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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Brad Ryon

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The Wanderer
Hawaiian Monk seal hanging out with a Green turtle
The Mimic: Wrasse Blenny (Hemiemblemaria simulus)
A real Fish-Eye
Moon jellyfish with juvenile fish lit by the sun
Atlantic spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) at the safety stop
9 Houndfish feeding in the surf
Squid practicing their Rockettes imitation.
The reef at sunset
Juvenile fish hanging around with a Moon jellyfish at sunset.
Someone always has to be different
Male Quillfin blenny (Labrisomus filamentosus) blending with the background
Moon Jellyfish. (Aurelia aurita) in space; Utila, Honduras
Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) hanging around near some soft coral near the surface
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2011

Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
trumpetfish are so hard to shoot - they just don't fit in the frame - but this one does!
Caribbean Reef Octopus (Octopus briareus): I shot this at night with my Olympus C750, a focus light, and no flash / strobe.
Moon Jellyfish. (Aurelia aurita) upside down at the surface of the water (F5.6, 1/1250, ISO 125, -0.7 exposure)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Blue Bell Tunicate (Clavelina puerto-secensi) lit with a focus light
Saddle Blenny (Malacoctenus triangulatus) natural lighting
Sponge Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata pederseni) shot with focus light pointed through the tube sponge, no strobes. Canon G12 F3.5 1/125 ISO 100 16mm
Atlantic Triton's Trumpet (Charonia variegata); Utila, Honduras
No really, look behind you; Utila, Honduras
Bridled Burrfish (Chilomycterus antennatus) Perched on a reef at Little Little Bight, Utila
Social feather duster (Bispira brunnea); Utila, Honduras
 
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