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Underwater Photo Contest | Topside (above water but marine related)

4493 Entries Found: Page 164  of  167
shots above the surface. Can be on land but with relevance to the marine environment
Padina- A photograph of Padina, a brown algae from a rocky intertidal zone in Jamaica. Taken above the water with a Minolta Maxxum 300si SLR
Cozumel - Dive Palancar shutting it down for the night. Nikon F80 w/ Nikon 70-300mm Velvia 100
Sally Lightfoot crab under a ledge. San Salvador, Bahamas. Nikon Coolpix 990 using macro and flash.
My Hero: Moonlight Beach, San Diego. Minolta Freedom black & white
Haitian fishing vessel, Bahamas, D100
Kids, Madang, PNG. Nikon F, Vivitar 28-300mm lens
Footprints in the sand, Mozambique, Africa
Bonaire Coastline..taken shortly before a dive in the morning
Fiordland New Zealand taken as the sun set with a pentax A3. With the high cliff of the Fiord getting any colour from a sunset is usually differcuilt ,plus it rains here 355 days a year.
on the rocks, Ballito bay, South Africa
Man and goat - Ghana, West Africa
Milne Bay Morning, PNG; Nikon F, 28-300 Vivitar Lens
Palau Scenic; Nikon F; Vivitar 28-300mm Lens
Dive Boat in the Maldives - Fuji underwater disposable camera - taken whilst snorkelling on a reef
Claudia and the Cyclone cloud, Maldives.
A dog cooling off in the Red Sea, Dahab, Egypt
crystal clear!, Nassau, Bahamas.
Boat Boys from the islands
Hand feeding fresh water eels; NIP, PNG; Nikon F. 28-300 Vivitar lens
Gili Meno, Lombok, Indonesia - pineapple anyone?
Claudia and the cloud, Compass point, Bahamas...
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2003

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Here's a well thought out topside shot with a sense of graphics and symmetry
Tulemben, Bali Nikon990 still in the case, had to think quick to get this. I guess 2 day jobs.
Siau Island Northern Sulawesi
Hawksbiil hatchling moments after emerging from the sand at Rosemary Island, Dampier, North West Australia. Taken with a Canon G3 and Speedlite flash.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2003

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Editor's Comment
All together - Aaahhh.
Remember, do not hold hold turtles underwater!
Kids watching hawksbill return to water after egg laying. Canon G3 in late afternoon. Dampier NW Australia

editor's comments

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Turtles, Kids, ecology = good subject
this fish carver was expertly portioning all sorts of fish in the new market Dar Es Salaam , Tanzania 6am
Hanging Tooth
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