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15 Unique Underwater Photos Featuring Color from Sport Diver's August Photo Contest

| Published On September 19, 2017
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15 Unique Underwater Photos Featuring Color from Sport Diver's August Photo Contest

The August Sport Diver Snapshots Photo Contest featured photos highlighting the wonders of color. Congrats to our winner Daniel Halmi, who took this month's top prize with an intriguing snapshot of two moray eels captured on a night dive using UV lights. Daniel won a rash guard from Prawno Apparel.


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Here's a look at the winning photo and some of the shots that also blew us away this month.

FIRST PLACE WINNING PHOTO

moray eel underwater photo

Moray eel captured by UV light.

Daniel Halmi

Provided Caption: On my last diving holiday I was lucky enough to capture two of these moray eels under the UV light. Using UV lights brings the night dive to a whole new level.


HONORABLE MENTIONS

cenote underwater photo

Entrance to the Carwash Cenote.

Jason Sintek

Provided Caption: Looking like a scene found in a Dr. Seuss book, the entrance to the Carwash Cenote is real place and nothing short of mind blowing. During the summer months as the water starts to warm, a glowing green algae starts to form around the iridescent water lilies, creating a mystical feel to start your dive.

Frogfish Underwater Photography

Angling frogfish.

Mascha Feunekes

Provided Caption: Nightdive at Police Pier in Lembeh, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photographed with an old Olympus Tough and supported by my buddies red lamp.

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Nudibranch Underwater Photography

Crowned nudibranch.

Matthew Botha.

Provided Caption: A crowned Nudibranch sits amongst the pink seaweed.

Parrotfish Underwater Photography

Bicolor parrotfish.

Michael Gallagher

Provided Caption: Bicolor Parrotfish taken at night in the Maldives.

Banded Coral Shrimp Underwater Photography

Banded coral shrimp.

Edward LeCompte

Provided Caption: Banded Coral Shrimp, taken off Cozumel. This pair is perched in a sponge. I did not retouch the photo, as I prefer natural images.

Barrel Sponge in Cayman Islands

Giant barrel sponge.

Jason Sintek

Provided Caption: The radiating glow of this Giant Barrel sponge is enhanced by the pleasing blue background found in the waters off of Little Cayman.

Jellyfish in Alaska

Jellyfish

Noval Smith

Provided Caption: Got this beautiful little jelly on a snorkel trip off Ketchikan Alaska, last month. Photographed with Sealife DC600 with external flash. Very little tweaking required-got rid of a little backscatter.

Angelfish

Angelfish

Sina Haugg

Provided Caption: Shot with Canon G16 in March 2017 at Tubbataha Reef, UNESCO World Heritage site in Palawan, Philippines.

Tubeworm Underwater Photography

Tubeworm in Croatia.

Iris Poutanen

Provided Caption: This tubeworm in Croatia amazed me. I was taking photos on a night dive and I already knew this giant tubeworm house. I passed it and pointed with my light and quickly tried to take a good shot before it went hiding. I noticed I could get very close to it with out scaring it! Photo is amazing and didn't need any photoshopping, just a little lightning modification. It is such a colorful and wonderful creature!

Coleman Shrimp Underwater Photography

Coleman shrimp with fire urchin.

Jason Sintek

Provided Caption: A pair of Coleman Shrimp (look closely) take up residence on a Fire Urchin. Getting its name from its glowing multi-colored spines, this species of urchin is one of the most fascinating to look at, but also one of the most poisonous.

Clownfish Underwater Photography

Clownfish.

Fran Grenda

Provided Caption: Anemonefish family taken in the Banda Sea with a Canon 70D, 100mm lens, 320, F16.

Sponge Underwater Night Dive

Sponge inhabitants.

Ian Roncoroni

Provided Caption: Couple of roommates out partying during a night dive.

Sponge Underwater Photography

Sponge in Gardens of the Queens.

Orvil Clark

Provided Caption: Azure sponge diving "Gardens of the Queens" off the coast of Cuba earlier this year.

Anemonefish in Palau

Anemonefish

Dave Weeks

Provided Caption: Anemonefish in Palau.