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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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348 Entries Found: Page 13  of  13

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Small Shrimp in nice surroundings. Olympus E330, 50mm ma... by Christian Nielsen
Small Shrimp in nice surroundings.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro and 2 Ikelite DS125
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Manta in close up. No cropping and photo taken with 8 mm ... by Christian Nielsen
Manta in close up. No cropping and photo taken with 8 mm fisheye so this friendly Manta came pretty close. Great experience. Hope you like the photo.
Olympus E330 with 2 Ikelite DS125
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Manta Rays having a meal i Habi Faru Lagoon, Maldives. So... by Christian Nielsen
Manta Rays having a meal i Habi Faru Lagoon, Maldives. So much plankton in the water that B/W was really the only option. Phoo converted in photoshop. You can see the plankton as small dark spots on their bellies.
Olymous E330 14-54mm natural light.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Swimming birds on deserted island in the Maldives. Olymp... by Christian Nielsen
Swimming birds on deserted island in the Maldives.
Olympus E330 14-54mm
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Colours of Komodo. I think this image very well illustra... by Christian Nielsen
Colours of Komodo.
I think this image very well illustrates why I like to dive. A new Nudibranch (to me) and a fantastic display of colour.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro and 1 Ikelite DS125 flash
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Stargazer shot on a Night dive in Komodo. Olympus E330, ... by Christian Nielsen
Stargazer shot on a Night dive in Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro and 1 Ikelite DS125
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Vibrant colours of Komodo. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 1 I... by Christian Nielsen
Vibrant colours of Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 1 Ikelite DS125
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Black beauty shot on Manta Point, Nusa Penida around full... by Christian Nielsen
Black beauty shot on Manta Point, Nusa Penida around full moon.
Olympus E330, 8mm Fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS 125
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 17, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Coral Grouper getting cleaned by small Wrasse. Olympus E... by Christian Nielsen
Coral Grouper getting cleaned by small Wrasse.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, Ikelite DS125
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Whaleshark got into the way for a photo of the Manta's :-... by Christian Nielsen
Whaleshark got into the way for a photo of the Manta's :-(. Photo taken on snorkel in natural light in Hanu Faru Lagoon in the Maldives. 14-54mm lens, Olympus E330.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 16, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Photo taken late afternoon with a low sun. The diver is m... by Christian Nielsen
Photo taken late afternoon with a low sun. The diver is my wife.
8mm Fisheye with 2 DS125 Ikelite Flash.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Spanish Dancer laying eggs on Manta Reef near Tofo in Moz... by Christian Nielsen
Spanish Dancer laying eggs on Manta Reef near Tofo in Mozambique. An impressive divesite with Manta Rays, Spanish Dancers (in daytime), frogfish and much more. Add to that some snorkeling with Whalesharks on the way.
35mm macro and DS125 Ikelite
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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I found it quite hard to focus on these small funny looki... by Christian Nielsen
I found it quite hard to focus on these small funny looking crabs. Somehow almost succeded. 50mm macro with single Ikelite DS125 Flash.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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I have had a wish to make a photo of a turtle descending ... by Christian Nielsen
I have had a wish to make a photo of a turtle descending after a breath of air. With a lot of fin kicking it somehow succeded. Here is the result. Taken with a 14-54mm lens and 2 Ikelite DS125.
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I like Nubranchs. Sometimes quite hard to find a good com... by Christian Nielsen
I like Nubranchs. Sometimes quite hard to find a good composition, but here I got lucky with a lot of negative space.
Photo taken with 35mm macro and twin DS 125 flash.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Got one shot at these Anemone fish in Gamat Bay, Nusa Pen... by Christian Nielsen
Got one shot at these Anemone fish in Gamat Bay, Nusa Penida, before the downcurrent went into force again. I consider myself lucky with just 1 shot at these rather lively fish. Glad for my fast 35mm macro lens.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Very pregnant (male) Pigmy Seahorse. Found on Cannibal Ro... by Christian Nielsen
Very pregnant (male) Pigmy Seahorse. Found on Cannibal Rock, Rinca Island, Komodo Nationalpark. 50mm macro with wet diopter (woodys) and 1 Ikelite DS125
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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My wife have a close look on a nice Hawksbill Turtle. Pho... by Christian Nielsen
My wife have a close look on a nice Hawksbill Turtle. Photo taken on Fishhead in the Ari Atoll, Maldives.
14-54mm with 1 flash.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 12, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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The big male Napoleon fish is a favourite of ours. This f... by Christian Nielsen
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.
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 11, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Photo shot in Hani Faru lagoon in the Baa Atoll (Maldives... by Christian Nielsen
Photo shot in Hani Faru lagoon in the Baa Atoll (Maldives). A fantastic experience with feeding Manta Rays and a few Whalesharks. Photo taken in natural light while snorkling. Quite a bit of Plankton, but thats why they were there :-)
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 11, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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We found this beauty in Horseshoe Bay, Rinca Island. It w... by Christian Nielsen
We found this beauty in Horseshoe Bay, Rinca Island. It was shot with a 50mm macro with 1 flash.
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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We found this little frogfish on 20 meters of water. A li... by Christian Nielsen
We found this little frogfish on 20 meters of water. A little patience a he was looking into the lens. A perfect subject for the 50mm macro lens.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Not a rare subject, but nevertheless I enjoy the beautifu... by Christian Nielsen
Not a rare subject, but nevertheless I enjoy the beautifull butterfly fish in the blue clear waters of the Red Sea. This photo was taken on an Emperor Liveaboard in June 2009. Not a bad checkdive
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date posted posted: Friday, October 9, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Manta Rays dancing on Manta Point, Nusa Penida off Bali. ... by Christian Nielsen
Manta Rays dancing on Manta Point, Nusa Penida off Bali. Photo taken in April 2009 around fullmoon with an 8 mm fisheye.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 9, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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