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muck
09-07-2010, 07:08 PM
September 2010

This months subject: DIVE SHOTS





Requested, but not required, members should post info about their picture. This could include a picture title and camera specs.

Entries will be accepted until Sept. 25th, 2010.

Entries to be posted in this thread, if you have troubles posting please either pm or email me the photo and I will help you post it.

For the winner you will have a snazzy POTM badge placed beside your user name





Voting to take place Sept 26th through Sept 30th.



Contest Rules are as follows:

1) You must follow the guidelines given for each contest.

2) ALL members including vendors can enter.

3) Photos should be submitted no larger than 1024 x 768 and a max ppi of 300.

4) The photo must be taken by you, and as long as it fits the subject you're in!

5) Each member can post as many pictures as they want, but only ONE can be entered. Please specify which one when posting multiple pictures or it will be chosen for you.

6) Have Fun!

muck
09-07-2010, 07:26 PM
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. :mrgreen:

muck
09-09-2010, 08:45 PM
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. :redface:

lobsterboy
09-10-2010, 03:24 AM
cold water dive. Sealife camera. Lobsterboy, :lol:

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr329/lobsterboy1000/IMG_0053.jpg

tidal_waters
09-10-2010, 03:37 AM
here's my entry, snorkeling off the coast in Cancun
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/lklive/IMGP0262.jpg

this one is a close runner up, same day
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y241/lklive/IMGP0244.jpg

s.tan
09-10-2010, 05:11 AM
Great Shots! What kind of camera are you using?

Lance
09-10-2010, 05:15 PM
Here's a couple from me. Taken with a crappy, disposable underwater camera, at
the Mayan Riviera.


http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Mayan%20Riviera%20snorkeling/IMG_4939.jpg

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo151/lancefishtank/Mayan%20Riviera%20snorkeling/IMG_4944.jpg

parkinsn
09-10-2010, 07:31 PM
Here is a few of mine from Venezuela. Shot with a canon D10. I will submit the shrimp for the vote. :biggrin:
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr41/parkinsn/anemona-1.jpg
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr41/parkinsn/as.jpg
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr41/parkinsn/frailes130.jpg
http://i468.photobucket.com/albums/rr41/parkinsn/frailes193.jpg

Trocar61
09-10-2010, 09:31 PM
Her is a few of mine. Mexico 2009
http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae19/Trocar61/Mexico%202009/PC220510.jpg
http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae19/Trocar61/Mexico%202009/PC220512.jpg
http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae19/Trocar61/Mexico%202009/PC220523.jpg

untamed
09-10-2010, 09:58 PM
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?
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Dive%20Pictures/022_20.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Dive%20Pictures/026_24.jpg

Manta Ray. Hard to get a good shot because they love the plankton rich (murky) water.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Dive%20Pictures/097_16A.jpg

A Lobster somewhere in the Caribbean.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Dive%20Pictures/06200016.jpg

Pretty...
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Dive%20Pictures/06200020.jpg
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Dive%20Pictures/06200006.jpg

Impossible to choose, but I'll call this one my official entry. I just like this shot for no particular reason.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r118/untamed_photos/Dive%20Pictures/06200015.jpg

whatcaneyedo
09-10-2010, 11:38 PM
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.

http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh109/whatcaneyedo/pudgetsoundkingcrab.jpg

o.c.d.
09-11-2010, 02:36 PM
Jamaica
camera Olympus 1030sw


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii261/mudslingercor/P12104231.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii261/mudslingercor/P1210489.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii261/mudslingercor/P1200289.jpg

PoonTang
09-11-2010, 08:49 PM
Well i was going to post some of my recent Bahamas pictures but after seeing the competition here I think I'll just save my self the embarrasment. :(

lastlight
09-11-2010, 09:12 PM
Scott that shrimp shot is incredible...but that brain is enormous! They call that a showpiece coral but you need a fairly sizable tank for it.

tidal_waters
09-11-2010, 10:21 PM
Great Shots! What kind of camera are you using?


Those were taken with a pentax optio w80

RCFA
09-20-2010, 02:45 AM
Wow too many to choose from. So here are a few. All taken with a nikon D70s in a Fantasea housing and a Nikonos strobe. Most from Utila/Roatan or Mexico.

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-21.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-29.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-7.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-15.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/Headwall-1.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-31.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-12.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-1.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-28.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-5.jpg

http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/ajgoehner/Dive%20shots/underwater-14.jpg
Really hard choice but I guess this will be my entry. I want to go diving somewhere warm again after looking back through all of these pictures! Minnewanka only has so much to see!

Moby da Goby
09-20-2010, 03:00 AM
Well I can't compete after the previous pics but here's my barracuda from St Maarten. All my friends freaked out and I swam down to take more pics!

