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Underwater Photo Contest | Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)

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shots that cross the surface boundary (so under/overs like Snells Window too)
Entre deux monde
up from the depths (taken under permit)
like a dream
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Taken in one of the lakes in the Netherlands. The flowers are really beautifull in summer. Most are white, but some are pink.
Baby lemon shark
The Rockpool
Breaking waves filling a rockpool in the ongoing cycle of low and high tide
Underwater Rainbow
Rock pool at Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
Preparing for the dive
wai island
While out filming baitballs we observed these Olive Ridley Sea Turtles mating at the surface. I had this image in mind and I am extremely happy with the result!
A wideangle with model taken in the Netherlands.
into the wild
sometimes you get lucky, most time not. taken under permit
Fish soup in a mountain lake in Austria.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2022

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Cœur de grotte <3
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2022
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Split of diver taken at the HMAS Protector, Heron Island
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"Peek a Boo, I see you!" Number one rule to wide angle photography is get closer and when you think you are close enough, get a little closer! I was not expecting a kiss on my dome port, but hey, thanks Mr. Crocodile for being patient with me!
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The Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila), also known as the Cuban ground iguana or Cuban iguana, is a species of lizard of the iguana family. It is the largest of the West Indian rock iguanas one of the most endangered groups of lizards.
Just got my new housing and was desperate to try it even thought there was a major storm blowing. So I found a huge tidal Rockpool sheltered by the tower. I had to say alert as the massive tides in the Channel Islands meant surf would soon smash over
The photo is taken just before the end of the dive, in Anchersbay (Akkersvík) near Torshavn in the Faroes. Its taken after work on a sunny day in june 2021.
Taken with Nikon d810, Nauticam housing, Fisheye 15mm, f14, 1/160, iso-32
North Atlantic
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Gourneyras spring (Vis river, France)
Cuba - Gardens of the queen
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Bonifacio Corsica island
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Les dents de la Mer
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half picture in Garden of the queen
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2021
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