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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From The Gulf of Venezuela

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Green Turtle. It is very common to get close to sea turtl... by Lorenzo Mittiga
Green Turtle. It is very common to get close to sea turtles at the Salt Pier in Bonaire. At the end of almost each dive I can photograph a turtle, but lately are not seen very often and the sea bottom looks like a desert...something is changing?
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Water ceiling. Facing a breaking Caribbean wave at sunse... by Lorenzo Mittiga
Water ceiling. Facing a breaking Caribbean wave at sunset. For this shot I used a nikon d800 in an Aquatech Elite pro sport housing with a pistol grip, dedicated for surf photography.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 26, 2016
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Overunder image. A great Barracuda entered the frame whil... by Lorenzo Mittiga
Overunder image. A great Barracuda entered the frame while I was taking this overunder shot in Bonaire.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 24, 2016
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Overunder shot. Diver on a white sandy ocean floor. by Lorenzo Mittiga
Overunder shot. Diver on a white sandy ocean floor.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 22, 2016
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Overunder shot. A green Iguana takes a breath after an un... by Lorenzo Mittiga
Overunder shot. A green Iguana takes a breath after an underwater incursion in a semi-submerged cave on the island of Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. Green Iguanas are everywhere on the island, they are part of every house's garden and...pools...
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Wonderful over/under shot of an unusual creature. Great job with the lighting and colors above and below the surface
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2016
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Overunder shot. A brown Caribbean Pelican is resting on i... by Lorenzo Mittiga
Overunder shot. A brown Caribbean Pelican is resting on its baits after a few strikes. Just once a year happens that a big ball of scads get close to the shores of Bonaire attracting many predators.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2016
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Taken during a trip in Curacao. by William Racz
Taken during a trip in Curacao.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 14, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Venezuela
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A Flamingo Tongue. Chichiriviche de La Costa, Venezuela. ... by Carlos Rodríguez V.
A Flamingo Tongue. Chichiriviche de La Costa, Venezuela.
Sony RX100 with a subsee +10 diopter.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 17, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Venezuela
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Moon Jellyfish, Karpata Reef, Bonaire by Andrew Jalbert
Moon Jellyfish, Karpata Reef, Bonaire
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands
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Frog Fish with his Damsel bodyguard by Jim Garber
Frog Fish with his Damsel bodyguard
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Lion Fish - Bonaire by Jim Garber
Lion Fish - Bonaire
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Whoze in there by Jim Garber
Whoze in there
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Yellowline Arrow Crab macro, Buddy Reef, Bonaire by Andrew Jalbert
Yellowline Arrow Crab macro, Buddy Reef, Bonaire
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands
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A banded Butterfly fish stopped swimming to check out my ... by Patricia Sinclair
A banded Butterfly fish stopped swimming to check out my port...I think she saw her reflection in there.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Lettuce Leaf Sea Slug - the blue/green coloring is so ver... by Patricia Sinclair
Lettuce Leaf Sea Slug - the blue/green coloring is so very beautiful
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Reef Photo #5 shot in Curacao. by William Racz
Reef Photo #5 shot in Curacao.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 4, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Venezuela
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Reef on Curacao by William Racz
Reef on Curacao
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 3, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Venezuela
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Shot this image of some reef in curacao. by William Racz
Shot this image of some reef in curacao.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Venezuela
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Spotted Anemone Cleaner Shrimp Canon 7D - 100mm macro - ... by Glenn Kulmer
Spotted Anemone Cleaner Shrimp
Canon 7D - 100mm macro - +10 diopter
Bonaire
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Startled (Peppermint) Goby by Aja Radl
Startled (Peppermint) Goby
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Sexy Shrimp peering out at me, as if to say "Peek a boo!" by Patricia Sinclair
Sexy Shrimp peering out at me, as if to say "Peek a boo!"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Bearded Fireworm by Aja Radl
Bearded Fireworm
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Baby Drumfish by Aja Radl
Baby Drumfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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"I told you you should have trimmed your lawn, Neighbour!... by Aja Radl
"I told you you should have trimmed your lawn, Neighbour!" (Secretary Blennies, Bonaire)
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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It took me quite a few tries to get a good image of this ... by Patricia Sinclair
It took me quite a few tries to get a good image of this spinyhead blenny.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Juvenile trunkfish. Cute black and yellow marbles almost... by Patricia Sinclair
Juvenile trunkfish. Cute black and yellow marbles almost impossible to get in focus...at least for me.
This shot looks like a satellite orbiting a planet to me. Which is why I left the backscatter in, since it contributed to the feeling.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2016
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Christmas Tree Worms are my favorite subject. You have t... by Patricia Sinclair
Christmas Tree Worms are my favorite subject. You have to be very stealthy to get in close to them. This is not cropped with only backscatter removed.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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