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Mantis Shrimp captured using High Definition Video Camera
By Pawel Achtel
posted Saturday, December 14, 2002
6 votes

Australian Pelican wins with American Pelican in the beauty contest hands (wings) down. Interestingly, this magnificent sea bird is unable to dive (unless assisted by a shark or a crocodile). Picture taken in South Australia with Canon EOS 10D, 300mm
By Pawel Achtel
posted Wednesday, April 20, 2005
6 votes

Australian Pelican at magic hour, Southern Australia, Canon EOS-10D, 200mm
By Pawel Achtel
posted Monday, May 2, 2005
4 votes

Taken in Sydney with a Sony HDCAM high definition video camera and ~1000W movie lighting system. Interesting feeding action.
By Pawel Achtel
posted Thursday, April 14, 2005
3 votes

Female Australian sea lion filmed with Sony HDCAM high definition video camera using a rebreather. This graceful animal, although completely wild and not used to people, started performing a spectacle of twists and rolls trying to show off.
By Pawel Achtel
posted Friday, April 15, 2005
3 votes

Female weedy seadragon filmed with HDCAM high definition video camera around Sydney, Australia. The picture was not colour corrected in any way.
By Pawel Achtel
posted Sunday, April 17, 2005
3 votes

School of juvenile stripped catfish filmed with Sony HDCAM high definition camera in Sydney, Australia.
By Pawel Achtel
posted Saturday, April 16, 2005
2 votes

Frame from HDCAM footage taken in Raja Ampat Is., Western Papua.
By Pawel Achtel
posted Wednesday, April 27, 2005
2 votes

Man of the Sea
Canon EOS-10D, 300mm
By Pawel Achtel
posted Saturday, April 30, 2005
2 votes

White Xmas
Taken with Sony HDCAM, GBR, Australia
By Pawel Achtel
posted Saturday, April 23, 2005
1 votes
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18 Entries Found
Tanken in Raja Ampat, Western Papua, with Sony HDCAM high definition camera
Australian Pelican at magic hour, Southern Australia, Canon EOS-10D, 200mm

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Nice fit in the frame!
Pacific Seagul, distance to subject: ~1m (3ft)!
Canon EOS 10D, 200mm
Man of the Sea
Canon EOS-10D, 300mm
Coral Sea, frame from HDCAM footage.
Coral Sea, frame from HDCAM high definition footage.
Frame from HDCAM footage taken in Raja Ampat Is., Western Papua.
Taken in Raja Ampat Islands, Western Papua, with Sony HDCAM.
Soft Coral, Coral Sea, Australia. Taken with HDCAM high def video camera.
LSD in front of the the higest diversity of kelp and algae in the world, Kangaroo Is., Australia, rebreather dive (to allow the time to find the little guy), picture is a frame from Sony HDCAM (high definition video), 1000W custom-made lighting.
White Xmas
Taken with Sony HDCAM, GBR, Australia
Australian Pelican wins with American Pelican in the beauty contest hands (wings) down. Interestingly, this magnificent sea bird is unable to dive (unless assisted by a shark or a crocodile). Picture taken in South Australia with Canon EOS 10D, 300mm
Tube anemone filmed at Raja Ampat Islands, Western Papua. The picture is a frame from HDCAM high definition video camera.
Female weedy seadragon filmed with HDCAM high definition video camera around Sydney, Australia. The picture was not colour corrected in any way.
School of juvenile stripped catfish filmed with Sony HDCAM high definition camera in Sydney, Australia.
Female Australian sea lion filmed with Sony HDCAM high definition video camera using a rebreather. This graceful animal, although completely wild and not used to people, started performing a spectacle of twists and rolls trying to show off.
Taken in Sydney with a Sony HDCAM high definition video camera and ~1000W movie lighting system. Interesting feeding action.
Mantis Shrimp captured using High Definition Video Camera
 
 
 
18 Entries Found