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Peoples' Vote


Hammerhead, Galapagos, up close!
By Michael Gallagher
posted Wednesday, March 17, 2010
59 votes

Harlequin Shrimp claiming a starfish, Indonesia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Wednesday, December 7, 2011
56 votes

My starfish!!!
By Michael Gallagher
posted Wednesday, October 19, 2011
50 votes

Yellow Pygmy Portrait, Indonesia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Saturday, December 24, 2011
50 votes

Parrotfish portrait, taken at night in the Maldives
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, November 12, 2009
49 votes

Free-swimming BRO, Lembeh
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, August 4, 2011
48 votes


By Michael Gallagher
posted Sunday, November 13, 2011
47 votes

Juvenile flying fish with its own reflection at the surface, Indonesia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Friday, June 17, 2011
45 votes

Juvenile Cuttlefish, Byron Bay, Australia
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, June 30, 2011
44 votes

Hairy Frogfish with snoot, Lembeh
By Michael Gallagher
posted Thursday, July 21, 2011
44 votes
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260 Entries Found: Page 6  of  10
Reef squid in midwater - shot taken on a night dive in Komodo, Indonesia
Silky shark in the Red Sea, Sudan
Pink squat lobster, tucked into a crevice on the outside of a pink barrel sponge, Komodo, Indonesia.
Best of friends, most of the time!! A pair of white eyed moray eels, Komodo, Indonesia
Get a room!!! Nudibranchs mating, Komodo, Indonesia. Any help identifying which species of nudibranch much appreciated - hypselodoris bullocki perhaps??
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
I iwonder what color the offspring will be? Green? :-)
Emperor shrimp sitting up nicely on an orange nudibranch - Komodo, Indonesia
Tiny commensal shrimp on fire urchin, Komodo, Indonesia
Ribbon eel portrait - shot taken whilst muck diving off Tulamben, Bali
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Anticipation doesn't get much more intense than this - flying low over the atolls of the Maldives in a Maldivian air taxi - ahh the spectacular diving that awaits!!!
Mexican Hogfish, Cocos Island - shot taken with Tokina 10-17mm FE lens at 17mm
Hammerheads lining up for a closer look at all the divers - Darwin's Arch, Galapagos Islands
Snake eel hiding in its burrow in the sand - shot taken whilst muck diving in Sydney Harbour, Australia
Commersons frogfish, Cocos Island, off the coast of Costa Rica - a very special treat for frogfish nerds like me!!
Honeycomb moray eel portrait - shot taken in the Maldives
Portrait of a tiny little cuttlefish - Julain Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia
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Triggerfish at night in the Egyptian Red Sea - playing around with composition a bit...
BUMP! A silky shark comes in to bump my dome port - if you look closely you can see the bite marks where another shark has chomped on this one.
Diver surrounded by glassfish - inside the Cod Hole, Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia
Prom deck of the Umbria in the Red Sea, Sudan
Shrimp, shot taken muck diving in Milne Bay, PNG
Midnight snapper portrait - one of my first underwater DSLR shots, taken on the Great Barrier Reef a few years ago.
The Hitchhiker...taken at Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia with a 10-22mm lens at 22mm
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Tiny little cuttlefish showing off its siphon - Julian Rocks Marine Reserve, Byron Bay, Australia
Stripey in midwater - another Byron Bay local, Australia
Whitetip Reef Shark at night, Cocos Island off the coast of Costa Rica
Fangblenny portrait - the rim of the beer bottle makes a nice frame hopefully!! Shot taken whilst muck diving in Milne Bay, PNG - great fun...
Up close and personal with a beautiful mapped pufferfish, Milne Bay, PNG
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