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This category shows the winning images from the monthly HotShots i.e. the Best of the Best!

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Tiger by Nonna Pokras
Tiger
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2013
Winner Monthly HotShots
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Beautiful tiger shrimp with snoot like lighting. Great shot, shows that lighting is the key to make a shot stand out from the crowd.
63 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I lay on sand quietly watching this chap. Loved it when ... by Valda Fraser
I lay on sand quietly watching this chap. Loved it when he opened his mouth for the cleaners.
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2013
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This ones is a clear winner. A classic CFWA and great work having the complete body in focus. Well done, a personal favorite for me.
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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"MARINE CANADIAN FLAG" supermacro about spanish dancer g... by Isabella Maffei
"MARINE CANADIAN FLAG"
supermacro about spanish dancer gills
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2013
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Turtles Mating, Puerto Vallarta Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Turtles Mating, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Love this shot!
52 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 25, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Tarpon entering grotto at dawn During daytime silversi... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Tarpon entering grotto at dawn
During daytime silversides hide in caverns, swim-throughs, grottos and wrecks. As dawn settles the predators follow them.
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Outstanding behavior shot Ellen!
59 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 1, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Hallelujah Such light wants to make me sing! by Ellen Cuylaerts
Hallelujah
Such light wants to make me sing!
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 22, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Freediver at Ex-USS Kittiwake by Ellen Cuylaerts
Freediver at Ex-USS Kittiwake
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At first glance, thumbnail size this image doesn't have anything to say. Just another bow wreck shot. But when you zoom it... it tells a story and draws you in. Well done Ellen
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 3, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Two guys at work by Beate Seiler
Two guys at work
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2013
Winner Monthly HotShots
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53 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Jeans by Dmitry Vinogradov
Jeans
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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At first glance a snapshot but then... it's also a well thought out and dramatic fashion shoot Not easy to balance above and below with flash (above?) in low light
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 30, 2013
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Resigned ... by Lucie Drlikova
Resigned ...
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2013
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deceptively simple but well thought out. usually model shots are a tight crop and central placement so this is deliberate composition designed to be uneasy on the eye. look at the subtle red stilettos. note no pool tiles but proper neutral background
43 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 11, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Czech Republic
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diving at sunset by Sergiy Glushchenko
diving at sunset
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The photo opportunities don't finish when you surface!
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 28, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Sea of Azov Ukraine
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Crab Hang on Sea Urchin.. by Rebai Patrick
Crab Hang on Sea Urchin..
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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An artful macro shot that simply hops out of the crowd !
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 8, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Blastomussa spp. by Sergey Lisitsyn
Blastomussa spp.
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Looks simple but it is really not easy to prevent outburning of these extreme colours. Nice structures, nice colours and pleasing DOF.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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"Great Apparition" by Christian Vizl
"Great Apparition"
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2012
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Brilliant shark shot with superb light and the "splash in effect" gives the little extra. Very well done, Christian. Save the sharks !
54 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Planet by Tony Cherbas
Planet
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Meeting of 2 universes. A shot that drives our fantasy : simple, spheric, genius...and well photographed !
43 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 8, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Commensal shrimp with eggs and Anemonefish on backgraund by Iyad Suleyman
Commensal shrimp with eggs and Anemonefish on backgraund
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Patience, technique, lightning, composition and the eye for the ideal moment created this winning shot ! Iyad posted several strong photos to the contest in August, but this one has the "little extra" ! Great job, Iyad :-)
40 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Stern of the Kittiwake - Grand Cayman Nikon 700, 10-17 f... by Elaine White
Stern of the Kittiwake - Grand Cayman
Nikon 700, 10-17 fisheye lens, f.22, 1/125, ISO 200, Natural light
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2012
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I thought I already saw all possible shots and shooting angles of the Kittiwake.....but then our newcomer Elaine hops on the stage and surprised me with this well thought shot. And it's not that easy to impress me ! VERY well done, Elaine :-)
49 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Cayman islands
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Pescador Island view by Marcello Di Francesco
Pescador Island view
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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A shot with lots of details, pleasing colours and nice composition. This photo even makes non-swimmers falling in love with the underwater world - Very well done, Marcello !
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 17, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Grand Cenote 374 Woman inside Grand Cenote in Tulum, Qui... by Christian Vizl
Grand Cenote 374
Woman inside Grand Cenote in Tulum, Quintana Roo, receiving the last rays of sun. Inspiring image transmitting the awe that this magnificent natural wonder produce on our souls...it`s crystal clear freshwater!
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2012
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Painting with light at its best, Christian ! And I love the pose of the model !
50 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 20, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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...trapped in ice by Veronika Matějková
...trapped in ice
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Winter, Autuum & Spring : 3 seasons in one underwater photo ! What looks simple on the first view shows a great piece of photography fine arts on the second. Great shot, Veronika....THIS one, I would hang on my wall :-)
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 12, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Czech Republic
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CHE BEL RIPARO by Salvatore Ianniello
CHE BEL RIPARO
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2012
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A Nudi under her umbrella ;-) Unusual shot with vivid colours and with a composition that simply works perfect. Let the Nudi just crawl 1 mm. more upwards and that tubeworm would disappear in his tube - A perfect timing as well. Great Job, Salvatore !
73 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Strong beauty in Mexican cavern by Martin Ferak
Strong beauty in Mexican cavern
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2012
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well thought out and executed model shot Martin
71 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 22, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mexico
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NOW YOU! Special poker game - realized in the pool at t... by Frank Schneider
NOW YOU!
Special poker game - realized in the pool at the Palm Garden Resort of click here in Phuket, Thailand.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011
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The most talked about, top voted image of the month! It's an object lesson in using models professionally. Deceptively simple - how would you get the cards to stick to the table? Hide the reg's? direct the action? Top Notch Frank!
118 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Thailand
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Red Sea wreck interior view by Nick Blake
Red Sea wreck interior view
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a simple but effective study of a wreck interior that leads your eye around
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 11, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A swarm around a diver near the liberty-wreck in tulamben... by Christian Schlamann
A swarm around a diver near the liberty-wreck in tulamben/bali.
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2011
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There were some great shots this month but this one got the most moderator votes by far...
91 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Goby on tunicate. Seraya, Bali by Doug Anderson
Goby on tunicate. Seraya, Bali
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2011
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this shot breaks all the rules (small central subject) but does it with so much style it's brilliant!
76 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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the wreck of SS Borghild , resting on nice sandy bottom o... by Harald Fauske
the wreck of SS Borghild , resting on nice sandy bottom on 150 feet.
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2011
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Super shot of great technical difficulty. Great feel of awe, I love the blurred diver showing it was a long exposure
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2011
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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