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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Brian Mayes

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Cowfish from Bonaire.........Canon G7
Up close and personal!.........Canon G7 maximum 35mm setting.
Tube Anemone from Bandar Khairan near Muscat. Canon G7
Blacktail Comber with attitude. Canon G7, El Hierro, Canary Is.
Large Dusky Grouper (Epinephelus marginatus) gets between the camera and my buddy. Taken at "El Bajón", El Hierro, Canary Islands with Canon G7.
Time to blow my own Trumpet. Taken in Bonaire with Canon G7
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a new way to fit a trupetfish in the frame!
Seahorse from Bonaire. Canon G7
Chain Moray from Bonaire. I'm not sure if this moray has worn his teeth down on passing divers or whether in this species the teeth are always large and blunt. Canon G7.
Sharknose Goby resting on the coral waiting for a customer to clean.
Taken in Bonaire with Canon G7 and Inon UCL 165 macro lens
From Tenerife, one of a sequence of photos showing a Lizardfish catching and swallowing an Ornate Wrasse alive. The photos had to be taken in between bouts of thrashing by the Lizardfish. The whole sequence can be seen on my Flickr site.
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2007

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Another image you need a double take on. I saw the colorful fish then saw the subject was actually devouring it. Nice one Brian
Peacock Flounder from Bonaire, Canon G7 + Inon macro lens
A Yellowline Arrow Crab defends his colourful anemone. Taken in Bonaire with Canon G7
A happy Stoplight Parrotfish goes about his work. Taken in Bonaire with Canon G7
Sharknose Goby on colourful sponge. Taken in Bonaire with Canon G7 and Inon macro lens
Cute looking and tiny Spotted Trunkfish.
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Caribbean Reef Squid
Spotted cleaner shrimp sitting on anemone tentacle.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2007

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A nice clean shot - that works with a central subject
Cute but timid little Redlip Blenny......... Canon G7 plus Inon macro lens
A couple of Hypselodoris nigrostriata feeding on sponge
A couple of Risbecia pulchella proudly displaying their gills..........Canon G7
Just a quick snap of a Rusty Parrotfish, but I like the colours and lighting, hopefully you will too.................Canon G7
Moray double act.........Canon G7
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nice double take Brian
Cute looking Spiny Puffer with a smile......................Canon G7
This Honeycomb Moray was huge, easily 6ft in length and it's head shown here, seemed as big as mine. Very intimidating to photograph.....................Canon G7
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Aden Blenny..................Canon G7 & Inon UCL 165 macro lens
Risbecia pulchela munching on some hydroid.........Canon G7 & Inon UCL165 Macro lens
Tiny Red-dotted Coral Crab safe and secure from predators and photographers............Canon G7 & Inon UCL 165 macro lens
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