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The sky is the limit. Coral reaches dramatically towards the surface. Sealife DC600 with redfilter. postprocessing with photoshop.
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Wednesday, September 5, 2012
16 votes

Goliath grouper playing peek-a-boo with some goatfish.
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Tuesday, September 4, 2012
14 votes

The famous school of Bohar snappers at Ras Mohammed. I succeeded to get right in the middle of this humongous group. Sealife DC600 (so even with compact, you can get great pics) photoshop, auto-level/color/contrast
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Monday, August 20, 2012
13 votes

Olympus Pen1 with Magic Filter. (Undulate) triggerfish swimming in about 12m (40ft) water on the reefs of the Maldives.
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Wednesday, August 15, 2012
11 votes

Full frame Clownfish. Different take on the usual subject.
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Thursday, August 23, 2012
11 votes

Kite Runner
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Wednesday, August 22, 2012
10 votes

Lemon shark on the prowl
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Friday, August 24, 2012
9 votes

Humongous brain coral at Tobago. Due to strong currents (sometimes as fast as 2 knots) it is virtually impossible to wait for that perfect shot where all the divers line up. Rather pleased with the
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Tuesday, September 11, 2012
9 votes

Rather pleased with the result, but can anybody tell me what kind of fish this is? Thnx :)
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Sunday, August 26, 2012
8 votes

Never knew remoras could get so big!
By Erik Van Doesburg
posted Monday, September 3, 2012
8 votes
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17 Entries Found
Humongous brain coral at Tobago. Due to strong currents (... by Erik Van Doesburg
Humongous brain coral at Tobago. Due to strong currents (sometimes as fast as 2 knots) it is virtually impossible to wait for that perfect shot where all the divers line up. Rather pleased with the
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Trinidad and Tobago
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Grey reef shark surrounded by triggerfish by Erik Van Doesburg
Grey reef shark surrounded by triggerfish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 9, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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Green turtle by Erik Van Doesburg
Green turtle
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 8, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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To crown a droplet by Erik Van Doesburg
To crown a droplet
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 7, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Netherlands
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Largest brain coral in the western hemisphere - Coral Gar... by Erik Van Doesburg
Largest brain coral in the western hemisphere - Coral Gardens, Speyside, Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 6, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Trinidad and Tobago
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The sky is the limit. Coral reaches dramatically towards ... by Erik Van Doesburg
The sky is the limit. Coral reaches dramatically towards the surface.
Sealife DC600 with redfilter. postprocessing with photoshop.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Goliath grouper playing peek-a-boo with some goatfish. by Erik Van Doesburg
Goliath grouper playing peek-a-boo with some goatfish.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 4, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Never knew remoras could get so big! by Erik Van Doesburg
Never knew remoras could get so big!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 3, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Eye of the hawk by Erik Van Doesburg
Eye of the hawk
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 27, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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Rather pleased with the result, but can anybody tell me w... by Erik Van Doesburg
Rather pleased with the result, but can anybody tell me what kind of fish this is? Thnx smile
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 26, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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Lemon shark on the prowl by Erik Van Doesburg
Lemon shark on the prowl
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 24, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Full frame Clownfish. Different take on the usual subject. by Erik Van Doesburg
Full frame Clownfish. Different take on the usual subject.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 23, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Kite Runner by Erik Van Doesburg
Kite Runner
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 22, 2012
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indonesia
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Always wanted to capture a fish yawning and finally succe... by Erik Van Doesburg
Always wanted to capture a fish yawning and finally succeeded!
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2012
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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The famous school of Bohar snappers at Ras Mohammed. I su... by Erik Van Doesburg
The famous school of Bohar snappers at Ras Mohammed. I succeeded to get right in the middle of this humongous group.
Sealife DC600 (so even with compact, you can get great pics) photoshop, auto-level/color/contrast
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 20, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Many people see the underwaterworld as an alien place. Wi... by Erik Van Doesburg
Many people see the underwaterworld as an alien place. With this silhouet the diver comes across as a sinister "War of the worlds-like" preying on an innocent puffer fish.
Nikon D100, Ikelite housing, 1 strobe, Photoshop auto-color/levels/contrast
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 19, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Olympus Pen1 with Magic Filter. (Undulate) triggerfish sw... by Erik Van Doesburg
Olympus Pen1 with Magic Filter. (Undulate) triggerfish swimming in about 12m (40ft) water on the reefs of the Maldives.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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17 Entries Found