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Feast for the Eyes
Peeling back layers of the ocean would reveal a feast for the center , with brilliant colors and dazzling body forms . These visual delectation derive to life in the one-year underwater photography competition hosted by the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science . In 2012 , their panel of experts chose winners from more than 700 entries , with this dashing headshield sea type slug photo taken by Ximena Olds ( Florida ) taking home the " good overall " accolade . old shoot the animal in St. Thomas of the U.S. Virgin Islands .
Fan Favorite
This awe-inspiring jellyfish photograph have about half of the 1,221 on-line votes in the underwater picture taking contest . The photo was taken by Todd Aki from Florida .
Cute Gobies
Taking home first place in the Macro class , Canadian Todd Mintz ’s photo of these cute - as - can - be yellownose gudgeon , Elacatinus randalli , peering out from bolder wit red coral in Bonaire , Dutch Caribbean .
Shocking Shrimp
snag third place in the Macro class : an Emperor shrimp , Periclimenes imperatortaken by Marcello DiFrancesco ( Italy ) in Ambon , Indonesia .
Wide Angle
First place in the Wide Angle category get going to this Lionfish , a species in the genusPterois , in the Red ocean , taken by Mark Fuller from Israel .
Mangrove Madness
Matt Potenski of New Jersey assume home second place in the wide angle family for his photo of a schoolhouse of Pisces swim in their home of red mangroves ( Rhizophora mangle ) in South Bimini , Bahamas .
Bold Fish
Who you lookin ' at ? This overdressed scorpionfish , the boat paddle fuss Rhinopias ( Rhinopias eschmeyeri ) stole the show with its good looks , snagging second shoes in the " fish or marine animal portrayal " class . Rockford Draper of Texas fool away the portrayal in Bali , Indonesia .
Nudi … branch
This sea slug ( Cratena peregrina ) won third place in the animate being portrayal family . It was taken by Nicholas Samaras of Greece in Chalkidiki , Greece . This species is distinguish by two shining - Orange River marks at the base and tip of each of its tentacle - like social system called rhinophores . C. peregrinais argued to be intersex .
Big Baby
Though this animate being does n’t look like a tot , indeed the behemoth is just a baby , a juvenile spermatozoon whale ( Physeter macrocephalus ) . The photo , taken in Dominica by Douglas Kahle of Florida took dwelling first place in the animate being portrayal category .
Dainty Crab
Davide Lopresti of Spain catch this porcelain crab hanging out on a feathery sea penitentiary in Komodo National Park , Indonesia . The photograph get ahead second lieu in the macro category .
Harlequin Beauty
Phillip Gillette of Florida won second place in the " best student entry " category with his guesswork of this harlequin shrimp , Hymenocera picta , hiding out in the Similan Islands , Thailand .
