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Peoples' Vote
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Rico Besserdich
posted Friday, November 4, 2011
91 votes
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Rico Besserdich
posted Saturday, May 28, 2011
87 votes
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posted Wednesday, October 19, 2011
80 votes
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posted Wednesday, November 9, 2011
77 votes
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posted Monday, October 10, 2011
73 votes
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posted Tuesday, June 28, 2011
71 votes
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posted Saturday, October 8, 2011
70 votes
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posted Thursday, June 9, 2011
69 votes
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posted Tuesday, March 22, 2011
66 votes
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posted Tuesday, August 16, 2011
65 votes
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Phyllangia colony
34 Votes
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
category:
Macro - not swimming
location:
Mediterranean Sea
Turkey
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Panorama shot of a Douglas C-47 ( Dakota ) in Bodrum/Turkey.
47 Votes
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
category:
Wide Angle - Wrecks
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Aegean Sea
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over/under panorama shot : City of Izmir
41 Votes
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Monday, July 23, 2012
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The city of Izmir. Over/under shot during night with the water lighten up by my strobes.
31 Votes
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
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Can't believe that it was ME shooting a clownfish ;-)) But his anemone a small as the palm of my hand and the clownfish itself was around 3 cm. small only...so I couldn't stop myself ;-) Made with a Tokina 10-17 ( at the 17 mm end )
29 Votes
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Monday, July 2, 2012
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Wide Angle - Marine Life
location:
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The dirty water of the lagoon in Izmir/Turkey appears yellow when lightened with strobes. Over/Under shot from my actual project, made after sunset ;-)
32 Votes
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
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over/under from the muddy shallow waters of a saltwater lagoon here in my hometown Izmir / Turkey )
38 Votes
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Monday, June 25, 2012
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My entry number 500 !!!! A "spinning" shot of a fire-coral. This is an uncropped & un-edited photo.....the small "gimmick" is here that the center of the spin is not the center of the frame...surprise, surprise ;-))
33 Votes
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
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Wide Angle - Marine Life
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"Jelly Reflections"
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
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One jellyfish is fine....but hundreds ??
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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"Through the lens" - This limitation of my ( small ) domeport came with a nice effect ;-)
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Panorama shot of the "Fiddle Garden" in Sharm El Sheikh/Egypt. 3 photos merged together into one. Ambient light only, no tripod.
29 Votes
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Saturday, June 2, 2012
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Spinning shot of a soft-coral. CANON 40D with Tokina 10-17 & 2 x Sea&Sea YS110@ . f/22, 1/6 s, ISO 200. No altering, no photoshop..all done underwater ;-)
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Monday, May 28, 2012
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...just a boat ;-)
42 Votes
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Friday, April 6, 2012
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Topside (above water but marine related)
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"Ready to rumble" ;-)
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
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Macro - Close-Up
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A small fishermen's harbour ( during night ). long exposure shot.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Fishing boats during night. Bulb shot ( 30 sec. exposure ). Canon 7D, f/9, 10mm, ISO 100
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
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Closeup of an phylangia colony
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Monday, February 27, 2012
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"Candyman" A closeup shot of a tube-sponge.
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Monday, February 27, 2012
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"nightly encounter in b/w"
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
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a uw flight over the seagras ;-)
29 Votes
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Monday, February 20, 2012
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2 cm. small guardian shrimp that lives inside a "pina nobilis" clam. It took a hell of a time....One dive = one photo ;-)
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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"Bright Eyes" . portrait of an 2 cm small Blenny. 60mm makro lens with +10 diopter attached.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
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Juvenile Sepia ( 5 cm small )
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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pool shot
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Friday, February 3, 2012
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"Better do not release the beast" :-))
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Monday, January 23, 2012
category:
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
location:
Red Sea
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Wish, the Klingons would check my portfolio ;-) Some of my recent photos, displayed on an klingonian starship interface screen. Meant just as a small "salt in the soup" for the "photoshopped" category ;-)
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Monday, January 16, 2012
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