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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Tanya Houppermans

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'Well, Hi!' - A Steller sea lion stops by for a quick hel... by Tanya Houppermans
'Well, Hi!' - A Steller sea lion stops by for a quick hello off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Sea Lion Smooch - A Steller sea lion in the waters off of... by Tanya Houppermans
Sea Lion Smooch - A Steller sea lion in the waters off of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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date posted posted: Monday, April 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Peering Into Another World - A Steller sea lion swims by ... by Tanya Houppermans
Peering Into Another World - A Steller sea lion swims by off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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'Nosy'- I've never been around an animal underwater who's... by Tanya Houppermans
'Nosy'- I've never been around an animal underwater who's as interactive as the Steller sea lions in British Columbia. They truly are the puppies of the sea!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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'Little Munchie' - Steller sea lions are the puppies of t... by Tanya Houppermans
'Little Munchie' - Steller sea lions are the puppies of the sea. They're super cute, and they'll nibble on anything, including a diver!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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'Whiskers'- A Steller sea lion comes in for a closer look... by Tanya Houppermans
'Whiskers'- A Steller sea lion comes in for a closer look off the coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
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Stunning closeup of this cute sea lion! Perfect focus on the eyes which is not easy to obtain and great lighting.
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Three's Company A lemon shark, tiger shark, and Caribbea... by Tanya Houppermans
Three's Company
A lemon shark, tiger shark, and Caribbean reef shark at Tiger Beach, Bahamas.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 24, 2016
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Home Sweet Home A spotted moray has made a home for itse... by Tanya Houppermans
Home Sweet Home
A spotted moray has made a home for itself on the wreck of the United Caribbean off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 10, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Sun and Moon A moon jelly in the waters off of Key West,... by Tanya Houppermans
Sun and Moon
A moon jelly in the waters off of Key West, Florida
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 2, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Not A Mermaid It's hard to believe that sailors actually... by Tanya Houppermans
Not A Mermaid
It's hard to believe that sailors actually used to mistake manatees for mermaids!
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date posted posted: Friday, January 1, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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Rough Around The Edges A female sand tiger shark shows s... by Tanya Houppermans
Rough Around The Edges
A female sand tiger shark shows scars from mating. Taken off the coast of North Carolina.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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The Grey Lady Tiger shark at Tiger Beach, Bahamas by Tanya Houppermans
The Grey Lady
Tiger shark at Tiger Beach, Bahamas
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date posted posted: Friday, December 25, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Better Than A Pot Of Gold Lemon sharks and Caribbean ree... by Tanya Houppermans
Better Than A Pot Of Gold
Lemon sharks and Caribbean reef sharks congregate on the surface of the water under a rainbow at Tiger Beach, Bahamas.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Monochrome Manatee A lone manatee in Crystal River, Florida by Tanya Houppermans
Monochrome Manatee
A lone manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Looking At The Bright Side A manatee in Crystal River, F... by Tanya Houppermans
Looking At The Bright Side
A manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 9, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Joyous A 'smiling' manatee in Crystal River, Florida by Tanya Houppermans
Joyous
A 'smiling' manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 8, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Smile For The Camera! A manatee in Crystal River, Florida by Tanya Houppermans
Smile For The Camera!
A manatee in Crystal River, Florida
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 5, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Muppet I love photographing these little blennies! Their... by Tanya Houppermans
Muppet
I love photographing these little blennies! Their face reminds me of a muppet.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Blowing Bubbles A manatee surfaces for a breath in Cryst... by Tanya Houppermans
Blowing Bubbles
A manatee surfaces for a breath in Crystal River, Florida.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 1, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Celestial A moon jelly in the waters off of Key West, Fl... by Tanya Houppermans
Celestial
A moon jelly in the waters off of Key West, Florida.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Funny Face A blenny in the reefs off the coast of Clearw... by Tanya Houppermans
Funny Face
A blenny in the reefs off the coast of Clearwater, Florida.
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Gaining Independence A manatee calf surfaces for a breat... by Tanya Houppermans
Gaining Independence
A manatee calf surfaces for a breath. I witnessed this calf both nursing and eating sea grass. He will soon be weaned from his mother, who is seen in the lower right hand side of the image.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 19, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Apparition A bottlenose dolphin makes a surprise visit a... by Tanya Houppermans
Apparition
A bottlenose dolphin makes a surprise visit as we were looking for manatees in Crystal River, Florida.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 18, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Whatcha Doing? A very curious 2-month old baby manatee w... by Tanya Houppermans
Whatcha Doing?
A very curious 2-month old baby manatee was fascinated by my camera. It came over several times to gently nudge the dome port.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Baby Of Mine A 2-month old baby manatee swims close to i... by Tanya Houppermans
Baby Of Mine
A 2-month old baby manatee swims close to its mother's tail in Crystal River, Florida.
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 15, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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Emerald Eyes A small blenny in the waters off of Clearwa... by Tanya Houppermans
Emerald Eyes
A small blenny in the waters off of Clearwater, Florida
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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An Unexpected Encounter While I was looking for manatees... by Tanya Houppermans
An Unexpected Encounter
While I was looking for manatees to photograph in Crystal River, FL, a bottlenose dolphin unexpectedly came over to say hello.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 13, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: United States
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