2008-2009 Onboard Photo Competition Finalists | Great Competition Photo Underwater Barrier

Liveaboard Scuba Diving on the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea

  • Home
  • Prices
  • Contact Us
  • Reef Reports
  • Expeditions
    • 3 Nights - Fly Dive Cod Hole
    • 4 Nights - Fly Dive Coral Sea
    • 7 Nights - Coral Sea Safari
    • Minke Whale Expeditions
    • Extraordinary Expeditions
    • Great White Shark Expedition
  • Specials
  • Diving Information
    • Dive Procedures and Equipment Rental
    • Courses
    • Photo Services
    • Rebreather Service
  • About Us
    • Critter Feature
    • The Mike Ball Difference
    • Mike Ball Fact File
    • Environment Research and Monitoring Programs and Associations
  • Destination Guide
    • Travel Tips
    • Cairns Destination Guide
      • Cairns Accommodation
      • Hot Air Ballooning
      • White-Water Rafting
      • Skyrail - Rainforest Cableway
      • DIY - Cairns
      • Cape Tribulation and Daintree Rainforest
      • Australian Outback
      • Cultural
    • Sydney Destination Guide
    • Suggested Itineraries
      • Best of Downunder
      • Xtreme Package
      • Minke Whale Eco Adventure
  • News & Gallery
    • News
      • And The Winner Is... Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Announces 2008/2009 Onboard Photo Competition Winner
      • Australian Geographic 7 Night Minke Whale Expedition
      • Australian Geographic Expedition Round-up
      • Australian Geographic Society - Minke Whale Expedition
      • Cairns Underwater Photography Competition
      • Coming of Age – Trevor Jackson - Rebreather Diving on Mike Ball Dive Expeditions
      • Conneticut to the Coral Sea
      • Coral Sea Expedition with Mike Ball, Ty Sawyer and Dr Alistair Birtles
      • Critter Feature
      • Encountering Mutual Respect– Viarne Mischon
      • Environmental Policy in Action
      • First Minke Whale of the Year Sighted
      • Frog Dive Group Trip Report
      • International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame
      • Japan's Largest Dive School Visits Great Barrier Reef
      • Merry Christmas from the Team at Mike Ball Dive Expeditions
      • Mike's Travels
      • Mike Ball Dive Expeditions announced as a "Fodor's Choice" Travel Experience
      • Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Gains Advanced Ecotourism Certification
      • Minke Whale Competition Finalists
      • November Shark Expedition
      • Photo of the Year Winner Announced
      • Shark Revolution Dives the Coral Sea
      • To Feed or Not To Feed
      • Underwater Australasia Video Competition
      • Underwater Channel features Mike Ball at Dive 2009
      • Win A Minke Whale Expedition with Barry Andrewartha and Mike Ball
      • Winner - Australia's Best Dive Experience Award!
      • New Website Goes Live!!
      • TDI / SDI and Mike Ball Dive Expeditions
      • 35th World Festival of Underwater Films
    • Video
      • Guest Video from August 2009 Coral Sea Expedition
      • Spring on Mike Ball Dive Expeditions (September-November)
      • Spoilsport Dive Liveaboard Minke Whale and Coral Sea Expedition
    • Photo Gallery
      • Damien Siviero Photo Gallery
      • Featured Underwater Photographer - Gary Brennand
      • Featured Underwater Photographer - Troy Mayne
      • Minke Whale Season 2010
      • NEW - Ty Sawyer Photo Gallery
      • Photo of the Year Competition 2009-2010
      • Shark Expedition 2009 - WWF and Eye to Eye Encounters
      • Shark Revolution
      • Vessel Images
      • MinkeWhale Season 2009
      • 2008-2009 Onboard Photo Competition Finalists
    • Newsletters
  • Vessel
    • Vessel Overview
    • Vessel Layout
    • Vessel Specifications
    • Menu
  • Employment
    • Expedition Volunteer - Further Information
  • Agent Inquiries
  • Links
  • Site Map

2008-2009 Onboard Photo Competition Finalists

Each Mike Ball Dive Expedition an onboard photo competition is run.  The three placegetters from each expedition have their images displayed on the expedition's Reef Report page, with the month's finalists being printed in our "This Month on the Great Barrier Reef" feature in Dive Log.  2008-2009 saw some amazing images taken...in this gallery we have selected the very best of this year's guest photos. 

Pygmy Seahorse - Aaron Smith| Barrier Underwater Competition Great Photo
Pygmy Seahorse - Aaron Smith
Pygmy Seahorse - Aaron Smith| Barrier Underwater Competition Great Photo

Pygmy Seahorse - Aaron Smith

Hairy Ghost Pipefish | Great Competition Barrier Photo Underwater
Hairy Ghost Pipefish
Hairy Ghost Pipefish | Great Competition Barrier Photo Underwater

Hairy Ghost Pipefish

Photographed by Regan Steelman
Great Barracuda (aka Barracuda)| Competition Photo Underwater Great Barrier
Great Barracuda (aka Barracuda)
Great Barracuda (aka Barracuda)| Competition Photo Underwater Great Barrier

Great Barracuda (aka Barracuda)

Photographed by Brent Iverson
 Spinecheek Clownfish| Great Competition Underwater Barrier Photo
Spinecheek Clownfish
 Spinecheek Clownfish| Great Competition Underwater Barrier Photo

