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Just got home from a week in the Bahamas; did a shark dive with Stuart's Cove! Oddly enough this picture was taken on the first dive...during the safety stop. Couldn't wait to post. Canon G7, Single Sea and Sea YS27DX (full)
By Stephen Holinski
posted Monday, September 8, 2008
40 votes

Peacock Mantis Shrimp. Canon G10, 2x INON UCL165, Sea and Sea Strobes
By Stephen Holinski
posted Tuesday, May 26, 2009
35 votes

Mating Nudi's. Found in Anilao. Big Nudi's couldn't quite fit the frame with 2x Inon UCL165 closeup lenses (may have been 1 only for this shot, I am forgetting)! Dual sea and sea strobes.
By Stephen Holinski
posted Tuesday, July 7, 2009
32 votes

Black, White, and....Red! Photoshopped. Natural Light photo of Red Snapper (?) on the Great Barrier Reef. Turned the background black and white - I like how it turned out :) Can see a videographer and potato cod below.
By Stephen Holinski
posted Saturday, February 16, 2008
29 votes

Now this is a DRAGON. Original taken with a Canon A630, then put through CS3....and lots was done!
By Stephen Holinski
posted Wednesday, October 1, 2008
29 votes

Pair of Flamingo Tongues. Canon G7, Sea and Sea Ys27DX
By Stephen Holinski
posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008
28 votes

Massive Bull Kelp in New Zealand. Canon A630
By Stephen Holinski
posted Tuesday, September 30, 2008
28 votes

White Sea Horse in Anilao. Canon G10, Dual Inon UCL165 lenses, dual Sea and sea strobes
By Stephen Holinski
posted Wednesday, July 15, 2009
28 votes

Attack! Decorator crab unhappy with my camera lens! Canon G7, Sea and Sea YS27DX Strobe (single). Victoria, British COlumbia, Canada.
By Stephen Holinski
posted Saturday, August 30, 2008
27 votes

