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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By David Valencia

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A giant pacific manta stops at a cleaning station. The br... by David Valencia
A giant pacific manta stops at a cleaning station. The bright orange clarion angelfish clean parasites and dead skin.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 1, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This divemaster frees a 35ft whale shark from a thick fis... by David Valencia
This divemaster frees a 35ft whale shark from a thick fishing line. He had to keep up in strong current at 100ft. and peel the line from the skin after cutting the line in half.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 29, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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There's nothing more exciting than a baitball. Here's a l... by David Valencia
There's nothing more exciting than a baitball. Here's a look at the entire frenzy. A beautiful interaction of nature.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Our lucky night....A night dive with a whale shark. by David Valencia
Our lucky night....A night dive with a whale shark.
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date posted posted: Monday, November 26, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A Tiger sharks leads a school of hammerheads straight to ... by David Valencia
A Tiger sharks leads a school of hammerheads straight to me...
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date posted posted: Monday, November 26, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A Whale shark circles overhead with divers watching on. by David Valencia
A Whale shark circles overhead with divers watching on.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 29, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Giant Pacific mantas chasing one another during a courtsh... by David Valencia
Giant Pacific mantas chasing one another during a courtship dance.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 29, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Here are some very friendly bottle nose dolphins. It's a ... by David Valencia
Here are some very friendly bottle nose dolphins. It's a mother, a juvenile, and a newborn. I encountered them in blue water a few miles from San Benedicto Island.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 14, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A creative look at some baitball action in San Benedicto.... by David Valencia
A creative look at some baitball action in San Benedicto. This is a Silky shark moving through a huge baitball in a feeding frenzy.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This day we had a sub in the water. Here's a comparison o... by David Valencia
This day we had a sub in the water. Here's a comparison on the size of the shark and the size of the sub.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 29, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This day we had multiple white sharks around the boat. Th... by David Valencia
This day we had multiple white sharks around the boat. They were all very active all day.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 29, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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I've seen many silhouette shots with whale sharks, but I ... by David Valencia
I've seen many silhouette shots with whale sharks, but I like this one because you can observe the snorkelers interacting. It seems every diver silhouette has its own story.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 22, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Silky shark and yellow fin tunas in the background. by David Valencia
Silky shark and yellow fin tunas in the background.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 22, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This freediver was taking video of a baitball. The bait m... by David Valencia
This freediver was taking video of a baitball. The bait moved in perfect unison to keep its safe distance from the diver.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Guadalupe island and a look at the entire operation. by David Valencia
Guadalupe island and a look at the entire operation.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Great Whites in the dark. by David Valencia
Great Whites in the dark.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 16, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Every shark diver's dream.... by David Valencia
Every shark diver's dream....
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 13, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A shot of what it's like to be in the cage with a great w... by David Valencia
A shot of what it's like to be in the cage with a great white just on the other side. Looks like the diver is getting the shot.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 3, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Giant Pacific Black Manta swimming with snorkeler. This m... by David Valencia
Giant Pacific Black Manta swimming with snorkeler. This manta hung out for hours looking for the attention of all divers.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 3, 2012
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A dark day at Guadalupe. This shark got very close... by David Valencia
A dark day at Guadalupe. This shark got very close...
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 2, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Shark diving in Guadalupe is the best. Clear water, the l... by David Valencia
Shark diving in Guadalupe is the best. Clear water, the light is beautiful, oh yeah and there's lots of sharks.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
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During a feeding frenzy in a baitball this silky shark fo... by David Valencia
During a feeding frenzy in a baitball this silky shark forgot to wipe his mouth...
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 19, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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We spent a lot of time with this whale shark....we watche... by David Valencia
We spent a lot of time with this whale shark....we watched as this Galapagos shark rubbed the underneath side of the whale shark. I've never seen anything like it...
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A Great White mouthing at the surface. by David Valencia
A Great White mouthing at the surface.
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 18, 2012
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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It's the beginning of shark week and Guadalupe season. Th... by David Valencia
It's the beginning of shark week and Guadalupe season. This is a good beginning.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A curious whale shark swims with a lucky snorkeler. by David Valencia
A curious whale shark swims with a lucky snorkeler.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 6, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A school of Silky and Silvertip sharks that seasonally me... by David Valencia
A school of Silky and Silvertip sharks that seasonally meet at Roca Partida, Mex.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 5, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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