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Underwater Photo Contest | Wide Angle - Close Focus

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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver
green turtle going for a sip of air by Michel De Ruyck
green turtle going for a sip of air
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Bluespotted sting ray at a cleaning station being cleane... by Joe Graham
Bluespotted sting ray at a cleaning station being cleaned. Shot taken with a 10-22mm wide angle lens.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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reefscene in Papua yaken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot by Patrick Neumann
reefscene in Papua yaken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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Parrotfish on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea by Michael Kovach
Parrotfish on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Very friendly and inquisitive Napoleon Wrasse that loved ... by James Dawson
Very friendly and inquisitive Napoleon Wrasse that loved to pose for me. Taken on the macro setting as he was that close! Canon G9 and Ikelite DS51
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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taking a little rest in Jardines, Playa Del Carmen. Nikon... by Davide Vimercati
taking a little rest in Jardines, Playa Del Carmen. Nikon D90 + nimar housing
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Rust red stonefish. Somehow, I don't think he's hiding ve... by Morgan Ashton
Rust red stonefish. Somehow, I don't think he's hiding very well. Taken with a Sea and Sea DX-1G with YS 110 strobes. Miraculously, both strobes fired at once.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Angel fish in Jardines, Playa del Carmen. Taken with Niko... by Davide Vimercati
Angel fish in Jardines, Playa del Carmen. Taken with Nikon D90, Nimar case
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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it s 5 to 12 ... !!! ;-) by Patrick Neumann
it s 5 to 12 ... !!! ;-)
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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The Jellyfish (Cotyloliza tuberculata) and the Videoghaph... by Alberto Romeo
The Jellyfish (Cotyloliza tuberculata) and the Videoghapher.
Nikonos 15 mm+ Ikelite strobe
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Natural Light by John Snyder
Natural Light
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Blue Spotted Stingray wondering what I'm up to at Bangka ... by Morgan Ashton
Blue Spotted Stingray wondering what I'm up to at Bangka island. Taken with a Sea and Sea DX-1G.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Truuk Lagoon by John Snyder
Truuk Lagoon
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Rare Snowflake Moray eel in the mussamdam by Brendon Baines
Rare Snowflake Moray eel in the mussamdam
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Arabian Sea United Arab Emirates
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Clam on ledge- Panasonic LX3/10Bar Housing by Martin Dalsaso
Clam on ledge- Panasonic LX3/10Bar Housing
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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Butterfly fish by Steven Daniel
Butterfly fish
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 1, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Trigger fish defending its nesting area, Sipadan. I still... by Garnet Hooper
Trigger fish defending its nesting area, Sipadan. I still have the teeth marks in my fins from this guy...!
Fuji e900 in Ikelite housing with INON UFL-165AD Fisheye lens and Ikelite DS51 substrobe.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 1, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Sponge with Diver taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot by Patrick Neumann
Sponge with Diver taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 30, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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playful Octopus at Lembeh Manado. Olympus E-330 by Adrian Schokman
playful Octopus at Lembeh Manado. Olympus E-330
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indonesia
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Green turtle. Lowe islands. D200, 10.5mm. by Derek Haslam
Green turtle. Lowe islands. D200, 10.5mm.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Red jellyfish heading into the sun. Ningaloo Reef, Weste... by Ross Gudgeon
Red jellyfish heading into the sun. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D & Tokina 10-17 fisheye.
50 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Gary and the Lionfish.... by Kay Burn Lim
Gary and the Lionfish....
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Two tobys looking for each others company. by Steve De Neef
Two tobys looking for each others company.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippines
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Yes, another Lionfish. This pirate seems to be all over t... by Steven Anderson
Yes, another Lionfish. This pirate seems to be all over the place and not just on the other side of the world. This image was taken off the Bahamas in 2008.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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My first attempt at wide angle following a workshop with ... by Debi Henshaw
My first attempt at wide angle following a workshop with Mike Veitch in Lembeh of all places! The shot is suffering the slow shutter speed but quite pleased with lighting. D200 with Tokina 10-17
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Taken in the Straights of Homuz. Hiding in a crevice and ... by Brendon Baines
Taken in the Straights of Homuz. Hiding in a crevice and looked like he was having a bad day
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Diver watching a French Angel fish swim by by Steven Daniel
Diver watching a French Angel fish swim by
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 27, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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