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Underwater Photo Contest | Freshwater

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shots taken bodies of water with no salt e.g. in lakes, streams, pools, rivers i.e NOT the Sea!
Manatee at Crystal River, camera Nikon D-200
Freshwater snail
evaporated
Pili and Philo exploring a wreck
Reflection
"ABYSSAL ORCHID" These quite ordinary freshwater sponges sometimes become beautiful flowers in some settings. This one hanging from a fallen tree branch i tought looked a bit like some old Japanese print...
Diver's eyes...
found in Hemmoor
Perch. Capernwray. D200, 10.5mm.
Freshwater fishes (rotengles in French...) - Natural Light... Que du bonheur.
Pike taken with cold waterfilter from Alex Mustard
My friend Dany getting ready with his camera
A large rainbow trout swims directly at the camera in the clear waters of the Bighorn River in Montana.
Canon 5d, Ikelite Housing, natural light.
Unbelievable...I was cleaning my photo equipment at the pool and justat this moment a leguan come in the pool to drink fresh water. I dive to the buttom of the pool and make my shot !!! Thank you, little Godzilla...
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
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a central subject shouldn't be your first choice but I'm being picky. It's a very rare shot!
Ice Baloons.
This shot is taken under the ice last winter.
The ice reflections the baloons
"Looking Out" These rock bass are having a look outside an opening in a wreck where they find security. Outside, the pikes and big walleyes roam...
Freshwater turtle at a lake in FL
Face to face with this beautiful young Pike Fish in one of our small lakes in my region. (One of my favorite "Pike Shot"... )Que du Bonheur... :O)...
A tench (Tinca tinca) anyone with an idea why this fish is sometime called "doctor fish" in the UK??
Trout spawning. Capernwray. D200, 10.5mm.
Manatee standing on his tail, taken at Crystal River FL.
"The FreshWater Eye".... Que du bonheur...
A hunting burbot (Lota lota) on last Wednesday night dive
Christine on the Helicopter wreck Capernwray 5 degrees, Nikon D80 10 mm
Manatee at Three Sisters Spring, Crystal River FL.
common eel (anguilla anguilla) - these guys, from what i know some of them at least, migrate from our lakes to the Sargassum Sea to reproduce ... impressive !!
Capernwray, Nikon D80 10mm
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