Pentax w20 underwater settings, levels adjusted in photoshop
http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq78/skrabbleproductions/Wildlife/IMGP1241.jpg

o.c.d.
09-20-2010, 03:00 AM
RFCA awesome shots great color, pipefish and the turtle are my fav

Delphinus
09-20-2010, 03:22 AM
Are we supposed to pick one for the actual contest? I'm having trouble deciding on a favourite. Here's my short list:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ujFD9DxsrV8/S6g2YWphicI/AAAAAAAABPo/rIy4WdbFdv8/s512/IMG_0753.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ujFD9DxsrV8/S6g1LUEee0I/AAAAAAAABJw/boLHVJey0Ek/s640/IMG_0664.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ujFD9DxsrV8/S6g1KN_YYtI/AAAAAAAABJs/0r1ZK0_VjEw/s640/IMG_0663.JPG

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_ujFD9DxsrV8/S6g2r7SJHeI/AAAAAAAABRE/nYrl_GbsEzE/s640/IMG_0774.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ujFD9DxsrV8/S6g4WiTV68I/AAAAAAAABY4/O2LtPvPKc3w/s640/IMG_0470.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_ujFD9DxsrV8/S5BgrpYbKZI/AAAAAAAAA68/Zgd_bkY5dNg/s512/IMG_0378.JPG

kien
09-20-2010, 05:10 AM
Tony, that school of convicts is money! Or balls, or whatever the kids are calling it these days.

RCFA
09-20-2010, 03:54 PM
RFCA awesome shots great color, pipefish and the turtle are my fav

Thanks o.c.d. The Stobe helps bring the colours out a lot. I couldn't choose between them all, maybe I should switch my entry!

parkinsn
09-20-2010, 08:07 PM
Scott that shrimp shot is incredible...but that brain is enormous! They call that a showpiece coral but you need a fairly sizable tank for it.

Thanks Brett. Guess your going to need to get a bigger tank so you can get one :biggrin:

Argentiner
09-21-2010, 03:16 AM
Just got back from Indonesia yesterday and have 3 favorites so far. It's from the Lembeh straight and Bunaken island off North Sulawesi. Pics taken with Panasonic DMC-TS1 with underwater housing. No editing on any pic.

flamboyant cuttlefish
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv268/Argentiner/P1020436.jpg

blue spot stingray
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv268/Argentiner/P1010746.jpg

fu-man chu lionfish on night dive
http://i690.photobucket.com/albums/vv268/Argentiner/P1020334.jpg

Wanderer
09-21-2010, 06:27 PM
Camera: Canon Powershot A640

Tathra Beach, Southeastern NSW

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/IMG_1648.jpg

Port Jackson Sharks
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/IMG_1641.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/IMG_1644.jpg
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/IMG_1642.jpg

Muiron Islands, Northwestern Australia

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/IMG_0360.jpg

Wobbegong
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/IMG_0576.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/IMG_0757.jpg

Near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Hawkfish
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/a24de6d8.jpg

Yellowbar Angelfish
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/308f110d.jpg

Clearfin Lionfish
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/2bb526e1.jpg

Red Sea Clown
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/0b7cfa22.jpg

Near Hilo, Hawaii

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/370af47b.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/e9298071.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/b2f3e517.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd16/kevrusselljones/353a08b5.jpg

I will have to get some of Fiji and the Mediterranean up soon

Pescador
09-21-2010, 08:52 PM
Here are some of my favorites but I'll have to go with the Jellyfish Lake picture just because of the memories of the whole experience.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Jellyfish%20Lake/8e15b045.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Palau%20Underwater/4dc4d355.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Palau%20Underwater/cuc.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Palau%20Underwater/6b5b29b6.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/Palau%20Underwater/blacktip_shark.jpg



This one cracks me up, does anyone else watch Dr. Who?
It looks like one of the villains.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/Pescador58/San%20Francisco/IMG_0760.jpg

Lance
09-21-2010, 10:16 PM
WOW!!! Some of these pics are excellent. Keep 'em coming people.

ElGuappo
09-22-2010, 12:19 AM
WOW!!! Some of these pics are excellent. Keep 'em coming people.

+1

andestang
09-25-2010, 11:43 PM
Here's some pics from my dip in Maui. Not sure which pic to pick but I'll go with the first one I guess.Someone can correct me if they think other wise :) If I had time I'd dig out some other diving pictures but I'm squeezing these in at the last minute as I've been off line for awhile. The camera is a Nikon D-80.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/andestang/MauiDiveCarthaginianMalaWharf086-1.jpg?t=1285457075

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/andestang/MauiDiveCarthaginianMalaWharf044-1.jpg?t=1285457140

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/andestang/MauiDiveCarthaginianMalaWharf062-1.jpg?t=1285457195

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/andestang/MauiDiveCarthaginianMalaWharf094-1.jpg?t=1285457258

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/andestang/MauiDiveCarthaginianMalaWharf076-1.jpg?t=1285457311

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/andestang/MauiDiveCarthaginianMalaWharf089-1.jpg?t=1285457490

ElGuappo
09-26-2010, 12:53 AM
i do like the first but i also really like the 3rd pic... is that a ship mast? great shot..

andestang
09-26-2010, 06:41 AM
Yes, its called the Carthaginian. Its sits at about 100 ' down.

i do like the first but i also really like the 3rd pic... is that a ship mast? great shot..

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr224/andestang/MauiDiveCarthaginianMalaWharf014-1.jpg?t=1285483214