People Runner-up: Sam Hodge

A casual rest in-between dives on a gorgeous sunny day in South Florida allowed time to play around. Passengers on a boat snorkle and wiggle their toes in the calm ocean. Split photography capturing a scene above and below the water in a single image challenges the most professional of cameras and photographers alike. This was a tight image with no cropping and attention to topside colors alongside white balance and lighting below water had to be considered in manual mode.

Tech Specs: CAMERA: Canon 7D, FOCAL LENGTH: 10mm, SHUTTER SPEED: 1/160, LENS: Tokina 10-17mm, ISO: 200, APERTURE (F-STOP): f/16