Underwater Images 2008

I've been traveling the last couple of weeks so excuse me if this is old news but I didn't see a thread on it.

Underwater Images 2008 - Gallery

There were many names that I recognized as Wetpixel members including COR (Best of Show) but I am sure there are others I don't know This is my shot that took 1st place in the Majestic category. I wanted to point out that the diver in the background is our own Jeff Hartog (Loftus.) Thanks for the nice modelling job Jeff

I hope the other winners will post there shots as well. Congrats to all

Nice Larry, the model that is. I do think I look pretty majestic.

No, great shot, I don't think I help at all, in fact looks better if I place my thumb over the model.

great stuff everyone, shame about the ugly model in that one image though.

This is my shot that took 1st place in the Majestic category. I wanted to point out that the diver in the background is our own Jeff Hartog (Loftus.) Thanks for the nice modelling job Jeff

 

I hope the other winners will post there shots as well. Congrats to all

Congrats great shot ... (Jeff, don't listen to Mike he is just jealous )

Buffffff!!! Great picture!!! I feel like I am right there with the dolphins!

Congratulations!

That is a fantastic photo Ralph!

/c

WOW, truly majestic indeed! congrats!

and cor's wide open jaws, mmm, i hope he'll give a little lecture on the "making of..." his picture one day

I hope the other winners will post there shots as well. Congrats to all

here's my two from the macro novice category (murena I., feather-star III.)

oh, and there was a hon.mention as well in the wide-angle novice cat, here it is:

congrats to all!

zook

Some amazing images, especially Ralph's and Cor's!

As a contest newbie , I was delighted to win 2nd place in the Macro-Novice category with this one:

Wow zook, I really like that cave shot! very nice. Here's my image.

Some pretty stunning images. So does novice just mean first time entering that competition,how we consider ourselves, or what? Because checking out some of these novice images, I am going to reclassify myself as total newbie, or maybe experienced but just lousy.

Some pretty stunning images. So does novice just mean first time entering that competition,how we consider ourselves, or what? Because checking out some of these novice images, I am going to reclassify myself as total newbie, or maybe experienced but just lousy.

Novice was defined as photographers that have earned more than two first place finishes in any major competiton

And I think your photos are very good

Wow zook, I really like that cave shot! very nice. Here's my image.

 

Cor,

This is really an amazing image. How did you light this? A ring flash or strobes right next to the lens?

I was actually going after mating hamlets. It was close to dusk, and on our way to the hamlets I saw this lizardfish sitting there. I figured id be too late, but inched my way closer anyways, and it stayed there for quite some time being cleaned. I had 2 YS110 strobes and a 105mm lens, the strobes were pushed forwards to light it better. I made sure the beams would overlap on the face. It was too far I think for a ring flash.

Never made it to the hamlets

I was actually going after mating hamlets. It was close to dusk, and on our way to the hamlets I saw this lizardfish sitting there. I figured id be too late, but inched my way closer anyways, and it stayed there for quite some time being cleaned. I had 2 YS110 strobes and a 105mm lens, the strobes were pushed forwards to light it better. I made sure the beams would overlap on the face. It was too far I think for a ring flash.

 

Never made it to the hamlets

Cool. Way too often Lizardfish dart away, nice job getting in there. Hope you get your hamlets next time

I made it to the hamlets several other times

I made it to the hamlets several other times

Glad to hear it

i made third in the macro open section with this:

congrats to all !!!!

I got a third in the togetherness catagory. The shot by cor is INCREDIBLE

I posted my video (no photo, sorry ) over in Conservation (1st place in UWI 2008) since the Day of the Turtle is coming up...

Akumal...In Decline

I posted my video (no photo, sorry ) over in Conservation (1st place in UWI 2008) since the Day of the Turtle is coming up...

 

Akumal...In Decline

Drew ... I really enjoyed it ... I watched it last week.

I think I may do the turtle dive when I go to mexico next month.