm lens in an Ikelite housing. Cropped for subject and colour corrected.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Canada
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Show time by Raoul Caprez
Show time
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Ecuador
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hole in the wall (Font Estramar resurgence) by Mathieu Foulquié
hole in the wall (Font Estramar resurgence)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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South Africa Gannet by Gang Song
South Africa Gannet
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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holding still for me- I think they are gulping eggs in a ... by Steven Miller
holding still for me- I think they are gulping eggs in a raft, as opposed to swimming through clouds then turning to pass back through again.
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Moorea, French Polynesia by Frédérique Legrand
Moorea, French Polynesia
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Kiipsaar lighthouse. Saarenmaa. by Petteri Viljakainen
Kiipsaar lighthouse. Saarenmaa.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 22, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Baltic Sea Estonia
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Living the Dream Divers in Abstract by Sean Howard
Living the Dream Divers in Abstract
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 21, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Crimson red Waratah Anemones at low tide in a rock pool d... by Matthew Smith
Crimson red Waratah Anemones at low tide in a rock pool during a misty halo sunrise, lit with snooted strobes. The bird in the sun halo was more luck than judgement!!
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 18, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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An over/under of a bluebottle (physalia physalis) I love ... by Matthew Smith
An over/under of a bluebottle (physalia physalis) I love how the pneumatophore (air bladder) of this bluebottle caught the light from my underwater strobe and lit up like a fluorescent tube!! Amazing!
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This is a clear winner, due to the perfect balanced lighting used here, matching the scene and the subject in every aspect. Stunning shot!
49 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 17, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Sunset Snorkel in Paradise by Caroline Power
Sunset Snorkel in Paradise
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 15, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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morning light by Dale Kobetich
morning light
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Cave Pont d'en Gil Menorca by Julio Sanjuan
Cave Pont d'en Gil Menorca
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 8, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Red Sea split by Leena Roy
Red Sea split
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lanzarote divers' paradise. by Alexia Dunand
Lanzarote divers' paradise.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Atlantic Spain
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Snorkeling split by Petteri Viljakainen
Snorkeling split
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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