Blue Spotted Stingray, original photo taken with Canon G7 (no strobe) and then photoshopped the background black and white.
By Stephen Holinski
posted Friday, February 22, 2008
26 votes
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Whaleshark, Western Australia. Taken with a Canon A630 a... by Stephen Holinski
Whaleshark, Western Australia. Taken with a Canon A630 and Natural Light....then 'played with' through photoshop to get this result.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 24, 2008
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Australia
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Leafy Sea Dragon. Was lucky enough to find one, took 40 ... by Stephen Holinski
Leafy Sea Dragon. Was lucky enough to find one, took 40 minutes and with the horrid visibility i didn't get many good shots...but nonethless i'm happy with it.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Austria
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Bubble Coral on the pier under the sun. Rapid Bay Jetty,... by Stephen Holinski
Bubble Coral on the pier under the sun. Rapid Bay Jetty, S. Australia...although the highlight was the Leafy Sea Dragon
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Clownfish...who looks like a sadd? or maybe angry? Clown.... by Stephen Holinski
Clownfish...who looks like a sadd? or maybe angry? Clown. Sitting in his little home. Taken at Southwest Rocks, Australia with a Canon A630, built-in flash.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Weedy Sea Dragon on a dive at Bondi Beach, Sydney Austral... by Stephen Holinski
Weedy Sea Dragon on a dive at Bondi Beach, Sydney Australia. Amazing little critter. Abosolutely my favorite thing to see underwater.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Two Ghost Pipefish, Gold Coast Seaway, Australia by Stephen Holinski
Two Ghost Pipefish,
Gold Coast Seaway, Australia
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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More Weight Please! Diving in Milford Sound, New Zealand... by Stephen Holinski
More Weight Please! Diving in Milford Sound, New Zealand. Was unsure whether to list this as diver's or above water...
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 17, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: New Zealand
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Jellyfish Closeup, near surface. Taken while snorkling o... by Stephen Holinski
Jellyfish Closeup, near surface. Taken while snorkling on Stewart Island in New Zealand. Canon A630, built-in flash...although I can't recall if it went off!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: New Zealand
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Colorful Love. Poor Knights diving in New Zealand, taken... by Stephen Holinski
Colorful Love. Poor Knights diving in New Zealand, taken with a Canon A630 and built-in flash.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: New Zealand
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Nice Nudibranch in the Poor Knights area of New Zealand. ... by Stephen Holinski
Nice Nudibranch in the Poor Knights area of New Zealand. Canon Powershot A630, built-in flash.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: New Zealand
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Moray and Sponge on top of the Rainbow Warrior wreck in N... by Stephen Holinski
Moray and Sponge on top of the Rainbow Warrior wreck in New Zealand, taken with a Canon A630, and built-in flash.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 13, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: New Zealand
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Big....Baby! Whaleshark. About 3m long, and had probably... by Stephen Holinski
Big....Baby! Whaleshark. About 3m long, and had probably never seen divers. Came close to inspect us. No strobe, No flash. Taken at Ningaloo Reef, W. AUS.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 10, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Australia
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After a hard days diving. Taken at our dive resort on Ko... by Stephen Holinski
After a hard days diving. Taken at our dive resort on Ko Phi Phi, Thailand.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 8, 2007
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Thailand
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Face of a Dragon; Weedy Sea Dragon, taken in Bondi Beach,... by Stephen Holinski
Face of a Dragon; Weedy Sea Dragon, taken in Bondi Beach, Sydney. Canon A630, no strobe.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 7, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Well-hidden Scorpionfish by Stephen Holinski
Well-hidden Scorpionfish
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date posted posted: Monday, December 3, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Australia
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'Flying' Lionfish. Taken with Canon G7, no strobe. by Stephen Holinski
'Flying' Lionfish. Taken with Canon G7, no strobe.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 2, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Thailand
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To date the most amazing thing I have been priveleged eno... by Stephen Holinski
To date the most amazing thing I have been priveleged enough to see underwater. Leafy Sea Dragon at Rapid Bay Jetty, S. AUS. Juvenile, hence the more yellow, vibrant, color.
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 1, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Lionfish shot, little guy swam away from me then decided ... by Stephen Holinski
Lionfish shot, little guy swam away from me then decided to stop here.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 30, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Thailand
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Bubble Coral and some resident fish swimming about. Take... by Stephen Holinski
Bubble Coral and some resident fish swimming about. Taken with a Canon G7, no strobe.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Thailand
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First Shot on the Great Barrier Reef. Taken with a Powers... by Stephen Holinski
First Shot on the Great Barrier Reef. Taken with a Powershot A630.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 27, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Australia
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Ready for a pickup. In Milford Sound, New Zealand w/ the... by Stephen Holinski
Ready for a pickup. In Milford Sound, New Zealand w/ the mile high cliffs on both sides. Taken with Powershot A630. No strobe.
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Editor's Comment
Now here's something different - before digital we'd all finish our film before getting to the surface!
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 22, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: New Zealand
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Looking Out by Stephen Holinski
Looking Out
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Australia
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Jelly passing along at the start of a dive. by Stephen Holinski
Jelly passing along at the start of a dive.
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date posted posted: Monday, November 19, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Jason's Nudibranch, peering over into the cargo hold of t... by Stephen Holinski
Jason's Nudibranch, peering over into the cargo hold of the Rainbow Warrior in New Zealand. Taken with Canon A630 (built-in flash)
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 17, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: New Zealand
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Soft Corals looking out from a swim-through. Taken with ... by Stephen Holinski
Soft Corals looking out from a swim-through. Taken with a Canon G7 (no strobe)
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 21, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Thailand
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Flat Worm, just after landing. Taken with Canon G7. by Stephen Holinski
Flat Worm, just after landing. Taken with Canon G7.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 15, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Thailand
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Anemone Crab by Stephen Holinski
Anemone Crab
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 13, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Thailand
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