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Diver with airplane under the ice at Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens and Fuji film in natural light with manual exposure. Cropped for subject and colour corrected.
By Michael Grebler
posted Monday, April 27, 2009
41 votes

Airplane wreck under the ice at Morrison's Quarry, Quebec, Canada. Ambient light, Nikonos V, Sea& Sea 12mm lens, Fuji 400 ASA film on manual exposure. Colour corrected.
By Michael Grebler
posted Wednesday, April 2, 2008
38 votes

Ice fishing in Morrison's Quarry. Diver posed upside-down under the ice on a floating seat with a fishing rod. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, manual exposure, kodak 800 ASA film with Ikelite 150 strobe fill.
By Michael Grebler
posted Monday, March 1, 2010
38 votes

Using cave techniques, divers at the start of their dive under the ice at Morrison's Quarry, Quebec, Canada. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, Fuji 400 film, manual exposure and colour corrected.
By Michael Grebler
posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008
33 votes

My eldest daughter at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. Nikonos V on aperture priority, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 3200 B&W film. Scratches removed in PS. Just enough water to cover the lens.
By Michael Grebler
posted Thursday, September 18, 2008
31 votes

First try in this category. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 400 film, manual exposure with the Ikelite 150 strobe on the diver just below the ice. Background divers doing skills by plane. Morrison's quarry.
By Michael Grebler
posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009
30 votes

I don't know if this Polar Bear was hunting or relaxing, but I do know he wasn't intimidated as we sailed past. Lancaster Sound, Minolta X700 camera on aperture priority with 80-200 lens.
By Michael Grebler
posted Saturday, February 9, 2008
29 votes

A free diver makes his way back up to the ice entry hole in Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V camera, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, manual exposure, cropped for subject.
By Michael Grebler
posted Saturday, February 6, 2010
27 votes

Diver with camera at the ice entry hole in Morrison's quarry Quebec, Canada. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens and Kodak 400 asa film, manual exposure. Cropped for subject. A pleasant day under the ice.
By Michael Grebler
posted Wednesday, April 22, 2009
26 votes

Everything in this photo is real, but I altered a tiny detail for creative reasons. You may see it if you look close. Gaskin wreck off Brockville, Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, kodak 800 asa film and manual exposure.
By Michael Grebler
posted Monday, May 3, 2010
25 votes
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132 Entries Found: Page 3  of  5
Divers working together in the intense darkness of a flooded mine to connect a guideline to an existing line on the mine floor. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, twin Ikelite strobes, man exp. Cropped for subject and scratches removed in PS.
Where the ice and rock meet in Morrison's Quarry, Quebec. Nikonos V with 20mm lens, Kodak 200 asa film, Ikelite 150 strobe and manual exposure. Colour corrected and scratches removed in PS.
My dive buddy looks to check on me before moving to another section of wreckage on the Letitia, lost near Halifax. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens with dual Ikelite 150 strobes. Cropped for subject and colour corrected.
A diver in side-mount gear returns to the warm sunlit entrance of a flooded mine near Buckingham, Quebec. Brutally cold, ice cakes are reported to remain until early June. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 400 ASA film, colour corrected.
On a bright Sunday afternoon, a diver approaches the floating bridge on his way to the entry point in Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, Kodak 400 ASA film and manual exposure.
Stairs leading to the bridge deck on the port side of the Wolf Islander sunk near Kingston, Ontario. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, 800 ASA film, manual exposure.
A diver works to help train a cadaver dog. Once "found" by the dog the submerged diver surfaces to reward the dog with its toy. Nikonos V, 35 mm lens, "A" priority with Fuji 400 ASA film. Cropped and colour corrected.
The sun bursts through the skeletal remains of the wheelhouse of the Keystorm, lost in the USA waters of the St Lawrence River not far from Rockport. Nikonos V Sea & Sea 12mm lens, 3200 ASA B&W film, manual exposure.
Diver & airplane in Morrison's Quarry. Photo taken directly under the ice. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 400 ASA film, manual exposure. Slightly cropped & colour corrected in PS.
Tech diver under ice, Morrison's Quarry. Ice curvature effect caused by 12mm Sea & Sea lens. Nikonos V, AGFA 100 ASA B&W film on manual exposure. Cropped for subject and scratches removed in PS.
Tech diver with 2 stage tanks under the ice in Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, AGFA 100 ASA B&W film, manual exposure with Ikelite 150 strobe fill. Scratches removed in PS.
Not a contest entry, just a photo FYI and to edit a double entry error I made. This is Morrison's Quarry in January. Water temp is +2C and air temp is -21C. Photo courtesy of the quarry owner. I'm the diver on the right.
Tech diver under the ice in Morrison's Quarry, Quebec. Nikonos V, Nikonos 20mm lens, Kodak 400 ASA film, manual exposure with Ikelite 150 strobe fill. Yes, the plane is supposed to be there.
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A diver approaches the crest of the vertical drop in Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 400 ASA film, manual exposure in natural light. Cropped and colour corrected in PS.
Two divers approach the stern of the sunken oil tanker "Arrow" in Chedabucto Bay. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, 400 ASA B&W film. Scratches removed in PS.
Autumn at Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, manual exposure with Kodak 400 ASA film. Edges cropped and colour corrected in PS.
Descending into the engine room of the Wolfe Islander near Kingston, Ont. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, kodak 400 asa film, dual Ikelite 150 strobes and manual exposure. Colour corrected in PS and edges cropped.
Looking up at the light beams coming through the fishermen's wharf at Terrance Bay, Nova Scotia. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens and manual exposure. Colour corrected and scratches removed in PS.
Close-up of my dive buddy. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, Kodak 400 ASA film with manual exposure. Morrison's quarry, Quebec. Slightly cropped and colour corrected in PS.
A diver descends onto the stern of the "Keystorm" in the USA waters of the St. Lawrence River near Rockport. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, 3200 ASA B&W film, manual exposure. Slightly cropped and scratches removed in PS.
Diver and plane wreck in Morrison's Quarry. Photo taken under the ice. Nikonos V with 12mm Sea & Sea lens, manual exposure. Colour corrected and scratches removed in PS.
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This recreational diver checks for the presence of boats before surfacing from underneath the Terrance Bay government wharf in Nova Scotia. Nikonos V, 20mm lens.
This lovely apnea diver struck a relaxed pose for me under the ice of Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, manual exposure with Ikelite 150 strobe. Cropped for subject and colour corrected.
Everything in this photo is real, but I altered a tiny detail for creative reasons. You may see it if you look close. Gaskin wreck off Brockville, Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, kodak 800 asa film and manual exposure.
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
b&w wrecks are moody
Dive tenders cut a pattern of safety lines in the snow above to help tethered divers orient themselves under the ice. Morrison's Quarry, Nikonos V, Kodak 800 ASA film, manual exposure with Ikelite 150 strobe fill on the near rocks.
Technical diver on ice. Posed upside-down under the ice in Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 800 ASA film with Ikelite 150 for strobe fill. Colour corrected.
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Ice fishing in Morrison's Quarry. Diver posed upside-down under the ice on a floating seat with a fishing rod. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea & Sea lens, manual exposure, kodak 800 ASA film with Ikelite 150 strobe fill.
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