We have decided to choose one of the 12 monthly images and award a Photo of the Year.  This year it so happens that December’s photo was selected by Kevin for the annual award.

Congratulations to David Von Schill who wins a $50 Dive 2000 Gift Certificate for this amazing shot of mating mandarinfish.

Kevin believes this is the best picture of an amorous mandarinfish he has seen.  Well done David, you have set a high standard for 2005.

David captured this great image of mating mandarinfish (Synchiropus splendidus) on a Sept 04 dive holiday to Tufi Resort in Papua New Guinea.  Can you believe that these guys were found on the ‘house reef’ just in front of the resort.

He likes to call it  “Was it good for you too!”

It was shot with his Nikon D100 with 105 lens in a Sea and Sea housing (1/100 sec at F20).