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shots taken bodies of water with no salt e.g. in lakes, streams, pools, rivers i.e NOT the Sea!
Entrance of a cave in the Cele river in France.
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Divespot "Posse", Valle Verzasca
Diving in the River Verzasca. Switzerland
Gola del Lupo, River "Maggia"
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Famous Bridge Ponte dei Salti over the Verzasca River in Switzerland.
"Washing machine" at the beginning of the divespot Misura. River Verzasca.
Driftdiving in a river
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Behind the waterfall in the river
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A couple of red eye damselflies is putting eggs under water.
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Wheels of fortune
Red eyed damselflies. A very rare moment, the damselflies are putting their eggs under water. Normally only the female is doing it, but this time also the male was under water. The silver color is due to air that is trapped on the body of the damsels
Pike meets human. Taken in the Netherlands.
Pike in action!
Selfie with my favorite pike
Cute Silurus glanis
Selfie with a beautiful pike
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Tench, a very shy fish.
Mini Pike in Heider Bergsee
going down the first pit (Buèges spring, Occitany, France)
Fish in a freshwaterlake in the sun.
A red eared turtle. Officially not living in my country, but when people free their pets, they can live here. They don't get progeny here. This turtle is only seen about twice a year, it is really shy.
This picture is taken during an icedive in summer in Lago Sassolo. Down in the valley it can be 25 degrees C and the water at 2200m high is only 3 degrees C.
An picture taken from under ice of a skater. Never seen such clear ice before.
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Freshwater snails are not as colourful as others slugs but are still one of my favourite motives. April and Mai have been a wonderful time to see them in the shallow water of the Bodensee.
Diving in the channels of Amsterdam. Normally diving forbidden, but we got a special permit. It was a nice experience to see the Dutch capital from under water. This gives a complete different picture of where Amsterdam is famous for.
Aveze spring (France)
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Minediving Nuttlar Germany
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2022

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