Theme 19 Dec - 19 January 2007 extended: Favourite of the year

[alcina]

It's that time again! Time to post your favourite shot along with why it's your favourite. This is a long one as the holiday season is very busy and we all need some time to go through all the images we've shot over the past 12 months!

Let's see 'em

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Gotta be my "dragon nudi" ...

... it's won a couple of local photo contests, and came in second at our annual club contest to Cheng's turtle ...

 

[sharky60]

Ok, I only made one dive trip this year, but managed to get some good one's...here's a couple fav's

Just like it...

Humor of the year... at my beautiful wife Lore's expense,
she's pointing at several baracuda below her, not noticing the one BIG one above...

 

[PapaBob]

I guess this is my favorite because I thought this shot would not come out because the reef hole where the moray was hiding blocked strobe coverage. This is the picture shot in RAW but processed straight out of ACR with no adjustments at all. It does have an eerie look to it

And this was the result after some post processing in photoshop.

Best to all for Christmas and the New Year.

—Bob

 

[soudan]

WOW, great job ScubaBOBuba that is some great post work.

 

[Darnold9999]

Bob I love the Dragon Nudi - great shot

Warm water shot - I think the colour and sense of movement just make this pic.

This was my find of the same trip - the colours and the translucence make this one.

Cold water - my favourite - colour and unusual all in one, I also like the composition, it was actually planned and it worked (mostly).

 

[O'Malley]

Curacao...my fav as it took me nearly 10-15 minutes and several dozen attempts to cature this image in strong currents.

 

[kapula]

Great images guys! Especially the dragon nudi and the dark beast in its hole!

My favorites are propably these:

and one of the few b&w photos I shot

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Coupla "runners up" ...

 

[Dr. Doug Ebersole]

Not my best or most artistic photo of the year, but how many of us have a group shot of our spouse, children, and father together on a beautiful reef in the Bahamas? That's why it's my favorite of 2006!