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Many photographers take good photos on dry land, some photographers take good photos under water, and few photographers take good over-under shots. What's the trick to mastering this elusive art? Scubadiving.com shares the following tips:

First, find compelling subjects above and below. Then, look for calm conditions with bright light and clear visibility (use a big glass dome!), and choose your point of focus. Finally, use a small aperture, a fast shutter speed and rapid fire.

Are you a master of this soggy-craft? Vote on your favorite pictures below, or submit your own!

More info: scubadiving.com

#1

Physalia Physalis

Physalia Physalis

Matthew Smith Report

VictoriaJolley
Community Member
10 years ago

thats beautiful

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    #2

    A Baby Seal Cautiously Dips Its Head In Freezing Cold Water

    A Baby Seal Cautiously Dips Its Head In Freezing Cold Water

    Keith Monroe Report

    CupcakeQueen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Adorable!

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    #3

    Fisherman

    Fisherman

    David Doubilet Report

    BucurBogdan
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Looks kinda fake but is beautiful anyway

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    #4

    Unexpected Underwater Encounter With A Green Iguana

    Unexpected Underwater Encounter With A Green Iguana

    Lorenzo Mittiga Report

    Viktoria Zellner
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    is that real???

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    #5

    Bora Bora

    Bora Bora

    Shelby Leonard Report

    Seashell'sPack
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    "Get oot ma hoose."

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    #6

    Jellyfish

    Jellyfish

    David Doubilet Report

    CupcakeQueen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Are those Moon Jellyfish?

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    #7

    American Crocodile, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    American Crocodile, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    Matty Smith Report

    AliciaRius
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Speechless.

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    #8

    Whale

    Whale

    Justin Hofman Report

    ChristabelBenoit
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    No no no no no

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    #9

    Krill: More Than A Dietary Suppliment

    Krill: More Than A Dietary Suppliment

    Justin Hofman Report

    CupcakeQueen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Interesting...It is very hard to find Krill so close to the surface!

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    #10

    Beneath The Horizon

    Beneath The Horizon

    nathanwillsphotography Report

    CupcakeQueen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Amazing...

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    #11

    Underwater Life Of Poda Island, Thailand

    Underwater Life Of Poda Island, Thailand

    imgur.com Report

    CupcakeQueen
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Beautiful!

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    #12

    Cothyloriza And Miramare Castle

    Cothyloriza And Miramare Castle

    Adriano Morettin Report

    SarahNasser
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I can't say anything just Woooooooooow T_T

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    #13

    A Caribbean Brown Pelican Is Literally Floating On His Dinner

    A Caribbean Brown Pelican Is Literally Floating On His Dinner

    Lorenzo Mittiga Report

    TheOutsider1p
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    is this heaven ?

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    #14

    Traditional Fishing On The Island Of Mare In New Caledonia

    Traditional Fishing On The Island Of Mare In New Caledonia

    Stéphane Ducandas Report

    CleverFool
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Poor fishie!

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    #15

    Rajan The Swimming Elephant

    Rajan The Swimming Elephant

    Dive Andamans Report

    SusannaVesna
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    If you think about how they "broke his spirit" just to tame him , and cut half of his tusks, this photo stops looking cute! :(

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    #16

    Group Selfie

    Group Selfie

    imgur.com Report

    RichardPetch
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Why spoil a good set of photos by bringing humans into it.

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    #17

    Shark

    Shark

    Allen Walker Report

    InésSantos
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Takes a lot of b--lls to want this photo.

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    #18

    Zamami Island Locals

    Zamami Island Locals

    Pete Leong Report

    KarenChaddock
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Another wonderful photo of a content sea turtle.

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    #19

    Ocean Rose: Bass Point, Nsw Australia

    Ocean Rose: Bass Point, Nsw Australia

    Matty Smith Report

    KarenChaddock
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Such a pretty colour, it stands out among the others.

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    #20

    Sipadan Island And Its Characteristic Underwater World

    Sipadan Island And Its Characteristic Underwater World

    Mehmet Salih Bilal Report

    LauraDee
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    http://joblink.xyz/user/dashboard.php

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    #21

    Caribbean Dog

    Caribbean Dog

    Kaylee Greer Report

    Thehungrybeagle
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Lol, look at the sand on the border collies nose

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    #22

    Deadly Impact!

    Deadly Impact!

    Marco Redaelli Report

    Seashell'sPack
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    W O W .

