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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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Friendly octopus posing. Photo shot on Palm Mar divesite... by Christian Nielsen
Friendly octopus posing.
Photo shot on Palm Mar divesite, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Nudibranch in Tenerife. I like the colours of this one ... by Christian Nielsen
Nudibranch in Tenerife.
I like the colours of this one and the flash also shows the colours on the otherwise barren rock. Unfortunately I hadn't the macro lens on, so the image is not pinsharp. Hope that you like it anyway.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Take off ! Another friendly green turtle with a friendly... by Christian Nielsen
Take off !
Another friendly green turtle with a friendly diver on El Puertito, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 14, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Dangerzone !!! Fiercelooking animals. However the homo s... by Christian Nielsen
Dangerzone !!!
Fiercelooking animals. However the homo sapiens is probably the more fearsome.
Animals shot in Egypt, Tenerife, Indonesia and the Maldives. The diver is my wife (not fearsome :-) ). The background is Palm Mar cave on Tenerife.
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Christian gets this Month's Photoshop Hotshot
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2010
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Spain
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Mr Wrinkle, He came close, so even with the 14 mm, he qu... by Christian Nielsen
Mr Wrinkle,
He came close, so even with the 14 mm, he quite fill out the frame. El Puertito, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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36 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Peek-a-boo. Seahorse hiding on the divesite, El Puertito... by Christian Nielsen
Peek-a-boo.
Seahorse hiding on the divesite, El Puertito, Tenerife. There was a yellow one rather close. I'll put that on another day. A little challenging to shoot with the 14-54 mm, but I think it went ok.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, Ikelite DS125.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Like crystal (tiger moray). The impressive set of teeth ... by Christian Nielsen
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.
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Green turtle on the descend. My aim was to catch the tur... by Christian Nielsen
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.
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Virgin del Carmen The statue was put down in the ocean f... by Christian Nielsen
Virgin del Carmen
The statue was put down in the ocean for protection of the fishermen. The diver is my wife. Photo shot on the Palm Mar Cave divesite in Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Palm Mar cave. Inside the entrance of Palm Mar cave. A b... by Christian Nielsen
Palm Mar cave.
Inside the entrance of Palm Mar cave. A beautiful divesite with lots of stuff to entertain you,including the fierce looking tiger moray. The cross is a grim reminder of the unfortunate dives having lost their lives exploring the Cave.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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I am scared of me !!!!!!!!!!!! I think that this Tiger M... by Christian Nielsen
I am scared of me !!!!!!!!!!!!
I think that this Tiger Moray has a very amusing expression. Maybe it comes from closing his mouth with that set of teeth.
Photo shot on Palm Mar Cave, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 5, 2010
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Tenerife under and above the surface. A try with a over/... by Christian Nielsen
Tenerife under and above the surface.
A try with a over/under shot on snorkel. Photo is taken at Punta Teno, the very North Western point of the Island. The coastline is the beautiful cliffs of Los Gigantes. It is really worth a visit.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 4, 2010
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Close to the dome ! Another friendly green turtle on the... by Christian Nielsen
Close to the dome !
Another friendly green turtle on the El Puertito divesite on Tenerife. It came very close, so the strobe didn't lighten up the eyes. But I kind of like it anyway.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Big octopus and my wife Nice dive on the Palm Mar divesi... by Christian Nielsen
Big octopus and my wife
Nice dive on the Palm Mar divesite, Tenerife
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Green Turtle One of the extremely friendly green turtles... by Christian Nielsen
Green Turtle
One of the extremely friendly green turtles in El Puertito Bay on Tenerife. A must do dive if you visit the island. They will come close :-)
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 1, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Tiger Moray I wonder how he/she closes his/her mouth !!!... by Christian Nielsen
Tiger Moray
I wonder how he/she closes his/her mouth !!!
Shot on Tenerife, Palm Mar Cave.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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It looks a bit like a scarey glove puppet!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 31, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Hermit crab. Quite a few details on this fellow. Olympu... by Christian Nielsen
Hermit crab.
Quite a few details on this fellow.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Anemone Olympus E330, 50mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 s... by Christian Nielsen
Anemone
Olympus E330, 50mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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School of snapper on Elphinstone Reef. Olympus E330, 14-... by Christian Nielsen
School of snapper on Elphinstone Reef.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 10, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Eye of a Crocodile (fish) A common subject but never the... by Christian Nielsen
Eye of a Crocodile (fish)
A common subject but never the less quite a nice subject.
Another treasure in Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Crocodilefish on Crystal Rock, Komodo. Olympus E330, 14-... by Christian Nielsen
Crocodilefish on Crystal Rock, Komodo.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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The world is round !!!!!!!!!!! View of the jetty on Daed... by Christian Nielsen
The world is round !!!!!!!!!!!
View of the jetty on Daedalus Reef from the light house. A fantastic divesite.
Olympus E330 and 8mm fisheye.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 30, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Looking. Hawksbill Turtle and my wife on Daedalus Reef. ... by Christian Nielsen
Looking.
Hawksbill Turtle and my wife on Daedalus Reef.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 25, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Happy divers and hopefully also the Manta Ray. Photo sho... by Christian Nielsen
Happy divers and hopefully also the Manta Ray.
Photo shot on Manta Point, Nusa Penida.
Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 25, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Merry Christmas to everyone. Since joining I have enjoyed... by Christian Nielsen
Merry Christmas to everyone. Since joining I have enjoyed many hours watching your work and getting inspired :-)
All fish from Komodo. Christmas tree from Bali.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2009
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Watch out where you put your finger !!!!!!!!!!!!! Well c... by Christian Nielsen
Watch out where you put your finger !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well camouflaged Scorpion Fish in Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Pegasus. Another one of the amazing inhabitants of the K... by Christian Nielsen
Pegasus.
Another one of the amazing inhabitants of the Komodo National Park.
Olympus E330, 50 mm macro, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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