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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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Ok...one more for the road :-)) tiny hermid crab resting... by Rico Besserdich
Ok...one more for the road :-))
tiny hermid crab resting on an old & rusty anchor chain.
60mm makro lens with +4 closeup filter.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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This small cavecleaner shrimp was only 1,5 cm small...so ... by Rico Besserdich
This small cavecleaner shrimp was only 1,5 cm small...so I hope that's the right category.
Ok, that's my last submission for 2010. Happy to be part of the great community. Best wishes & a big hug to all of you !!
Rico
23.12.2010
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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My camera sees more than my eye ;-) Loved the colours an... by Rico Besserdich
My camera sees more than my eye ;-)
Loved the colours and structures of this small blenny :-)
Merry christmas to ya all !!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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giant triton close-up by Rico Besserdich
giant triton close-up
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Fire Corals. Natural light only ( using magic filters ). ... by Rico Besserdich
Fire Corals. Natural light only ( using magic filters ). Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Croc-Fish Eye by Rico Besserdich
Croc-Fish Eye
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Men at work" - Blue spotted stingray searching for food ;-) by Rico Besserdich
"Men at work" - Blue spotted stingray searching for food ;-)
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Blue spotted stingray & female freediver with uw camera. ... by Rico Besserdich
Blue spotted stingray & female freediver with uw camera. Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - November 2010. CANON 40D with SIGMA 10-20mm, "magic filters" ( no strobe light ).
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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classic..... by Rico Besserdich
classic.....
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Anthias & Coral by Rico Besserdich
Anthias & Coral
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rebreather Diver & wreckage by Rico Besserdich
Rebreather Diver & wreckage
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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pipefish by Rico Besserdich
pipefish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Muray Eel by Rico Besserdich
Muray Eel
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Home sweet home ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Home sweet home ;-)
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I am coming after you ;-) by Rico Besserdich
I am coming after you ;-)
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 13, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile Squid with blue sky and some clouds as backgroun... by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Squid with blue sky and some clouds as background ( I was swimming below the squid and pointed the lens to sky direction ). This is an improved version of my "skydiver" series.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Abstract view of an hard-coral with the sunlight playing ... by Rico Besserdich
Abstract view of an hard-coral with the sunlight playing on it's structure :-)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Another clownfish and his anemone ;-) They are very popu... by Rico Besserdich
Another clownfish and his anemone ;-)
They are very popular uw models and I feel like I can't just pass by without taking a picture :-))
Sharm el sheikh, Egypt. CANON 40D with CANON EF-S 60mm Makro, 2 Sea&Sea strobes.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Snake ? Eeel ? Snake-Eel !!!! by Rico Besserdich
Snake ? Eeel ? Snake-Eel !!!!
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Anemone - A real beauty of the night. Sharm El Sheikh, Eg... by Rico Besserdich
Anemone - A real beauty of the night. Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - November 2010
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I am hungry !!! by Rico Besserdich
I am hungry !!!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
It pays to fill the frame. Rico has elevated an ordinary moray shot to a great moray shot by a tight crop
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Lionfish closeup by Rico Besserdich
Lionfish closeup
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A sunny afternoon at the reef. CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20... by Rico Besserdich
A sunny afternoon at the reef. CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20mm lens & "magic filters" ( no strobe ). Na'ama Bay, Egypt - Red Sea
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Interaction" - At the end of a long snorcling uw photo s... by Rico Besserdich
"Interaction" - At the end of a long snorcling uw photo session, this lionfish appeared in just 60 cm deep water. 1,5 hours of PS work on this pic since the entire scene was covered with dust & sand particles. I hope, that's the right category ;-)
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A freediving photographer. CANON 40D, Sigma 10mm, no stro... by Rico Besserdich
A freediving photographer. CANON 40D, Sigma 10mm, no strobes. Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Classic coral/diver scene. Dedicated to the 70year old ge... by Rico Besserdich
Classic coral/diver scene. Dedicated to the 70year old german lady who got killed by a shark in Sharm El Sheikh yesterday - my thoughts are with her family.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 6, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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FreeDiver by Rico Besserdich
FreeDiver
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 6, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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