Time for UWPhotoChat Photo Contest #2!

[Jonathan Bird]

OK everyone....our first photo contest is over and it's time for another. Lets keep the submissions open until about Christmas and then have a new winner for the new year!

Start submitting by posting in this thread!!

Best,
Jonathan

[tarczy]

Guess I gotta be the first again. :D

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/mongo255/Copyright%20Pics/VerticalTurtle-Edit.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

Very nice. And by they way, you reminded me. This one is open to vertical or horizontal images. If a vertical wins, we will just make it smaller on the opening page.

Jonathan

[solanaboy]

super macro shot, taken in basura, anilao philippines:)

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b1/DiveSolana/shrimp1.jpg

[tarczy]

I can't tell from where I sit . . . but then us old farts are goin' blind fast. :confused:

[dbh]

from 2003 with an Olympus 5050:

http://www.myunderwaterworld.com/P5280020touchedcrop.jpg

[adshepard]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/adsads/Eastport/basketandcoral11a.jpg

A young northern basket star attached to northern soft coral at the old steamship pier site.

Photo taken with a Nikonos V using a 1:1 extension tube with an S&S YS-90 strobe on Fuji Velvia 50 at f22, A and TTL.

DSDO

Alan

[Larry Oberlander]

OK, I'll play.
http://www.ralphoberlander.com/images2/f003.jpg

Nikon D200, 10.5mm lens
From Fiji

[Jonathan Bird]

Nice shot man!

[rfield54]

A little drama from Wakatobi.

[mark eaton]

My entry.

Taken in Lanzarote on 13/11/06. Olympus C8080 and Inon D200.

[Fish Wrangler]

Hi everyone, I'm new here. Went to La Paz, Mexico in October to go diving in the wonderful Sea of Cortez. Here's a shot of two gossipy balloonfish. Taken with my Olympus C5050 and Ike DS-125 strobe. Uncropped.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/beau_gust/Susans/gossips.jpg

Glad to be here! :)

Susan

[Jonathan Bird]

Susan, welcome and thanks for the post!

Mark, isn't it true that you Brits have cuttlefish in the cold waters of the Atlantic in the UK? I want to import them to New England! ;)

Jonathan

[dbh]

Very sharp picture Susan! I found the number of fish in the Sea of Cortez amazing!

Good to see you!

Dave

[mark eaton]

Jonathan.

Yes we have cuttlefish in the UK. None in the US then? I find them absolutely fascinating. Would love to meet up with the flambouyant cuttlefish or even the 1.5m Australian giant cuttlefish.

Place your order then, how many would you like.

[Jonathan Bird]

I have never seen the Australian giant one, but I have seen flamboyant cuttles and MAN they are cool!

No, we have no cuttlefish on this side of the Atlantic. Not sure why. Maybe they can't get here....gulf stream is going the wrong way. The whole concept of cold water cuttlefish seems weird! Send a few over here.....we need a COOL invasive! ;)

Jonathan

[beau_gust]

Hi, folks. I'm new here. Here's my entry.

[Clay Coleman]

Hi, folks. I'm new here. Here's my entry.

Thanks! -Clay

[Jonathan Bird]

Hi, folks. I'm new here. Here's my entry.

Awesome! That picture just makes me smile!

[alcina]

Racoon butterflyfish, that is :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/alcina/board/cocosracoonpairH4uwp.jpg

[Jonathan Bird]

Zing! That'll wake you up!

[Clay Coleman]

Thanks, Alcinda. Man, this is getting interesting! -Clay

[dbh]

Alcina will be a big asset to this board!

Good to see you Kristin.

Dave

[alcina]

Why, thank you, Gentlemen!

[chris bangs]

Alcina will be a big asset to this board!

Good to see you Kristin.

Dave

My thoughts exactly!

Thanks for joining this board!

Chris

[Debbie B]

Hi, all. I'm new to the forum as well as underwater photography, but I'd like to throw one in for consideration. I'd appreciate any and all criticisms.

Can we submit more than one photo?

db

[Clay Coleman]

Hi, all. I'm new to the forum as well as underwater photography, but I'd like to throw one in for consideration. I'd appreciate any and all criticisms.

Can we submit more than one photo?

db

You may certainly submit more than one photo, and welcome to the forum. -Clay

[Debbie B]

I had to submit this one because I have a developed a particular fascination with nudibranchs. This little guy was hanging out on The Odyssey, a wreck in Roatan, which is the first place I've seen nudibranchs. I believe it is a Spotted Sea Goddess.

[dbh]

Hi, all. I'm new to the forum as well as underwater photography, but I'd like to throw one in for consideration. I'd appreciate any and all criticisms.


I know how hard those juvvies are to shoot. The little bas%$rds won't hold still!

Dave

[Ken Hawk]

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Malinbegjuly2Gobycrop.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d151/buchhawk/Malinbegjuly2pipefish.jpg
Here are a couple of mine, taken in Malinbeg Donagal.
Thanks Ken

[Clay Coleman]

Cool, Ken. What's that first little fish? -Clay

[Ken Hawk]

Cool, Ken. What's that first little fish? -Clay

Thanks Clay.
Its a goby, about 1/2 of an inch long.
It was taken on my first proper go with manual settings.
I spent about 15 mins in 1 patch of sand messing with settings, when it landed straight in front of the lens:)
camera is the 20D 100mmUSM macro 1 X DS 125 strobe
thanks Ken

[Jonathan Bird]

Christmas is the deadline for submissions to this contest....only a few days left!! (Forget worrying about holiday shopping...you need to get your picture submitted!)

;)

Jonathan

[Jonathan Bird]

OK people, submissions are closed, and a new poll to select the winner will come soon!!!

Stand by...

Jonathan

[Jonathan Bird]

OK, the poll is up! Vote now!

http://www.uwphotochat.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158

Jonathan