Underwater photography awards

[ScottR]

I found these pictures interesting. Just thought I’d share. I love odds and ends pics of the sea.

Underwater Photographer of the Year https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-51633570

 

[AZMSGT]

Neat, thanks for posting

 

[dbl]

Thanks for sharing...some beautiful work. Let's see if we can get @SMB's attention and have him share a few of his own.

 

[SMB]

Those are great shots. I especially love the shrimp shot. You see a lot of the "split shots" (above and below water) and the blurred slow shutter speed shots (which I really like as well).
I can post some shots but most pale to those entries.

 

[ScottR]

Those are great shots. I especially love the shrimp shot. You see a lot of the "split shots" (above and below water) and the blurred slow shutter speed shots (which I really like as well).
I can post some shots but most pale to those entries.

Let’s see

 

[Reefer40b]

Those are great shots. I especially love the shrimp shot. You see a lot of the "split shots" (above and below water) and the blurred slow shutter speed shots (which I really like as well).
I can post some shots but most pale to those entries.

That shrimp picture is awesome!!

 

[SMB]

Black and White, Marine Catfish:

 

[SMB]

Philippine fisherman feeding a small Whale Shark. In some areas the fisherman are paid to feed the Whale Sharks to keep them around to attract tourists.

 

[SMB]

Male Tomato Clownfish shot at slow shutter speed to give a sense of motion to the fish and anemone.
Clownfish are a blast to photograph, they never stop moving and seem to enjoy defending their nem by coming out to bite your hands.

 

[SMB]

This is a true pan blur for you photographers. Slow shutter speed and keeping the camera on the fish as it swims. Subadult Queen Angel.

 

[Gareth elliott]

@Paul B think you have some wonders to share.

 

[SMB]

The above Queen Angel is kind of a cool story. I used to dive on the same reef all the time and this small juvenile Queen was always in the same little cave and would come out to clean my camera housing (they set up cleaning stations in the wild when small).
Over many months it would still come out to greet me even as it got older. Then it was gone. But several weeks later I was diving in the same spot but a little deeper and this very curious adult Queen came right over to check me out and spent some time around the camera. I saw it a few more times and then I think it found a mate.

 

[dbl]

Thanks Stanley @SMB for sharing some shots...I just love your work.

 

[SMB]

Thanks Stanley @SMB for sharing some shots...I just love your work.

Now Yours!

 

[dbl]

Now Yours!

I've never been scuba diving (with the exception of a drunken attempt in Mexico) so I'm leaving this thread to the pros. :cool:

 

[SMB]

Most of the time Nature supplies the artwork.

 

[Paul B]

My avatar is a tiny 1/2" hermit crab I took at night in the Long Island Sound at night.


Bora Bora in Tahiti.


I wasn't really interested in the sleepy Nurse Shark here. I was trying to get the fry and the shark made a nice contrast.


Also Tahiti


Artificially growing corals off the Island of Mustique. Notice the hair algae.


Lanai Hawaii. These guys are all over the place in Hawaii because most of the Sharks are gone.

 

[Paul B]

I forget where this is, but they look like boring tangs


Me, or Matt Damon, I can't tell.


I think this was St Lucia.


Mangrove forest, Florida Keys.

Above the water, same place.

 

[WallyB]

I found these pictures interesting. Just thought I’d share. I love odds and ends pics of the sea.

Underwater Photographer of the Year https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-51633570

I stumbled up this @ScottR

Thanks for PhotoGrapher of the Year Link. Amazing Photo's.

I can just imagine how hard some of these must have been to take, and get such quality shots.
The Seal around the Icerberg is amazing, along with the Shark Photo.

And the Shrimp Photo just creeped me out.

 

[SMB]

Nice set PaulB. Love snorkeling in mangrove flats.
Here is a Tozeuma/Sawblade shrimp. Somewhat deeper water shrimp that is very cryptic. I've only seen a couple and this is my only photo.