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The anchor just in front of Calabas Reef in Bonaire. Great vis and calm water - the anchor found a good place to stay. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing and Sigma 15/2.8 fisheye.
By Lee Newman
posted Monday, May 4, 2009
70 votes

Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquatica housing with a Tokina 10-17 mm lens and two Ikelite Ds-160s.
By Lee Newman
posted Thursday, September 26, 2013
31 votes

Racoon Butterflyfish in open water, Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii. Shot while snorkeling with a Canon 30D (Ikelite housing) and a 28/1.8 with filter.
By Lee Newman
posted Monday, June 2, 2008
30 votes

Ripley! Open the hatch! Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquatica housing using a Tokina 10-17 and a single Ikelite DS-160 strobe. I didn't know we were being watched...
By Lee Newman
posted Monday, October 7, 2013
29 votes

Summer at Porteau Cove. Shot with a Canon 30D and Tokina 10-17 in an Ikelite housing with two DS-160 strobes.
By Lee Newman
posted Monday, September 19, 2011
25 votes


By Lee Newman
posted Wednesday, June 17, 2009
23 votes

Big-Scale Soldierfish at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D (Ikelite housing), 17-40/4 (at 34mm) and an Ikelite DS-160 in about 70' of water. Desaturated in PS Elements 6.
By Lee Newman
posted Sunday, October 12, 2008
21 votes

A dark reprieve from the storm. Carwash Cenote, Tulum, Mexico. Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17, Aquatica housing. Available light.
By Lee Newman
posted Thursday, November 28, 2013
20 votes

Heller's Barracuda, Kona Hawaii in 20' of water. Shot with a Canon 30D, 28/1.8 and filter in ambient light.
By Lee Newman
posted Monday, May 5, 2008
16 votes

Honu with a living lei! A green seaturtle being grazed by tangs off Kona in 15' of water. Shot with a Canon 30D, 28/1.8 and a filter.
By Lee Newman
posted Saturday, May 10, 2008
16 votes
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A diver in a passage known as "River Run", in the freshwa... by Lee Newman
A diver in a passage known as "River Run", in the freshwater above the infiltrating seawater. Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17, one Ikelite DS-160 strobe on a 15' cord.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 23, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Diver and gorgonian at Catalina Island. Canon 7D, Aquatic... by Lee Newman
Diver and gorgonian at Catalina Island. Canon 7D, Aquatica housing, Tokina 10-17 and one Ikelite DS-160 strobe.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 19, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Albert Head, Victoria, BC. Canon 7D, Aquatica housing, To... by Lee Newman
Albert Head, Victoria, BC. Canon 7D, Aquatica housing, Tokina 10-17 and two Ikelite DS-160 strobes.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 9, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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A dark reprieve from the storm. Carwash Cenote, Tulum, Me... by Lee Newman
A dark reprieve from the storm. Carwash Cenote, Tulum, Mexico. Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17, Aquatica housing. Available light.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Ripley! Open the hatch! Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquati... by Lee Newman
Ripley! Open the hatch! Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquatica housing using a Tokina 10-17 and a single Ikelite DS-160 strobe. I didn't know we were being watched...
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 7, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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We got dropped in the wrong place at the dive site and ma... by Lee Newman
We got dropped in the wrong place at the dive site and made the best of the great visibility! Shot with a Canon 7D, Aquatica housing, Tokina 10-17 and two Ikelite DS-160 strobes.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquatica housing with a Tokina... by Lee Newman
Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquatica housing with a Tokina 10-17 mm lens and two Ikelite Ds-160s.
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Summer at Porteau Cove. Shot with a Canon 30D and Tokina ... by Lee Newman
Summer at Porteau Cove. Shot with a Canon 30D and Tokina 10-17 in an Ikelite housing with two DS-160 strobes.
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 19, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Plumose anemones in the "Emerald Sea". Vancouver, BC Can... by Lee Newman
Plumose anemones in the "Emerald Sea". Vancouver, BC
Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing with a 15 mm FE and DS-160 strobe.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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"I found it, it's mine!" Crab and cockle, shot with a Can... by Lee Newman
"I found it, it's mine!" Crab and cockle, shot with a Canon 30D, Sigma 15mm fisheye and Ikelite DS-160 strobe in about 20' of water at Whytecliff Marine Park, West Vancouver, BC
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 9, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Taken at Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver at the end of th... by Lee Newman
Taken at Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver at the end of the dive in a few feet of water. Shot with a Canon 30D and Sigma 15/2.8 fisheye - strobe turned off.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 4, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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"Dressed Appropriately" Banded Butterflyfish, Calabas Ree... by Lee Newman
"Dressed Appropriately" Banded Butterflyfish, Calabas Reef Bonaire. Shot at f13 and 1/100th with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing, 100/2.8 macro and DS-160 strobe.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A Hind hunting on the reef. Shot with a Canon 30D in an I... by Lee Newman
A Hind hunting on the reef. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing, a 100/2.8 macro and a DS-160. 1/125th at f14 in about 50' of water on Calabas Reef, Bonaire.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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The anchor just in front of Calabas Reef in Bonaire. Grea... by Lee Newman
The anchor just in front of Calabas Reef in Bonaire. Great vis and calm water - the anchor found a good place to stay. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing and Sigma 15/2.8 fisheye.
70 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Big-Scale Soldierfish at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with... by Lee Newman
Big-Scale Soldierfish at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D (Ikelite housing), 17-40/4 (at 34mm) and an Ikelite DS-160 in about 70' of water. Desaturated in PS Elements 6.
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 12, 2008
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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White-tip reef shark at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with ... by Lee Newman
White-tip reef shark at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing, with a 17-40/4 and a DS-160 strobe in about 65' of water.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 5, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Evening at Kapalua Bay, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D, 17-4... by Lee Newman
Evening at Kapalua Bay, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D, 17-40/4, 5 second exposure with GND filter. Amazing lava rock extending into the bay making for a great dive site.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 2, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Racoon Butterflyfish in open water, Honokohau Harbor, Haw... by Lee Newman
Racoon Butterflyfish in open water, Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii. Shot while snorkeling with a Canon 30D (Ikelite housing) and a 28/1.8 with filter.
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 2, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Honu with a living lei! A green seaturtle being grazed by... by Lee Newman
Honu with a living lei! A green seaturtle being grazed by tangs off Kona in 15' of water. Shot with a Canon 30D, 28/1.8 and a filter.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 10, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Heller's Barracuda, Kona Hawaii in 20' of water. Shot wit... by Lee Newman
Heller's Barracuda, Kona Hawaii in 20' of water. Shot with a Canon 30D, 28/1.8 and filter in ambient light.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 5, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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