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Flatworm in
By Rico Besserdich
posted Friday, November 4, 2011
91 votes

Squid. Settings : F16, 1/160 sc. , ISO 100, 1 x Ikelite Ds125 strobe in TTL mode ( center spot measuring ) , 60mm EF-S makro lens on Canon 40D.
By Rico Besserdich
posted Saturday, May 28, 2011
87 votes

While I tried to capture a shot of these juvenile squids near to the diving platform, a curious guest is watching me and wonders what the heck I am doing there ;-) The lights on top are reflections of my strobe lights on water surface.
By Rico Besserdich
posted Wednesday, October 19, 2011
80 votes

Dakota C-47. That was a bit
By Rico Besserdich
posted Wednesday, November 9, 2011
77 votes

just for fun ;-)
By Rico Besserdich
posted Monday, October 10, 2011
73 votes

Patrol Boat 119 - I took this shot 13 minutes after this new shipwreck touched oceans ground. Lots of dirt & dust clouds....the ship's stern was totally covered by a sand cloud that time. Ambient light shot, converted to B/W.
By Rico Besserdich
posted Tuesday, June 28, 2011
71 votes


By Rico Besserdich
posted Saturday, October 8, 2011
70 votes

Vertigo :-)))
By Rico Besserdich
posted Thursday, June 9, 2011
69 votes

Pepper Muray Eel......I hear someone whispering in my ears
By Rico Besserdich
posted Tuesday, March 22, 2011
66 votes


By Rico Besserdich
posted Tuesday, August 16, 2011
65 votes
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crab at night ;-) by Rico Besserdich
crab at night ;-)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Dakota C-47 by Rico Besserdich
Dakota C-47

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Nice diagonal composition
55 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flying Flatworm. From my yesterday's night dive. F11, 1/8... by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm. From my yesterday's night dive. F11, 1/80 sc., ISO 200. Canon 40D with 60mm EF-S Canon makro lens, +2 dioptren closeup lens attached. 2 sea&sea 110alpha strobes ( manually set to 50% power ).....and 2 "tilly tec" torches ;-)
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Cornet-Fish Eye. From my yesterday's nightdive. Canon 40D... by Rico Besserdich
Cornet-Fish Eye. From my yesterday's nightdive. Canon 40D with 60mm makro lens & +2 diopter attached. F11, 1/80 sc., ISO 200. 2 x sea&sea ys110@ strobe ( set to 50% power ).
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Dakota C-47 in Kas/Antalya ( Republic of Turkey ). by Rico Besserdich
Dakota C-47 in Kas/Antalya ( Republic of Turkey ).
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Sunset pool shooting with snell's window : While I try to... by Rico Besserdich
Sunset pool shooting with snell's window : While I try to manage my exposure settings, the model rests on the pool's wall ;-)
48 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"model studies" - and : "yes", I wanted her to close her ... by Rico Besserdich
"model studies" - and : "yes", I wanted her to close her eyes ;-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Nightly "bubble games" at the pool ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Nightly "bubble games" at the pool ;-)
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date posted posted: Monday, August 1, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Low key shot in the pool ( at night ). The only lightsour... by Rico Besserdich
Low key shot in the pool ( at night ). The only lightsource was the pool-light. Pic converted to B/W
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 31, 2011
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Happy Feet" by Rico Besserdich
"Happy Feet"
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 31, 2011
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Pool reflections by Rico Besserdich
Pool reflections
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48 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 30, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Deep dive to a sunken italian bomber airplane from the 2n... by Rico Besserdich
Deep dive to a sunken italian bomber airplane from the 2nd world war.
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49 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Semi-closed Rebreather Diver by Rico Besserdich
Semi-closed Rebreather Diver
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Rebreather Toofer" ( 2 for the price of 1 ) ;-)))) by Rico Besserdich
"Rebreather Toofer" ( 2 for the price of 1 ) ;-))))
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date posted posted: Friday, July 22, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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I somehow liked the scene ;-) by Rico Besserdich
I somehow liked the scene ;-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Rebreather Diver by Rico Besserdich
Rebreather Diver
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 19, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79-I Sparviero . Italian airplane w... by Rico Besserdich
Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79-I Sparviero . Italian airplane wreck from 2nd world war. It rests now between the greek island Kastellorizo and the turkish town Kas. Quiet deep dive, photo was made in around 60 meters depht.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 17, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Darth Vader & his young apprentice" ;-)) by Rico Besserdich
"Darth Vader & his young apprentice" ;-))
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 14, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Rebreather Diver on his way back home ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Rebreather Diver on his way back home ;-)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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This is not "Darth Vader" underwater, this is my collegue... by Rico Besserdich
This is not "Darth Vader" underwater, this is my collegue Erol with his Rebreather ;-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Wreck of an Italian War-Aircraft ( Bomber ) of second wor... by Rico Besserdich
Wreck of an Italian War-Aircraft ( Bomber ) of second world war. 55-70 meters deep. This photos was token by me at 60 meters. I spended only a couple of minutes there....time flies quick down there ;-)
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date posted posted: Monday, July 11, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Exploring the new shipwreck SG 119, around 20 minutes aft... by Rico Besserdich
Exploring the new shipwreck SG 119, around 20 minutes after it touched ocean's ground. Still dirt clouds and bubbles around. Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20 ( on the 10mm end ), ambient light with usage of "magic filters".
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Another great shot of Rico's Wreck
60 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Live on air" - This small hermid crab seems to have a pr... by Rico Besserdich
"Live on air" - This small hermid crab seems to have a proper "antenna" to communicate with the outside world ;-))
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date posted posted: Monday, July 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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25th June 2011, Time : 13.47 . The last seconds of "life"... by Rico Besserdich
25th June 2011, Time : 13.47 . The last seconds of "life" of the patrol boat "119" . In the water : The technic team that helped to make the wreck sink. 20 seconds after this shot, I was diving as the very first one at this brand new wreck :-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2011
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Commando central and captain's seat of the coastguard pat... by Rico Besserdich
Commando central and captain's seat of the coastguard patrol boat 119. Magic filters only, no strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Exploring the "SG 119", 1 day after it sinked. Sigma 10-2... by Rico Besserdich
Exploring the "SG 119", 1 day after it sinked. Sigma 10-20 ( set to 10 mm ) with Magic Filters, Canon 40D.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Patrol Boat 119 - I took this shot 13 minutes after this ... by Rico Besserdich
Patrol Boat 119 - I took this shot 13 minutes after this new shipwreck touched oceans ground. Lots of dirt & dust clouds....the ship's stern was totally covered by a sand cloud that time. Ambient light shot, converted to B/W.
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this not only breaks the record for shooting a wreck so soon after shooting it's also a super composition - but then you'd expect that from Rico!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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