Search the Contest

Entries by Category
Entries by Sea
Entries by Country
or enter search text

forum forum Stats Portfolios Annual Medal Winners slide show Annual Medal Winners spam voting policy photo contest RSS feed rules

Weekly Hotshot

Monthly Winners

Monthly winners will be shown by the 10th of the following month

Upload a Photo

Our UW photo contest is the longest running and most prestigious online. If you want to make a name for yourself this is THE place to do it. See some famous publications about winning photos.

How the Contest Works?

Underwater Photo Contest Entries From The South China Sea

4082 Entries Found: Page 86  of  152
first attempt with a dSLR with 105macro lens, no crop or photoshop done so helpful comments/ suggestions welcomed
No cropping or photoshop at all ; p Common Lionfish at Layang-Layang, East M'sia
This was in April at SW Pinnacle in Gulf of Thai'. I got lucky. I was teaching Advanced OW doing a double dive at the same site. The whale shark appeared at the end of dive 1 which I didn't dive. So in I hopped and had the whole experience to myself.
Gold Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). Notice the polyps on the sea fan are open. D300/Inon Strobes/ 105mm+diopter.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Nudi taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
Nudi Anilao taken with canon 400D/Hugyfot
A Long-horned Cowfish not too shy..
shortlistedShortlisted!
Chromodoris lochi on a sponge. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. No cropping.
Xeno Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) riding a sea whip at Seraya, near Tulamben
shortlistedShortlisted!
Purple Queen (Pseudanthias pascalus) swimming about at the "Drop Off" in Tulamben
Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus). It may look like a big frogfish, but this baby is tiny, about 6mm
Philippines taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
Nudi from the Philippines taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
Porcelain Crab amongst the fronds of a purple sea pen in the Perhentian Islands. If you look carefully you can see the eggs she's carrying.
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Brian only enters one per month - but what a one!
Snake on the Sugar Wreck...Shot on G11 on natural light w... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Snake on the Sugar Wreck...Shot on G11 on natural light with no photoshop editing...
fingers by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
fingers
blue ribbon treat by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
blue ribbon treat
Celine loves ribbons by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
Celine loves ribbons
Whip Coral Crab, TAR Park Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Nikon D2x, 60mm lens manual exposure
Friendly Face. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Nice crop Richard
Big Smile! (Armina semperi). D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
Nudibranch (Phidiana militaris)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Allied Cowrie (Prionovolva wilsoniana) found on soft coral in the Perhentians
Hairy Frogfish with diver. TAR Park Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Borneo
shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
The old 'mask reflection' shot...
Tricky but fun wink Bridled Anemonefish, TAR Park, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Nikon D2x, 12-24 lens manual exposure and a lot of patience
shortlistedShortlisted!
Anilao
Orange Mantis Shrimp (Lysioquilloides mapia)
4082 Entries Found: Page 86  of  152

dive sites dive sites for this sea