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Underwater Photo Contest | Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)

1674 Entries Found: Page 2  of  62
shots that cross the surface boundary (so under/overs like Snells Window too)
Underwater Rainbow by Peet J Van Eeden
Underwater Rainbow
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Rock pool at Bloubergstrand, Cape Town by Peet J Van Eeden
Rock pool at Bloubergstrand, Cape Town
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 14, 2023
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Preparing for the dive by Andy Kutsch
Preparing for the dive
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 25, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Germany
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wai island by Massimo Giorgetta
wai island
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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While out filming baitballs we observed these Olive Ridle... by Ryan Walton
While out filming baitballs we observed these Olive Ridley Sea Turtles mating at the surface. I had this image in mind and I am extremely happy with the result!
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A wideangle with model taken in the Netherlands. by Brenda De Vries
A wideangle with model taken in the Netherlands.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 14, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Netherlands
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into the wild by Tommy Harivaldo
into the wild
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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sometimes you get lucky, most time not. taken under permit by Arun Madisetti
sometimes you get lucky, most time not. taken under permit
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 24, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Fish soup in a mountain lake in Austria. by Martin Schrack
Fish soup in a mountain lake in Austria.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2022

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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Austria
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Cœur de grotte <3 by Jérome Mirande
Cœur de grotte <3
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2022
2nd place Monthly HotShots
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Split of diver taken at the HMAS Protector, Heron Island by Nick Polanszky
Split of diver taken at the HMAS Protector, Heron Island
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2022
3rd place Monthly HotShots
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2022
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"Peek a Boo, I see you!" Number one rule to wide angle ph... by Allen Walker
"Peek a Boo, I see you!" Number one rule to wide angle photography is get closer and when you think you are close enough, get a little closer! I was not expecting a kiss on my dome port, but hey, thanks Mr. Crocodile for being patient with me!
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2021

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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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The Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila), also known as the... by Allen Walker
The Cuban rock iguana (Cyclura nubila), also known as the Cuban ground iguana or Cuban iguana, is a species of lizard of the iguana family. It is the largest of the West Indian rock iguanas one of the most endangered groups of lizards.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Just got my new housing and was desperate to try it even ... by Simon Heron
Just got my new housing and was desperate to try it even thought there was a major storm blowing. So I found a huge tidal Rockpool sheltered by the tower. I had to say alert as the massive tides in the Channel Islands meant surf would soon smash over
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: United Kingdom
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The photo is taken just before the end of the dive, in An... by Harald Bjørgvin
The photo is taken just before the end of the dive, in Anchersbay (Akkersvík) near Torshavn in the Faroes. Its taken after work on a sunny day in june 2021.
Taken with Nikon d810, Nauticam housing, Fisheye 15mm, f14, 1/160, iso-32
North Atlantic
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3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Faroe islands
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Gourneyras spring (Vis river, France) by Mathieu Foulquié
Gourneyras spring (Vis river, France)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 16, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes France
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Cuba - Gardens of the queen by Massimo Giorgetta
Cuba - Gardens of the queen
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Bonifacio Corsica island by Jérome Mirande
Bonifacio Corsica island
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2021

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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Les dents de la Mer by Jérome Mirande
Les dents de la Mer
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 30, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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half picture in Garden of the queen by Massimo Giorgetta
half picture in Garden of the queen
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2021
Winner Monthly HotShots
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Over/Under of a sargassum forest in Saudi Arabia. by Morgan Bennett-Smith
Over/Under of a sargassum forest in Saudi Arabia.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Sunset over a reef near Kimbe Island by Morgan Bennett-Smith
Sunset over a reef near Kimbe Island
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 31, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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mangrove split, canon 60D ,tokina lens 10-17mm at 10mm, t... by Noel Lopez
mangrove split, canon 60D ,tokina lens 10-17mm at 10mm, two ikelite strobe DS 125, seacam housing.cuba
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1 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Pelagia in Corsica island by Jérome Mirande
Pelagia in Corsica island
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 25, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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playa caballones,canon 5D mark III, tokina lens 10-17mm a... by Noel Lopez
playa caballones,canon 5D mark III, tokina lens 10-17mm at 15mm,to ikelite subtrobe DS125, seacam housing.
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Sea anemone by Scozio Salvatore
Sea anemone
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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been after a shot like this for years (taken under permit) by Arun Madisetti
been after a shot like this for years (taken under permit)
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 5, 2021
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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1674 Entries Found: Page 2  of  62