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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Marco Waagmeester

229 Entries Found: Page 1  of  9
Little porcelain crab on a sea pen.
Canon G9, D2000, 2xUCL165
Hypselodoris infucata nudibranch, Tulamben, Bali.
Canon G9, D2000, UCL165
shortlistedShortlisted!
Hinge-Break shrimp (R. durbanensis), Tulamben, Bali
Canon G9, D2000, UCL165
shortlistedShortlisted!
"Prayers at the sea"
Hindu priest bringing his early morning offerings and prayers at Sanur beach, Bali.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa), Bali Indonesia - (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Hairy Frogfish portrait - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Whip coral shrimp (Pontonides unciger) on Cirripathes sp. wire coral, Bali Indonesia - (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
Mantis Shrimp Eye (Odontodactylus scyllarus) - Batu Niti, Bali
As i was coming very close, it turned out that the shrimps punch couldn't break my Inon macro lens..
(Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
shortlistedShortlisted!
"A Beautiful Morning"
Sanur, the place where i live at 10 o'clock in the morning. In the far distance you can see the island Nusa Penida.
Panorama stitched from 3 brackets of 3 shots with different exposures (HDR) with Canon Powershot G9
shortlistedShortlisted!
Tanah Lot temple at sunset. HDR from 3 photographs (Nikon D300, Tokina 116 ATX)
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Google High Dynamic range if you want to give your landscapes some zing!
Happy/Healthy and Photo Rich 2010 To All At UWP!!
View over sea from the top of the cliffs at Bukit peninsula, south Bali. (Nikon D300, 5 merged exposures)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Hairy Squatlobster "Reanimated".
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
Winner Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
GET YOUR HAIRCUT!
Common Seahorse (Hippocampus taeniopterus) - Seraya, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Striped Triplefin (Helcogramma striatum) - Amed, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Close-up of a Marbled Shrimp (Saron marmoratus) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
The Great Barracuda of Tulamben, Bali (Sphyraena barracuda) - Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
"Clingy" the Crinoid Clingfish - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
"Neighbors" - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
Little Shrimp - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Blenny having a look at me.. - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Skeleton Shrimp (Caprella sp.) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
Flabellina Nudibranch (Latin name unknown), Seraya, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Octocorallia Polyps, Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Kanga Hypselodoris (Hypselodoris kanga) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

editor's comments

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We've seen shots of this species before but this is the best so far Marco
Eyes of a Spearing Mantis Shrimp, considered to be the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. It is said that those eyes have "hyperspectral colour vision" and can even register Ultra-violet and Infra-red light.. (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
Moray Eel with Cleaner Shrimp, Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Durban Hinge-beak Shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis), Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
229 Entries Found: Page 1  of  9