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Rhinopias posing. Rhino Rocks, Komodo. Olympus E330, 50mm Macro, Single Ikelite DS125 Strobe
By Christian Nielsen
posted Wednesday, November 11, 2009
47 votes

At the dentist. Seraya, Bali. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Sunday, February 27, 2011
45 votes

Touching the dome. Very curious green turtle in El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Saturday, February 12, 2011
44 votes

Green turtles, El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Sunday, May 29, 2011
41 votes

Green turtle on the descend. My aim was to catch the turtle after a breath of air. I really like the patterns on this animal. Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Monday, February 8, 2010
40 votes

Like crystal (tiger moray). The impressive set of teeth reminds me of crystal. The lightning is on purpose by lightning close-up very much from one side. Creating a coming out of shadow effect. Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Tuesday, February 9, 2010
40 votes

Crowded !!! 2 pigmy seahorses near Tulamben. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, nexus wetlens, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Sunday, November 21, 2010
40 votes

The big male Napoleon fish is a favourite of ours. This friendly male came very close on Little Brother in Egypt. The dives is my wife. Photo taken with 14-54mm lens and twin flash.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Sunday, October 11, 2009
39 votes

Beautiful manta at
By Christian Nielsen
posted Monday, March 5, 2012
38 votes

Flying into Snell's. My green turtlefriend from El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
By Christian Nielsen
posted Sunday, March 6, 2011
37 votes
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Who is watching who ? Another great encounter with numera... by Christian Nielsen
Who is watching who ? Another great encounter with numerable whitetip reef sharks at Roca Partida.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 13, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Dolphins close at Roca Partida, wrong lens, should have u... by Christian Nielsen
Dolphins close at Roca Partida, wrong lens, should have used 8mm fisheye in stead of 14 mm. They got very close and are rather big :-)
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 11, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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I like the pattern of the shark skin. Must be seen in big... by Christian Nielsen
I like the pattern of the shark skin. Must be seen in big format. Fortunately the shark was a kind shark :-)
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date posted posted: Friday, February 10, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Galapagos and silvertip sharks at Roca Partida. by Christian Nielsen
Galapagos and silvertip sharks at Roca Partida.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 9, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Clarion angel fish. Find these in the Socorro Islands, an... by Christian Nielsen
Clarion angel fish. Find these in the Socorro Islands, and the manta's are close. The only fish cleaning manta's in this area.
San Benedicto Island, the boiler
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Watching in awe. Manta and its companions, Cabo Pearce, S... by Christian Nielsen
Watching in awe. Manta and its companions, Cabo Pearce, Socorro Island.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Who is watching who ? I took place on the balcony on Roca... by Christian Nielsen
Who is watching who ? I took place on the balcony on Roca Partida beside the sharks and made the shot, from the sharks perspective. Happy they were docile sharks.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Black manta with accompanying remora's. The boiler, San B... by Christian Nielsen
Black manta with accompanying remora's. The boiler, San Benedicto Island. A very special place :-)
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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My wife and a friendly manta in silhouette. The Boiler, S... by Christian Nielsen
My wife and a friendly manta in silhouette. The Boiler, San Benedicto Island.
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Big trevally on the fantasttic divesite, the boiler, San ... by Christian Nielsen
Big trevally on the fantasttic divesite, the boiler, San Benedicto Island.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Image shot on San Benedicto Island, Socorro. Fantastic di... by Christian Nielsen
Image shot on San Benedicto Island, Socorro. Fantastic diving with friendly manta's. This was a shot that I planned from home (getting a bit above). Turned out to be rather difficult (light, visibility, composition). Well here is the result.
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Sealions in silhouette. Very difficult conditions for pho... by Christian Nielsen
Sealions in silhouette. Very difficult conditions for photography, but I somehow like this result.
Lands End, Cabo San Lucas
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Mola mola and happy diver in Crystal Bay. Olympus E330, 8... by Christian Nielsen
Mola mola and happy diver in Crystal Bay. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye and 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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To me, it is always a pleasure to see the beautiful lionf... by Christian Nielsen
To me, it is always a pleasure to see the beautiful lionfish on a dive.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I think this is the Banggai cardinal fish, which is suppo... by Christian Nielsen
I think this is the Banggai cardinal fish, which is supposed to be endemic to Sulawesi. However these were found in Secret Bay on Bali.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Green turtles, El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm f... by Christian Nielsen
Green turtles, El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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41 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 29, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Beautiful coral in the north west of Bali. Olympus E330, ... by Christian Nielsen
Beautiful coral in the north west of Bali. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Healthy green turtle above the volcanic sand, El Puertito... by Christian Nielsen
Healthy green turtle above the volcanic sand, El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Flying into Snell's. My green turtlefriend from El Puerti... by Christian Nielsen
Flying into Snell's. My green turtlefriend from El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 6, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Top predator. One of my best dives. Spent 55 minutes with... by Christian Nielsen
Top predator. One of my best dives. Spent 55 minutes with 3 of these amazing animals at Daedalus Reef in 5 meters depth. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Flying in. Friendly green turtle, my wife and diveguide a... by Christian Nielsen
Flying in. Friendly green turtle, my wife and diveguide at El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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At the dentist. Seraya, Bali. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2... by Christian Nielsen
At the dentist. Seraya, Bali. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
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Editor's Comment
one of a couple of nice cleaner shots this month
45 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Just showing the image with the diver putting a hand on t... by Christian Nielsen
Just showing the image with the diver putting a hand on the turtle belly could give an politically wrong image. We literally had to (gently) push the turtles away from time to time. The turtles didn't seem to mind. El Puertito, Tenerife.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Fireworm. I think this format kind of fitted the subject.... by Christian Nielsen
Fireworm. I think this format kind of fitted the subject. Olympus E330, 35mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Touching the dome. Very curious green turtle in El Puerti... by Christian Nielsen
Touching the dome. Very curious green turtle in El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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a non-diver might think this is a giant turtle judging by the diver but we know the scale is misleading due to wide angle lens perspective distortion
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Lost in the crowds. Big school of roncadores in Tenerife.... by Christian Nielsen
Lost in the crowds. Big school of roncadores in Tenerife. Olympus E330, 35mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Close-up of whiteeyed moray on the great divesite Palm Ma... by Christian Nielsen
Close-up of whiteeyed moray on the great divesite Palm Mar Cave, Tenerife. I used a big aperture to play a bit with DOF. Olympus E330, 35mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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