Shades of Colour Gallery Issue 165 - Aug/Sept

Shades of Colour is an underwater photo competition which we've been running for years in Dive New Zealand/Pacific magazines, which are published bi-monthly. Enter and you can have your images published in the magazine, as well as win Sea Tech vouchers!

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Dave Weeks: 'Anemonefish'. Nikonos 5, Sea&sea 15mm lens, Ikelite AI strobe. 1/100, f/16, ISO64.

Dave Weeks: 'Epaulette shark'. Nikonos 5, Sea&sea 15mm lens, Ikelite AI strobe. 1/100, f/11, ISO64.

Dave Weeks: 'HIGHLY COMMENDED - Potato cod'. Nikonos 5, Sea&sea 15mm lens, Ikelite AI strobe. 1/100, f/11, ISO64.

David Haintz: 'Tropical Temperate'. Canon 5D MKII, Nimar housing, 2x Ikelite DS-161 strobes. 1/160, f/6.3, ISO160.

David Haintz: 'Under the Spotlight'. Canon 5D MKII, Nimar housing, Sola-600 on spot setting. 1/60, f/3.2, ISO500.

Simone Matucci: 'Kimberly and a green turtle'. Sony RX100 MkIV, Ikelite housing, 2x YS-D2 strobes. 1/250, f/5.6, ISO200.

Simone Matucci: 'Nemo and a the turtle'. Sony RX100 MkIV, Ikelite housing, 2x YS-D2 strobes. 1/200, f/5.6, ISO160.

WINNER - Simone Matucci: 'Tornado of blue maomao'. Sony RX100 MkIV, Ikelite housing, 2x YS-D2 strobes. 1/160, f/6.3, ISO250.

Alexey Zaytsev: 'The Spanish dancer is flamenco'. Nikon D80 Nikkor 18-70 mm on 24 mm, Ikelite housing and 2x Ikelite DS-125 strobes. 1/250, f/25, ISO100.

Alexey Zaytsev: 'UCO - аn unidentified crawling object'. Olympus TG-5, Olympus PT-58 housing, Olympus UFL-3 strobe. 1/100, f/14, ISO100.

Alexey Zaytsev: 'Birth of life'. Olympus TG-5, Olympus PT-58 housing, 2x Inon Z-240 strobes. 1/100, f/14, ISO100.

Novice category

Sue Harris: 'Blue spotted ribbon ray'. Canon G7X, Fantasea housing, wide angle lens, ambient light.

Sue Harris: 'Golden Rabbitfish'. Canon G7X, Fantasea housing, wide angle lens, ambient light.

Sarah Milicich: 'Inquisitive cod'. Canon SX280, Canon WP-DC49 housing, natural light. 1/400, f/3.5, ISO800

Sarah Milicich: 'Nudi grazing'. Canon SX280, Canon WP-DC49 housing, natural light. 1/500, f/3.5, ISO640

Sarah Milicich: 'Just hanging'. Canon SX280, Canon WP-DC49 housing, natural light. 1/200, f/23.5, ISO800

Stephen Hopkins: 'Butterfly of the ocean'. Canon EOS 5D MkIII, macro 100mm lens, Ikelite housing, 2x Ikelite DS-161 strobes. 1/200, f/16, ISO100

Stephen Hopkins: 'Giant Cuttlefish'. Canon EOS 5D MkIII, macro 100mm lens, Ikelite housing, 2x Ikelite DS-161 strobes. 1/200, f/16, ISO100

Stuart Loubser: 'Chromodoris Elizabethina'. Olympus TG-4, Ikelite housing.

Stuart Loubser: 'Lionfish'. Olympus TG-4, Ikelite housing.

Stuart Loubser: 'Nudibranch'. Olympus TG-4, Ikelite housing.

HIGHLY COMMENDED - Dan Westerkamp: 'Dancing with light'. Canon 7D MkII, Ikelite housing, Tokina 10-17mm, Natural light. 1/250, f/7, ISO125

Dan Westerkamp: 'Clownfish'. Canon 7D MkII, Ikelite housing, Tokina 10-17mm, Ikelite DS-125 strobe. 1/160, f/9, ISO320

Dan Westerkamp: 'Mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf'. Canon 7D MkII, Ikelite housing, Tokina 10-17mm, Natural light. 1/200, f/4, ISO100

WINNER - Danny Lee: 'Awestruck'. Canon G7 X MkII, Meikon Housing, Natural light. 1/1000, f/7.1, ISO400

Danny Lee: 'Torpedo'. Canon G16, Meikon Housing, Natural light. 1/250, f/2.8, ISO400

Danny Lee: 'Jungle'. Canon G7 X MkII, Meikon Housing, i-Torch Pro6+ video light. 1/100, f/3.5, ISO200

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