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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

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Shining through the frozen surface... by Sven Tramaux
Shining through the frozen surface...
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Switzerland
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Oly 8080 by Miro Polensek
Oly 8080
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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CLOWNFISH & ANEMON WATCHING BY A GIRLDIVER Nikonos 15 mm... by Alberto Romeo
CLOWNFISH & ANEMON WATCHING BY A GIRLDIVER
Nikonos 15 mm+ Ikelite strobe
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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anti-aircraft machine gun on the Thistlegorm. by Stephan Kerkhofs
anti-aircraft machine gun on the Thistlegorm.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Midnight Blue Parrot, Bonaire, D300, Tokina 10-17 by Larry Polster
Midnight Blue Parrot, Bonaire, D300, Tokina 10-17
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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nikon D200 in sealux housing by Manfred Bail
nikon D200 in sealux housing
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 9, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Arabian Sea Germany
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GIRL WATCHING A BIG SCORPIONFISH. Red Sea - Hurghada by Alberto Romeo
GIRL WATCHING A BIG SCORPIONFISH.
Red Sea - Hurghada
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I was shooting local village kids as they were swimming u... by Mike Tougas
I was shooting local village kids as they were swimming under posing for the camera. I was using a Nikon D70 with a 10.5 mm fisheye.
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38 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 6, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Green Turtle. Portrait. Nikon D60 in Easydive housing and... by Francesco Pacienza
Green Turtle. Portrait. Nikon D60 in Easydive housing and Nikkor 18-55VR with Nikon SB105 and Sea&Sea YS300 strobes. Abu Kefan, Safaga.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Gorgonian Sea Fan-Bonaire by Richard Goluch
Gorgonian Sea Fan-Bonaire
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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"BIGMOUTH" grouper. by Dray Van Beeck
"BIGMOUTH" grouper.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Crocodile fish on Thistlegorm by Cigdem Cooper
Crocodile fish on Thistlegorm
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Spirographis spallanzani AND A DIVER IN THE CAVE - Niko... by Alberto Romeo
Spirographis spallanzani AND A DIVER IN THE CAVE
- Nikonos + 15 mm + Ikelite strobe
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Red garden Walea ,Tonjan Islands Nikon D200 ,10,5 mm,tw... by Marchione Giacomo
Red garden
Walea ,Tonjan Islands
Nikon D200 ,10,5 mm,twin strobo
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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very large sheep crab crawling about near the metridium f... by Joe Platko
very large sheep crab crawling about near the metridium fields at the breakwater, Monterey. I was angling for a different shot, but when i noticed my friend swimming by I changed positions to get him going by in the background
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 3, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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This image of a Arrow Crab was taken during a dive on Par... by Steven Anderson
This image of a Arrow Crab was taken during a dive on Paradise Reef during a week of great diving with my friends at Liquid Blue Divers in Cozumel..
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 28, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Queen Angel in Cozumel by Steven Daniel
Queen Angel in Cozumel
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 27, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Nembrotha Chamberlaini (Beatrice Rock, Anilao Batangas) by Paz Maria De Vera-Santos
Nembrotha Chamberlaini (Beatrice Rock, Anilao Batangas)
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 26, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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RED STARFISH AND SUN BACKLIGHT. by Alberto Romeo
RED STARFISH AND SUN BACKLIGHT.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 26, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A winter view of a European frozen pond by Sven Tramaux
A winter view of a European frozen pond
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Switzerland
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nice colours and background divers.. Casio exilim. by Andrew Macleod
nice colours and background divers.. Casio exilim.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Frogfish by Claudius Fevriere
Frogfish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 23, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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'If we are really quiet, maybe he won't know we're here..... by Karl Marchant
'If we are really quiet, maybe he won't know we're here...' Zebra shark with 'groupies'
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 23, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Flower Pot ... by Tunc Yavuzdogan
Flower Pot ...
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 22, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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I'm little but Im Bad! This Neon Gobie is waiting for an... by Steven Anderson
I'm little but Im Bad! This Neon Gobie is waiting for another customer needing a clean. This photo was taken in Cozumel, while diving in 2008 using my DC 500, two strobes and wide angle lens. Paradise Reef was the location.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 22, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Love by Claudius Fevriere
Love
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 21, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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It takes a little time to get this picture, thanks to my ... by Holger Koch
It takes a little time to get this picture, thanks to my buddy who was waiting and gave me the chance to take it.
School of Snappers close to the Shipwreck SeaStar / Grand Bahama
02/2008
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 21, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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