loftus 42 Posted December 19, 2006 Giles, was this taken in Turks and Caicos? Great shot. Roger the chaos of colour is awesome, I'm hoping to get to Fiji in 2008. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidG 1 Posted December 19, 2006 Here is one of my favorite photos from 2006... I had never imagine that a flounder can have such a big mouth David Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giles 1 Posted December 19, 2006 Giles, was this taken in Turks and Caicos? Great shot. Thanks .. and No it wasn't taken in Turks .. it was in South Africa during the Sardine Run. Oh and shots I love so far ... Larry .. that is one of the coolest diver shots I have seen in a while .. very provoking. and Craig .. I love your cheating .. your fave topside shot ... cool cool cool .. reminds me of a Cathy Church shot of barracudas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
randapex 0 Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) My favorite keeps changing throughout the year. More on mood I guess. Anyway, I like this one lately. Rand Edited December 19, 2006 by randapex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rocha 0 Posted December 19, 2006 WOW! Some fantastic shots here everybody! Keep them coming! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elli and Ted 0 Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) my favourite is this of elli my gaurdian engel, she keeps me out of trouble oh ye and this fish luv breakin rules Ted Edited December 19, 2006 by Elli and Ted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cronix 0 Posted December 19, 2006 (edited) For me Antarctica was my best trip I think. But Mozambique comes very close Edited December 21, 2006 by cronix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ce4jesus 1 Posted December 20, 2006 Well after the previous post I feel like I'm trying to hang my finger painting up next to the Mona Lisa However this was my first ever underwater pics outside of a swimming pool and my first swim with the Manatees. After shooting a pic of my friend I stopped to fiddle with the camera settings. As I looked up, I saw this behemoth coming at me out of the abyss. The picture was just before sun up and the viz was terrible but the Manatees were worth the 3am wakeup, subsequent 2 hour drive and 70 degree water in a 3mil for over 2 hours. This was my first ever Manatee Pic and remains my favorite underwater pic of 2006. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DuikKees 1 Posted December 20, 2006 Mine is definately the one I won the Dutch championship with: My favorite conditions: Nice animals in murky conditions Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marinedomain 0 Posted December 20, 2006 Took ages for this guy to get comfortable with me being so close at the surface. Regards Gary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kinakatsu 0 Posted December 21, 2006 This is my favorite because I love the color and the little boogers are camera shy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Tattersall 90 Posted December 21, 2006 Wow.. some awesome shots here... Probably my fav from Indonesia last week for the CUUUUUUUUUTTTTeeeeenesssssssss factor www.flickr.com/photos/alextattersall Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betti154 5 Posted December 21, 2006 I know it's not original, nor technically great but after two trips to PNG it is my favourite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strmko 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Oh nice stuff, guys! I remeber the last year presentation and want to participate this time. This year I first time saw pigmy, so this picture made me very happy although I saw better pigmy shots. This is why I am posting 2 images... hope you like them. Looking forward more great images Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strmko 0 Posted December 21, 2006 For me Antarctica was my best trip I think. But Mozambique comes very close unbelievable shot, congrats Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xtremediver 0 Posted December 21, 2006 My first trip shooting digital and I was in my favorite location Mabul/Sipadan Islands. Not my best shot of the year, but I was trying new things and participating in u/w photoweek so the results are pleasing to me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pakman 0 Posted December 21, 2006 wow, beautiful shots guys... and a nice variety o themes... a bit hesistant to post considering that most of your pics could have been contest winners or cover pages on diving magazines... something about this shot of my DM who was swimming along this wall in Bohol, Philippines... This was from my first trip with my DSLR and just after spending a few days absorbing some great tips from Mike Veitch in Anilao and Puerto Galera... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex_Mustard 0 Posted December 21, 2006 Finally, I am in the UK for long enough to contribute to this discussion with an image. There have been some stunning images so far, and like everyone else I find it very difficult to chose a favourite. Also shooting as much as I do, images from the beginning of the year seem very old now! To narrow things down, two trips really stand out this year for me, as both were firsts: the Wetpixel Bahamas trip in March and the Seahorse Raja Ampat/South Birdshead trip in November. So I guess I will have to choose from those two. And since I am not currently sharing my West Papua images online - Bahamas it must be. Actually narrowing it down to just one trip doesn't help much. That was such a great trip, tigers, hammers, bulls, lemons - were all new species to me. But I am actually going to choose a shot of a species I had seen before, a reefy. My main aim for that trip was to try and do something different photographically, from all the great shark images I had seen before. And I was pleased that I achieved that with this one. Taken with a Nikon D2X + 12-24mm lens (with a dioptre, of course!). Alex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loftus 42 Posted December 21, 2006 Alex, it's got to be particularly tough for you -I'm sure any of your shots I could choose as my best. But isn't it amazing that a good black and white shot is still so special. My new year rez is to get my digital B&W to the level I had it when I spent hours in the darkroom with film. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viz'art 24 Posted December 21, 2006 This one is one of my favorite this year, its from a Stuart Cove trip I did with Todd Essick and 3 drop dead gorgeous model, 30 plus shark on most dive, 5 days in a row, 3 to 4 dive a day. AAAAAAAHHHHHH ! I wanna go back ! I hope Cronix wasn't wearing a tuxedo when he took thoses shots of the Leopard Seal, last thing you wanna look like in antartica is lunch!!!! :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ehanauer 37 Posted December 21, 2006 This was the best of two magical days at Roca Partida, diving with a family of humpback whales. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeanB 19 Posted December 21, 2006 Nice shot Alex.. lonely looking shark..Could be used for highlighting the dramatic effect of the shark finning industry... Or as an Athena poster...! Dive safe DeanB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsbierman 0 Posted December 21, 2006 This is my most memorable shot, simply because it was almost my last. Shortly after I finished shooting (my 1st rhynopia), a weighted fishing net was thrown on top of me. I should probably add that I was extremely low on air and had left my dive knife on the boat. Thankfully, my DM eventually came to the rescue. BEWARE @ TK3!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gudge 58 Posted December 21, 2006 Not my best, but my favourite for 2006 because after too many attempts on lots of dives I finally nailed it: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeVeitch 0 Posted December 21, 2006 This is my most memorable shot, simply because it was almost my last. Shortly after I finished shooting (my 1st rhynopia), a weighted fishing net was thrown on top of me. I should probably add that I was extremely low on air and had left my dive knife on the boat. Thankfully, my DM eventually came to the rescue. BEWARE @ TK3!!! Whoa!!! THat would suck... where is TK3? Cool shot though Not my best, but my favourite for 2006 because after too many attempts on lots of dives I finally nailed it: Thats awesome, love how you can see the eyes of the wrasse in there.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
