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Arun Madisetti Profile

Arun Madisetti

I am from Dominica
Member since: Thursday, December 11, 2003
Born young, I began swimming from the age of 3. snorkeling at 5 and diving at 16 and never looked back. Got a Minolta Weathermatic as a present on completing the dive course and imploded it a year later. I've been published in several magazines; some with articles, some without, brochures, fliers, on the web, and some coffee table books. I was the first person from the Caribbean to be showcased at the Hamasat in Taif Saudi Arabia.
Current underwater camera system is now an Ikelite D7200 housing with Inon z220 strobe and D2000 slaves (i'm an Inon Ambassador). I have been a scuba instructor since 1988 first with BS-AC in the UK then switched to PADI. A postgrad marine biologist for longer.
I suppose sperm Whale images are my "thing", its how I make my living as a stills or assistant cameraman . I am a director of Images Dominica with business partner Simon Walsh.
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7355 point member


My Portfolio

  Sperm Whales are incredibly social entities very tactile each presence. taken under permit presence
  Baby Leatherback turtle making its way sea. sea
  Ocellated Frogfish being invisible
  taken under government issued permit
  Adult escort. Calves are looked after members family unit. taken under permit escort unit
  Physalia

My Contest Stats

I have 390 entries in the photo contest
Latest Entries...
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entered (Last month)
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entered Sunday, September 22, 2024
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entered Thursday, September 12, 2024


CategoryNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)911212
Freshwater1322917
Macro - Close-Up545179
Macro - not swimming3035911
Macro - Nudibranchia188
Macro - Super macro11717
Macro - swimming12929
Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)1015515
Topside (above water but marine related)6482812
Wide Angle - Close Focus1118216
Wide Angle - Divers2540816
Wide Angle - Marine Life4459613
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)127189214
totals 390533213
Seas I have divedNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
unspecified2238517
Atlantic3217
Atlantic (North American coastal)35317
Caribbean Sea354475313
Gulf Of Mexico155
Irish Sea23316
Pacific11111
Red Sea47117
totals 390533213
Countries I have visitedNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
Dominica376513113
Egypt47117
Palau22412
United Kingdom23316
United States67312
totals 390533213

My Forum Posts

I have 31 forum posts

Recent Forum posts...
the little guy
Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
thistlegorm
Posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
too small
Posted: Monday, August 13, 2012


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