Sept POTM - Dive Shots

[muck]

Sorry for slacking on this folks, but the new POTM contest is up and ready for entries!!

I know many of us are also divers and I can't wait to see some of your best photos.

[muck]

Had this posted up for a few days but just realized I forgot to move it out into the correct forum for everyone to see.

[lobsterboy]

cold water dive. Sealife camera. Lobsterboy,

[tidal_waters]

here's my entry, snorkeling off the coast in Cancun


this one is a close runner up, same day

[s.tan]

Great Shots! What kind of camera are you using?

[Lance]

Here's a couple from me. Taken with a crappy, disposable underwater camera, at
the Mayan Riviera.

[parkinsn]

Here is a few of mine from Venezuela. Shot with a canon D10. I will submit the shrimp for the vote.

[untamed]

Oh, I have to play in this category!

....and I'm reminded that I'm now less than 1 year from my trip to the Galapagos... More fun, I need to start shopping for some wet photo equipment.

Lemon Shark off Bora Bora. When you light them up, they really are kind of yellow. This one was over 10 feet long and potentially nasty. One of the few times when I've felt a bit uncomfortable... See the little pilot fish in the 2nd photo?



Manta Ray. Hard to get a good shot because they love the plankton rich (murky) water.


A Lobster somewhere in the Caribbean.


Pretty...



Impossible to choose, but I'll call this one my official entry. I just like this shot for no particular reason.

[whatcaneyedo]

I want to play too but sadly this is my only decent dive picture. I took it while diving the Ogden Point breakwater in Victoria last year with my Canon Powershot. Its a Puget Sound King Crab.

[Delphinus]

Are we supposed to pick one for the actual contest? I'm having trouble deciding on a favourite. Here's my short list: