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Atlantic Grey Seal and Sun Rays, Lundy Island
By Nick Blake
posted Monday, July 22, 2013
62 votes

Compass Jellyfish and sunburst, Lundy Island
By Nick Blake
posted Monday, June 23, 2014
52 votes

I wanted a shot of the stern of the Giannis D, but there were loads of divers on the wreck. Waiting until the last moments of the dive as everyone headed for safety stops I got this shot in peace and quiet! Nikon D300, 10.5mm Fisheye, Magic Filter
By Nick Blake
posted Monday, February 14, 2011
51 votes

A spectacular natural light show in the caves of Jackfish Alley made for a memorable dive.
By Nick Blake
posted Sunday, April 3, 2011
49 votes


By Nick Blake
posted Thursday, July 7, 2011
47 votes

Sunrise at Abersoch, North Wales
By Nick Blake
posted Sunday, February 20, 2011
45 votes

A shot of a whale shark feeding during a recent trip to Djibouti. Nikon D300 & natural light.
By Nick Blake
posted Saturday, January 21, 2012
40 votes

Ebbing tide at Abersoch, North Wales
By Nick Blake
posted Monday, December 19, 2011
39 votes

The Caves of St Johns, Red Sea. Nikon D300 & Tokina 10-17mm
By Nick Blake
posted Thursday, February 3, 2011
38 votes

Wraysbury Lake's London Taxi Cab and Diver, taken with a Sigma Circular fish eye. Black & white conversion
By Nick Blake
posted Saturday, December 10, 2011
38 votes
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Cuttlefish, Komodo - Indonesia by Nick Blake
Cuttlefish, Komodo - Indonesia
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date posted posted: Monday, April 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Ribbon Eel. Komodo, Indonesia by Nick Blake
Ribbon Eel. Komodo, Indonesia
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Batfish silhouette. Komodo, Indonesia. by Nick Blake
Batfish silhouette.
Komodo, Indonesia.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 29, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Mangroves and Sun Rays. Komodo, Indonesia. by Nick Blake
Mangroves and Sun Rays.
Komodo, Indonesia.
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 29, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Enjoying a surface interval between dives. Misool, Raja ... by Nick Blake
Enjoying a surface interval between dives.
Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Sunset in Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. by Nick Blake
Sunset in Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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An enjoyable though bitingly cold dive at Eccleston Delph... by Nick Blake
An enjoyable though bitingly cold dive at Eccleston Delph Quarry on the Jet Provost aircraft
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atmospheric wreck Nick, Well done GM
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 27, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Corals and snorkeller, Misool, Indonesia. by Nick Blake
Corals and snorkeller, Misool, Indonesia.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 11, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Coral swirl - in water spin shot taken in Misool, Indonesia. by Nick Blake
Coral swirl - in water spin shot taken in Misool, Indonesia.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 11, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A festive, though rather chilly (6 degrees) dive in Caper... by Nick Blake
A festive, though rather chilly (6 degrees) dive in Capernwray Quarry, Lancashire 23rd December, around the Jet Plane.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2012

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date posted posted: Monday, December 24, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Evening light, Misool, Indonesia. by Nick Blake
Evening light, Misool, Indonesia.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 10, 2012
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Boo Windows, Misool, Indonesia by Nick Blake
Boo Windows, Misool, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Monday, December 10, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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This is actually a split shot, but more topside than unde... by Nick Blake
This is actually a split shot, but more topside than underside so I put it in the Topside category. I moved into deeper water but didn't have an underside subject, so used my strobes to light the underside area, creating the turquoise colour.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 8, 2012
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Boo Windows and Freediver, Raja Ampat. by Nick Blake
Boo Windows and Freediver, Raja Ampat.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 8, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Jellyfish and sun rays, Raja Ampat by Nick Blake
Jellyfish and sun rays, Raja Ampat
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date posted posted: Monday, November 19, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Jet Plane and Diver, Capernwray. 2 inon strobes and remo... by Nick Blake
Jet Plane and Diver, Capernwray.
2 inon strobes and remote triggers positioned in plane cockpit.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: United Kingdom
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VW Beetle, Capernwray. Shot with 2 off camera strobes an... by Nick Blake
VW Beetle, Capernwray.
Shot with 2 off camera strobes and remote triggers.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 8, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Jet Plane and diver, Capernwray. Sigma circular fish eye... by Nick Blake
Jet Plane and diver, Capernwray.
Sigma circular fish eye lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Anemone shrimp, Red Sea. by Nick Blake
Anemone shrimp, Red Sea.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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VW Beetle and diver at Capernwray by Nick Blake
VW Beetle and diver at Capernwray
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 19, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Taken in the same set of frames as a colour version I ent... by Nick Blake
Taken in the same set of frames as a colour version I entered earlier this year, a black and white conversion of a juvenile Whaleshark feeding in Djibouti, photographed with a fish eye lens.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 6, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Aden Djibouti
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Seal and Sunburst, Lundy Island by Nick Blake
Seal and Sunburst, Lundy Island
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 2, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) United Kingdom
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This playful Grey Seal off Lundy Island sneaked up behind... by Nick Blake
This playful Grey Seal off Lundy Island sneaked up behind me and took me by surprise. As he Clambered over the top of my head, I turned the camera to shoot at myself, capturing an image of the cheeky chap at the same time.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) United Kingdom
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A very playful seal known as "Chocolate" due to her unusu... by Nick Blake
A very playful seal known as "Chocolate" due to her unusual markings photographed off Lundy Island
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2012

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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) United Kingdom
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Enjoying a dive on the Giannis D by Nick Blake
Enjoying a dive on the Giannis D
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Coming up for air, Farne Islands. by Nick Blake
Coming up for air, Farne Islands.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea United Kingdom
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A chilly 9 degrees in the sea off the Farne Islands but t... by Nick Blake
A chilly 9 degrees in the sea off the Farne Islands but this playful seal certainly made up for it.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: North Sea United Kingdom
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