Spinecheek Clownfish

Photographed by Alistair Pollock
Pair of shrimps| Barrier Underwater Great Competition Photo
Pair of shrimps
Pair of shrimps| Barrier Underwater Great Competition Photo

Pair of shrimps

Photographed by Andrew Thurwell
Grey Reef Shark| Underwater Photo Great Competition Barrier
Grey Reef Shark
Grey Reef Shark| Underwater Photo Great Competition Barrier

Grey Reef Shark

Photographed by Adam Stein
Pygmy Seahorses| Photo Competition Underwater Great Barrier
Pygmy Seahorses
Pygmy Seahorses| Photo Competition Underwater Great Barrier

Pygmy Seahorses

Photographed by Damien Silvero
Dwarf Minke Whale| Photo Great Barrier Competition Underwater
Dwarf Minke Whale
Dwarf Minke Whale| Photo Great Barrier Competition Underwater

Dwarf Minke Whale

Photographed by Alisha Olson
Gobie on Whip Coral| Great Photo Underwater Competition Barrier
Gobie on Whip Coral
Gobie on Whip Coral| Great Photo Underwater Competition Barrier

Gobie on Whip Coral

Photographed by Glen Lawyer
Titan Triggerfish| Barrier Great Underwater Photo Competition
Titan Triggerfish
Titan Triggerfish| Barrier Great Underwater Photo Competition

Titan Triggerfish

Photographed by Liz Allwood
Turtle and Jellyfish| Underwater Competition Great Photo Barrier
Turtle and Jellyfish
Turtle and Jellyfish| Underwater Competition Great Photo Barrier

Turtle and Jellyfish

Photographed by Pete Atkinson
Hairy Ghost Pipefish| Barrier Competition Underwater Photo Great
Hairy Ghost Pipefish
Hairy Ghost Pipefish| Barrier Competition Underwater Photo Great

Hairy Ghost Pipefish

Photographed by Hiroko Miyayama
Pygmy Seahorse| Underwater Barrier Photo Competition Great
Pygmy Seahorse
Pygmy Seahorse| Underwater Barrier Photo Competition Great

Pygmy Seahorse

Photographed by Steffen Binke
Manta Ray| Photo Barrier Great Underwater Competition
Manta Ray
Manta Ray| Photo Barrier Great Underwater Competition

Manta Ray

Photographed by Brian Greenfield
Frog Fish| Photo Underwater Barrier Competition Great
Frog Fish
Frog Fish| Photo Underwater Barrier Competition Great

Frog Fish

Photographed by Alison Smith
Yawning Gobie| Competition Underwater Photo Barrier Great
Yawning Gobie
Yawning Gobie| Competition Underwater Photo Barrier Great

Yawning Gobie

Photographed by Aaron Smith
Ornate Ghostpipefish| Competition Barrier Great Photo Underwater
Ornate Ghostpipefish
Ornate Ghostpipefish| Competition Barrier Great Photo Underwater

Ornate Ghostpipefish

Photographed by Sam Roberts
Pipefish| Photo Barrier Great Underwater Competition
Pipefish
Pipefish| Photo Barrier Great Underwater Competition

Pipefish

Photographed by Stephen Colquitt
Clownfish| Competition Great Photo Underwater Barrier
Clownfish
Clownfish| Competition Great Photo Underwater Barrier

Clownfish

Photographed by Todd Winner
Loggerhead Turtle| Photo Underwater Barrier Great Competition
Loggerhead Turtle
Loggerhead Turtle| Photo Underwater Barrier Great Competition

Loggerhead Turtle

Photographed by Xanthe Rivett
Rhinoceros Shrimp| Photo Underwater Great Competition Barrier
Rhinoceros Shrimp
Rhinoceros Shrimp| Photo Underwater Great Competition Barrier

Rhinoceros Shrimp

Photographed by Aaron Smith
Clownfish| Great Barrier Underwater Competition Photo
Clownfish
Clownfish| Great Barrier Underwater Competition Photo

Clownfish

Photographed by Damien Silvero
Spoilsport| Barrier Underwater Photo Competition Great
Spoilsport
Spoilsport| Barrier Underwater Photo Competition Great

Spoilsport

Photographed by Harue Osuga
Flatworm| Barrier Great Competition Underwater Photo
Flatworm
Flatworm| Barrier Great Competition Underwater Photo

Flatworm

Photographed by Peter Gallap
Fire Dartfish| Competition Underwater Great Barrier Photo
Fire Dartfish
Fire Dartfish| Competition Underwater Great Barrier Photo

Fire Dartfish

Photographed by Todd Winner
Potato Cod| Competition Photo Great Underwater Barrier
Potato Cod
Potato Cod| Competition Photo Great Underwater Barrier

Potato Cod

Photographed by Todd Winner
Turtle | Competition Barrier Photo Great Underwater
Turtle
Turtle | Competition Barrier Photo Great Underwater

Turtle

Photgraphed by Alison Smith
Turtle | Barrier Competition Photo Great Underwater
Turtle
Turtle | Barrier Competition Photo Great Underwater

Turtle

Photographed by Damien Silvero
  • 3 Nights - Fly Dive Cod Hole
  • 4 Nights - Fly Dive Coral Sea
  • 7 Nights - Coral Sea Safari
  • Minke Whale Expeditions
  • Extraordinary Expeditions
  • Great White Shark Expedition
© Copyright 2009 Mike Ball Dive Expeditions | website by Visual Obsession | Site Map