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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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Don't come closer or I kill ya ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Don't come closer or I kill ya ;-)
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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A close view to a sea-anemone. by Rico Besserdich
A close view to a sea-anemone.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Candy ? ( no, it's not a piece of candy....it's a sponge ... by Rico Besserdich
Candy ? ( no, it's not a piece of candy....it's a sponge !! )
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flying Flatworm by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Peacock-Worm ( sabella sabella ) closeup by Rico Besserdich
Peacock-Worm ( sabella sabella ) closeup
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Rockfish close-up. Mediterenean sea of Turkey. by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish close-up. Mediterenean sea of Turkey.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Double Trouble" ( 2 Flying Gurnards ) by Rico Besserdich
"Double Trouble" ( 2 Flying Gurnards )
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 29, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flatworm v/s Sea&Sea strobe arm ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Flatworm v/s Sea&Sea strobe arm ;-)
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Peacock-Worm closeup by Rico Besserdich
Peacock-Worm closeup
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hey, good lookin' :-)) by Rico Besserdich
Hey, good lookin' :-))
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Stone Shark. Made underwater during an arts festival in K... by Rico Besserdich
Stone Shark. Made underwater during an arts festival in Kas/Turkey.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Turtle with Pilot-Fish by Rico Besserdich
Turtle with Pilot-Fish
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Juvenile Squid in tight frame ( I followed Jackie C's adv... by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Squid in tight frame ( I followed Jackie C's advice..thanks, Jackie ).
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2010

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47 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Alone in the dark" . School of juvenile cave-sweepers ( ... by Rico Besserdich
"Alone in the dark" . School of juvenile cave-sweepers ( 3 cm. each ). F 19, 1/180 sc., ISO 200. CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20mm ( added a +4 close-up lens ), sea&sea strobes. Turkey, Mediteranean Sea.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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You have such beautiful eyes :-)) by Rico Besserdich
You have such beautiful eyes :-))
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Shrimp - CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, +2 diopter. by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp - CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, +2 diopter.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
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"At the end of the dive" CANON 40D with 10-20mm sigma len... by Rico Besserdich
"At the end of the dive" CANON 40D with 10-20mm sigma lens & magic filters ( no strobe ). Mediterenean sea of Turkey - Kas/Antalya, Divespot "Pidgin Island"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flying Gurnard. CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20mm. Mediterenea... by Rico Besserdich
Flying Gurnard. CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20mm. Mediterenean sea of Turkey.
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Shrimp ( 1,5 cm ) at night. CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens wi... by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp ( 1,5 cm ) at night. CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens with +4 diopter, 2 x sea&sea strobe. Turkey, mediterenean sea
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Leopard Sea-Slug. Turkey, Mediterenean by Rico Besserdich
Leopard Sea-Slug. Turkey, Mediterenean
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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freediving by Rico Besserdich
freediving
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date posted posted: Monday, October 18, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Group of bat-fishes are watchet by a snorcler ;-) CANON 4... by Rico Besserdich
Group of bat-fishes are watchet by a snorcler ;-) CANON 40d, 10-20mm Sigma lens, 6'' dome, no strobe.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 18, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Fireworm by Rico Besserdich
Fireworm
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Triton Shell ( Charonia tritonis ) by Rico Besserdich
Triton Shell ( Charonia tritonis )
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Diadem Sea-Urchin / Extreme Close-Up / 60mm makro lens wi... by Rico Besserdich
Diadem Sea-Urchin / Extreme Close-Up / 60mm makro lens with + 4 diopter, CANON 40D, Sea&Sea strobes.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Sea-Horse ( nightdive ) by Rico Besserdich
Sea-Horse ( nightdive )
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hermid crab by Rico Besserdich
Hermid crab
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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