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Crocodile Close－up
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Sunday, March 3, 2013
45 votes

Golden Realm／a juvenile batfish found in Manado，Indonesia. Equipment used: Olympus OMD EM5, 60mm macro lens.
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Saturday, June 8, 2013
40 votes

Dinner Formation A sailfish, the most speedy animal in the ocean, is picking the first bite of its dinner. This was taken at Cancun, Mexico, end of Jan., 2013.
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Sunday, February 17, 2013
31 votes

Shiny Squid
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Friday, March 9, 2012
29 votes

Wanna play? Please please please.
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Tuesday, March 6, 2012
26 votes

Harmonic Life
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Monday, March 5, 2012
25 votes

Cry for Help
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Saturday, April 21, 2018
25 votes

Space Walk / Facing a breathtaking huge school of green jacks in the formation of an alien's spaceship, what's in the mind of this astronaut look-alike underwater photographer?
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Wednesday, August 31, 2011
24 votes

Pinky Pink eye
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Sunday, December 9, 2012
23 votes

Croc‘s world
By Richard (qingran) Meng
posted Sunday, April 22, 2018
23 votes
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Dancing dragon by Richard (qingran) Meng
Dancing dragon
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Reflection of Bueaty. At the end of a blackwater diving i... by Richard (qingran) Meng
Reflection of Bueaty. At the end of a blackwater diving in Momblon Channel, this squid came to us. It stayed with me for a while, and moved up to the surface.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 4, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Glowing squid by Richard (qingran) Meng
Glowing squid
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Mantis Baby / My first black water shooting in Anilao, Ph... by Richard (qingran) Meng
Mantis Baby / My first black water shooting in Anilao, Philippines.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Whale Reflection by Richard (qingran) Meng
Whale Reflection
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 11, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Sri Lanka
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Beauty and Beast by Richard (qingran) Meng
Beauty and Beast
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 7, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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The Magnificent Blue by Richard (qingran) Meng
The Magnificent Blue
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Sri Lanka
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Blue! Blue! Blue! by Richard (qingran) Meng
Blue! Blue! Blue!
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Sri Lanka
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Tranquility by Richard (qingran) Meng
Tranquility
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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Orca Splendid by Richard (qingran) Meng
Orca Splendid
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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Shark dancer by Richard (qingran) Meng
Shark dancer
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2018

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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 23, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Cuba
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Croc‘s world by Richard (qingran) Meng
Croc‘s world
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 22, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Cuba
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Cry for Help by Richard (qingran) Meng
Cry for Help
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2018

Final RoundThrough to 2018 awards final round judging
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 21, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indonesia
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Tasty donuts by Richard (qingran) Meng
Tasty donuts
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lady bug and baby lady bugs by Richard (qingran) Meng
Lady bug and baby lady bugs
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lady bugs by Richard (qingran) Meng
Lady bugs
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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a close look at a bumblebee shrimp. by Richard (qingran) Meng
a close look at a bumblebee shrimp.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A diver peaking over beautiful soft coral without knowing... by Richard (qingran) Meng
A diver peaking over beautiful soft coral without knowing that an cuttle fish hiding under the coral.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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The amazing chromatophore cells on the skin of an octopus. by Richard (qingran) Meng
The amazing chromatophore cells on the skin of an octopus.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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WOW, first time that I saw octopus carrying eggs by Richard (qingran) Meng
WOW, first time that I saw octopus carrying eggs
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pink－eye goby by Richard (qingran) Meng
Pink－eye goby
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hairy shrimp by Richard (qingran) Meng
Hairy shrimp
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A diver and a jellyfish by Richard (qingran) Meng
A diver and a jellyfish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Cave diving challenge by a female diver in Guangxi, China by Richard (qingran) Meng
Cave diving challenge by a female diver in Guangxi, China
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2015
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: China
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Big and smart / This is the guy hunting giant squid kilom... by Richard (qingran) Meng
Big and smart / This is the guy hunting giant squid kilometers down in the deep blue.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sri Lanka
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Big Blue Close Encounter / So really lucky to meet this o... by Richard (qingran) Meng
Big Blue Close Encounter / So really lucky to meet this ocean giant the very first day when we got there. It didn't turn away at all and made my day.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Sri Lanka
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Eye Eye by Richard (qingran) Meng
Eye Eye
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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