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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From Costa Rica

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Nudibranch at Cańo Island 5/25/23 by Jay White
Nudibranch at Cańo Island 5/25/23
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Red eye Frog taking a bath by Pepe Manzanilla
Red eye Frog taking a bath
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 2, 2021
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Costa Rica
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Tornado by Sigitas Sirvydas
Tornado
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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A little fish in a shark.. by Ralf Schmidt
A little fish in a shark..
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 29, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Found around the pacific coast of Costa Rica from Panama ... by Derrick Laszlo
Found around the pacific coast of Costa Rica from Panama down to Colombia is the Panamic Barnacle Blenny which has these stunning and striking bright red eyes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 8, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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A vibrant starfish, off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica! ... by Kayla Ferguson
A vibrant starfish, off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica! Highlighted with a spot light.
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 3, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Costa Rica
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A scorpion fish, expertly camouflaged against the rocks. ... by Kayla Ferguson
A scorpion fish, expertly camouflaged against the rocks. Taken with only a red filter on a GoPro HERO4
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 20, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Octopus captured off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, sec... by Kayla Ferguson
Octopus captured off the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica, seconds before he disappeared into hiding under the rocks. Taken with no light, only a red filter on a GoPro HERO4.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 19, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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This photo was taken while diving off the Pacific Cost of... by Kayla Ferguson
This photo was taken while diving off the Pacific Cost of Costa Rica. Taken with no light, only a red filter on a GoPro HERO4.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 18, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Amazing Manta encounter at Caño Island, on the Pacific si... by Daniel Lamborn
Amazing Manta encounter at Caño Island, on the Pacific side of Costa Rica. This curious beauty hovered around for amost an hour.
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 23, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Costa Rica
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Sharks by Tracey Jennings
Sharks
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Costa Rica
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School of golden cownose rays by Rasmus Madsen
School of golden cownose rays
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 1, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Loads of jack fish around Dirty Rock. by Rasmus Madsen
Loads of jack fish around Dirty Rock.
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 30, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Red fish .. Blue fish by Tracey Jennings
Red fish .. Blue fish
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Costa Rica
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Snapper at Cocos by Steve Laycock
Snapper at Cocos
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 1, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Gold Morey,Cocos Island Costa Rica by Alejandro Topete
Gold Morey,Cocos Island Costa Rica
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Spotted Eagle Ray trying to get away. by John Stofko
Spotted Eagle Ray trying to get away.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Controlled Chaos Bigeye trevally vying for position in a... by Tanya Houppermans
Controlled Chaos
Bigeye trevally vying for position in a massive school in the waters off of Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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That's A Moray! A spotted moray eel at Cocos Island, Cos... by Tanya Houppermans
That's A Moray!
A spotted moray eel at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Got Anything To Eat? Whitetip reef sharks during their n... by Tanya Houppermans
Got Anything To Eat?
Whitetip reef sharks during their nightly search for food at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Get Off My Lawn! An adorable, but grumpy-looking, frogfi... by Tanya Houppermans
Get Off My Lawn!
An adorable, but grumpy-looking, frogfish at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Hypnotic A comb jelly (~4" long) at Cocos Island, Costa ... by Tanya Houppermans
Hypnotic
A comb jelly (~4" long) at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 11, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Peek-A-Boo A Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeking out from a ho... by Tanya Houppermans
Peek-A-Boo
A Cocos Barnacle Blenny peeking out from a hole in the coral at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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In Good Company Bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica by Tanya Houppermans
In Good Company
Bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Silver Swirl A school of bigeye trevally at Cocos Island... by Tanya Houppermans
Silver Swirl
A school of bigeye trevally at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 3, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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When You Wish Upon A Starfish A porcupine fish approache... by Tanya Houppermans
When You Wish Upon A Starfish
A porcupine fish approaches a starfish on a rocky ledge at Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 2, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Outta My Way! Whitetip reef sharks at night busily searc... by Tanya Houppermans
Outta My Way!
Whitetip reef sharks at night busily searching for food at Cocos Island, Costa Rica
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Awesome shark party! Well lit scene.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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