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Portuguese man o was and fish by Michael Dornellas
Portuguese man o was and fish
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date posted posted: Friday, December 18, 2015
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: United States
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Kite surfing the sandbar. by Terry Steeley
Kite surfing the sandbar.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 18, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Ancient Hawaiians believed that their ancestors came back... by Terry Steeley
Ancient Hawaiians believed that their ancestors came back to protect them as ‘Aumakua’. Usually animals, such as a sharks or owls; aumakua have magical powers and an ability to connect human beings and the natural world. (Natural encounter)
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Monochrome Manatee A lone manatee in Crystal River, Florida by Tanya Houppermans
Monochrome Manatee
A lone manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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A masterclass in surf photography — Canon 1Dx, Canon EF ... by Terry Steeley
A masterclass in surf photography
— Canon 1Dx, Canon EF 2.8 70-200 @70mm, f6.3, 1/250s, ISO400
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Orange frilled of the coast of New England by Chris Miskavitch
Orange frilled of the coast of New England
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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A beautiful Octopus by Michael Dornellas
A beautiful Octopus
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2015
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2015 awards final round judging

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Timing is everything! Awesome capture!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: United States
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Ohio Missouri channel from air (Florida keys) by Mathieu Foulquié
Ohio Missouri channel from air (Florida keys)
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date posted posted: Monday, December 14, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Safety in the Spines. This tiny juvenile garibaldi is a c... by Douglas Klug
Safety in the Spines. This tiny juvenile garibaldi is a colorful, cold-water damselfish that will someday grow into one of the largest damselfish species found anywhere.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Looking At The Bright Side A manatee in Crystal River, F... by Tanya Houppermans
Looking At The Bright Side
A manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Joyous A 'smiling' manatee in Crystal River, Florida by Tanya Houppermans
Joyous
A 'smiling' manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Dragon Moray, Kauai, HI by Tony Cherbas
Dragon Moray, Kauai, HI
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Smile For The Camera! A manatee in Crystal River, Florida by Tanya Houppermans
Smile For The Camera!
A manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 5, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Muppet I love photographing these little blennies! Their... by Tanya Houppermans
Muppet
I love photographing these little blennies! Their face reminds me of a muppet.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Bass structure by Steven Miller
Bass structure
shortlistedShortlisted!
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 3, 2015
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes United States
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Small Gator enjoying the afternoon on the Loxahatchee Riv... by Chris Miskavitch
Small Gator enjoying the afternoon on the Loxahatchee River in FLorida.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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Blowing Bubbles A manatee surfaces for a breath in Cryst... by Tanya Houppermans
Blowing Bubbles
A manatee surfaces for a breath in Crystal River, Florida.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Happy Thanksgiving! -almost a full moon tonight by Steven Miller
Happy Thanksgiving! -almost a full moon tonight
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 26, 2015
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes United States
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Celestial A moon jelly in the waters off of Key West, Fl... by Tanya Houppermans
Celestial
A moon jelly in the waters off of Key West, Florida.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Comin' Right at Ya by Rebecca Gray
Comin' Right at Ya
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California United States
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Manta Disco by Tony Cherbas
Manta Disco
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Rock Crab eyes of the coast of Massachusetts by Chris Miskavitch
Rock Crab eyes of the coast of Massachusetts
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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Green Sea Turtle. by Brian Mcdaniel
Green Sea Turtle.
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 22, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Funny Face A blenny in the reefs off the coast of Clearw... by Tanya Houppermans
Funny Face
A blenny in the reefs off the coast of Clearwater, Florida.
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Kopoho Tidepools, Hawaii by Alison Ranheim
Kopoho Tidepools, Hawaii
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 21, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Friendly sea otter just chillin' in the chilly waters of ... by Stuart Spechler
Friendly sea otter just chillin' in the chilly waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Life is good when your belly is your dinner table.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 20, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Gulf of Alaska United States
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Gaining Independence A manatee calf surfaces for a breat... by Tanya Houppermans
Gaining Independence
A manatee calf surfaces for a breath. I witnessed this calf both nursing and eating sea grass. He will soon be weaned from his mother, who is seen in the lower right hand side of the image.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 19, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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