Nature's Best Ocean Views 2010 Winners Announced

The winners of Nature's Best Ocean Views competition have been announced, but we will have to wait until the print magazine ships later this month to see the winning images.  The Ocean Views is considered one of the most prestigous contests for undrewater/ocean photographers. 29 photos have been selected as winners or highly honored amongst the more than 10,000 that were entered. 

Among the list is a lot of familiar names on the list, including three of the DPG Monthly Contest judges - Yeang Ch'ng, Keri Wilk (7th Place) and Jeff De Guzman ( Highly Honored).  Here is the full list of winners, congratulations everyone! (2nd place),

Winners:
First Place: Bryce Flynn (Humpback Whale)
Second Place: Yeang Ch’ng (Great Barracuda)
Third Place: Eduardo Acevedo (Glasseye Snapper)
Fourth Place: Jason Bradley (Leatherback Sea Turtle & Diver at Sunset)
Fifth Place: Steffen Binke (Dwarf Minke Whale)
Sixth Place: Peter Lik (Kilauea Volcano)
Seventh Place: Keri Wilk (Flying Fish)
Eighth Place: Alan Zipp (Polar Bears)

Highly Honored (in alphabetical order):
Enrique Aguirre (Grey Seal)
David Becker (Cannon Beach & Sunset)
Stephen Belcher (Red Crab Migration)
Pedro Carrillo-Montero (Green turtle)
Phillip Colla (Adélie Penguins)
Jeffrey de Guzman (Blue-veined Octopus)
Karen Doody (Surfer)
Aaron Feinberg (Crashing Wave)
Michael Gallagher (Parrotfish)
James Galletto (Black Skimmer)
David Henshaw (Blue Ribbon Eel)
Noam Kortler (Thorny Seahorses)
Nuno Sá (Tern and Sea Turtle)
Andrew Sallmon (Atlantic Spotted Dolphins)
Deborah Smrekar (Giant Pacific Manta Ray)
Alan Studley (Hammerhead Shark)
John Sylvester (Icebergs at Notre Dame Bay)
Gustav W. Verderber (Blood Star & Barnacles)
Charles Viggers (Squid at Sunset Reef)