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Say
By Arun Madisetti
posted Sunday, May 9, 2010
58 votes

Under the bridge
By Arun Madisetti
posted Monday, February 14, 2011
50 votes

new addition
The larger one below is almost 10, the upper one is probably a month old.

Olympus 5050, Inon Dome
By Arun Madisetti
posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009
49 votes

Baby leatherback on the start of the long journey
By Arun Madisetti
posted Saturday, May 8, 2010
44 votes

I'm ready for my close up.

taken under permit
By Arun Madisetti
posted Monday, January 2, 2012
43 votes

Island view. First attempts at 50/50 several miles offshore.
By Arun Madisetti
posted Thursday, February 23, 2012
43 votes

Woman in Red.
Original image, with side lighting from the pool light. no strobe.
By Arun Madisetti
posted Wednesday, August 12, 2009
42 votes

Banana shrimp feeding.
Lacking
By Arun Madisetti
posted Monday, May 10, 2010
42 votes

far far away from land.... 

Olympus 5050, Inon wide and dome port. 

TAKEN UNDER PERMIT
By Arun Madisetti
posted Thursday, June 17, 2010
41 votes

Mr Big. 
Sperm whale taken 5 miles off Dominica, Olympus 5050, Inon Dome on wide angle lens.

Natural light.
By Arun Madisetti
posted Saturday, August 15, 2009
40 votes
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390 Entries Found: Page 14  of  15
cowry on gorgonian
Nikonos V (1997) Ocean Optics Extension tubes. Velvia
George Site Menai Strait, North Wales. 1989
Nikonos V, extachrome,Ocean Optics extn tubes. SB103 strobe.
Velvet swimming crab and lunch.
Taken in or around 1989 at the George Site, Menai Strait. North Wales. Nikonos V, SB103,Ektachrome, OceanOptics close up lens
Buddy
Just add water
1,500 metres straight down
Diver and scenic
Champagne
Banana shrimp feeding.
Lacking "claws" they have filter fans at the end of each appendage. They stand on their "hind legs" and extend the fans to capture passing food in the current.
Sealife DC1000, built in flash
shortlistedShortlisted!
White Seahorse
White seahorses usually dont last long, unless they rapidly change colour. This one was on site for 3 days, then disappeared, probably eaten.
Diver and reef
Say "Cheese"
Researcher takes a family portrait
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2010

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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
placing a human in shot with a big 'un gives sense of scale
Banana shrimp in Middleham Falls
Baby leatherback on the start of the long journey
shortlistedShortlisted!
poor visibility, big swells, desaturate and it looks strangely better.
False Killer Whale
Strange happenings when converting to black and white, 3m swell and fast animals.
Meet the family
Fully mature Bull (Biggest I have ever seen at easily 20m), newborn calf, and several females cruise by.
yellow frogfish playing invisible
Whilst preparing to surface, a redlipped blenny pops out of a tube sponge to see what's going on.
Sealife DC800
Flying Gurnard flying
Arabian Dugong
Snorkel through Champagne
volcanic vents create net curtains of bubbles to the surface
Diver and sponges
The Minister of Tourism and his first turtle
Diver and generic reef scenic (for here)
La Bym
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010

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Missing link
Mellow yellow
Antennarius multiocellatus on giant barrel sponge
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