    #23

    Interaction Between Whale Sharks And Local Fishermen In Papua Indonesia

    Interaction Between Whale Sharks And Local Fishermen In Papua Indonesia

    Tracey Jennings Report

    Silent Skeleton
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    whale hello there friends

    #24

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Matty Smith Report

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    #25

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Matty Smith Report

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    #26

    Penguins On Ice Floe

    Penguins On Ice Floe

    David Doubilet Report

    #27

    Green Lake (grüner See), Austria

    Green Lake (grüner See), Austria

    Marc Henauer Report

    #28

    Pigs In Paradise

    Pigs In Paradise

    Leigh Dunne Report

    BitchPudding
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    C'mon pig!

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    #29

    Whaleshark

    Whaleshark

    Dive Photo Guide Report

    sslaughteroneandonlyBestofMinecraft
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    This picture is one of the wonders of photography. Just seeing the sheer size and beauty of the whale shark in the arctic is amazing.

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    #30

    Bluebottle Army: Bluebottle Cnidarian, Bushrangers Bay, Nsw Australia

    Bluebottle Army: Bluebottle Cnidarian, Bushrangers Bay, Nsw Australia

    Matty Smith Report

    #31

    Jellyfish Lake, Rock Islands, Republic Of Palau

    Jellyfish Lake, Rock Islands, Republic Of Palau

    DrTeNFeet Report

    ZanMason
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Wow! More Cnidarians! I'm a science geek!

    #32

    Penguins

    Penguins

    David Doubilet Report

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    #33

    Your Move: American Crocodile, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    Your Move: American Crocodile, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    Matty Smith Report

    SiobhanSands
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    OOoh yeahh!! Murky and sinister :)

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    #34

    Children Of The Sea

    Children Of The Sea

    Alex Goh Chun Seong Report

    #35

    Crimson Tide: Waratah Anemones, Port Kembla, Nsw Australia

    Crimson Tide: Waratah Anemones, Port Kembla, Nsw Australia

    Matty Smith Report

    ZanMason
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    More Sea Anemones (cnidarians)

    #36

    Sharks

    Sharks

    Allen Walker Report

    Will0007
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Fake

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    #37

    Two Moon Jellies Drifting In Shallow Water

    Two Moon Jellies Drifting In Shallow Water

    Richard Whitcombe Report

    Viktoria Zellner
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    this is incredible!!!

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    #38

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Eric Volto Report

    #39

    A Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Drifts In Bonne Bay

    A Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Drifts In Bonne Bay

    David Doubilet a & Jennifer Hayes Report

    #40

    Switzerland

    Switzerland

    Raoul Caprez Report

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    #41

    A Silky Encounter 1 : Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    A Silky Encounter 1 : Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    Matty Smith Report

    MarjorieBrassard
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Look like a gold shark! Woow

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    #42

    Duck

    Duck

    Martin Fisch Report

    #43

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Matty Smith Report

    #44

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Paul Cowell Report

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    #45

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Russell Gilbert Report

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    #46

    Underwater

    Underwater

    Andrey Narchuk Report

    #47

    Shark

    Shark

    Allen Walker Report

    #48

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Matty Smith Report

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    #49

    Colorful Lakes, Rudawski Landscape Park, Poland

    Colorful Lakes, Rudawski Landscape Park, Poland

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    danila karpenko
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I call photo shop

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    #50

    A Silky Encounter 2: Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    A Silky Encounter 2: Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

    Matty Smith Report

    Viktoria Zellner
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    wow!!!

    #51

    Eilat's Shore

    Eilat's Shore

    Michel Braunstein Report

    #52

    South Africa

    South Africa

    tomsutcliffe.co.za Report

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    #53

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Matty Smith Report

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    #54

    Multiple Encounter

    Multiple Encounter

    Raoul Caprez Report

    #55

    Legal Immigrant: A Long Finned Eel, Botanical Gardens, Sydney

    Legal Immigrant: A Long Finned Eel, Botanical Gardens, Sydney

    Matty Smith Report

    #56

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

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    #57

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Alex Benison Report

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    #58

    Underwater World

    Underwater World

    Bo Pardau Report

    SarahNasser
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    *^*

    #59

    Pink Dolphin

    Pink Dolphin

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    #60

    When It Gets Dark ...

    When It Gets Dark ...

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    #61

    Freediving In Greece

    Freediving In Greece

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    #62

    Just A Selfie ...

    Just A Selfie ...

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    Viktoria Zellner
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    so nice, this pic! I love it. :-)