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Underwater Photo Contest | Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)

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shots taken using ambient light i.e. unlit by flash or continuous lighting like HID but filters on the lens are allowed if declared
2 giant mantas swimming in Koh Bon
Catching Up
Lake Lygnstøylsvatnet, Norway. I 1908, a rockslide closed off the valley and it was flooded by the river. Some of the rocks are huge! This one must be older than the landslide though; it has trees growing on it ;-)
The Cave, Red Sea, Egypt.
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Silky shark in sunbeams, Tokina 10-17mm FE
I have always dreamed of diving with a large school of barracuda and on my last hol to Sudan I got the chance on a number of occaisions. It deffo lived up to expectations !!
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Raggi del sole - Nikonos III UW 15mm.
squid in Thailand are so shy! I was very surprised when this one let me get so close...
"Incontro in controluce" -Nikonos III UW 15 mm.
Flying turtle on a depth of 5-6 meters .
I love snorkelling close to the reef where, without dive gear, it's possible to be really manoeuverable to get great natural light shots that show the array of colours. Picture is a Clown Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus).
Bow of Fujikawa Maru.
Taken in Truk lagoon on last day of hol with canon ixus 980 and fisheye lens. A lot of people think that this is taken with strobes...but it's not. Just manual white balance.
Palancar Reef Cozumel, Mexico
Whip Coral curling into clear open water, Nikonos V 28mm lense
Although very common, there is a distinct beauty to the Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) that is worthy of observation.
"The Hard Stuff" - in more ways than one!!
risking to become boring, YET jelly fish is almost an obsession!!!
Ctenophora
Trunkfish
Sun on the reef
jelly is the WORD!!!
Peacock Flounder gliding around the shallows.
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Blue Planet
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Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
great concept Aleksandr - please say how it was done guys e.g. a circular fisheye/snell's window/manipluated?
Abrolhos Islands
Barracudas at the Blue Corner
Which way did he go?
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