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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Antonio Venturelli

523 Entries Found: Page 3  of  20
Nudibranch Phyllidia varicosa. Photo taken in Goa, India. December_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f11,iso100)
Close up of a beautiful Elysia ornata flatworm with its typical translucent greenish-yellow color dotted with black & white and the broad parapodia each bordered by an orange band and a black margin_Goa_Dec 2023
(Canon100, 1/200,f18,iso100)
With the poor vis, everything seems brown. You can't imagine that the right lighting allows to discover otherwise invisible details. Like in this close-up of a hermit crab photographed a few mt deep in the sea of Goa_2023
(Canon100, 1/200,f14,i.100)
Marine flatworms are often very little creatures, easy to spot when diving and, if you have a good macro lens, you can well focus on them as I tried in this photo taken in Goa, India_2023
(Canon100, 1/200,f16,iso100)
Eye detail of a flathead fish found hidden under the sand during a diving in Goa. Once identified, it can be photographed without problems thanks to its peaceful nature & the belief that it will not be discovered!_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f13,i.100)
Flabellina rubrolineata_Goa_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso100)
Elysia ornata_Goa_India_Dec 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f18, iso100)
Phyllidia varicosa. Found singly or in pairs on coral and rocky reefs amongst sand and rubble areas, at depths of 1 to 30m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.
This specimen measured about 5cm_Dec 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f11,iso100)
Coryphellina rubrolineata_2023
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso100)
Pilgrim Hervia_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
Flabellina _Aug 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f16,iso160)
Trypterigion tripteronotum photographed just a few meters deep. Nobody looks at it because there are so many of them, but it has its own particular charm and colours!_Oct 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f16,iso100)
A macro photo on a black background of a beautiful Flabellina photographed in the sea of ​​Casteldaccia, Sicily_Sept 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso160)
Lamprohaminoea ovalis, a very small mollusc ( not a nudibranch) with beautiful colors, which entered the Mediterranean from the Red Sea and is rapidly expanding_Oct 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f10,iso100)
Bavosa cervina_Sicily Oct 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f9,iso100)
Cratena nudibranch_Sicily, Oct 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
Trypterigion tripteronotum is named peperoncino in Italy because its red color during reproductive period, with a black head . Normally the color is brown-green with lighter vertical bands like this photo _Oct 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f11,iso100)
Cratena nudibranch_Casteldaccia Sea_Sicily_Oct 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Parablennius zvonimiri( Bavosa cervina)_2023
( Canon100, 1/200, f8,iso100)
Flabellina affinis_2023
(Canon100, 1/250,f14,iso100)
Flabellina affinis_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
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Pair of Cratena nudibranchs_2023
(Canon100, 1/200,f/20,iso160)
Parablennius p. usually live in shallow waters, spending their time with body in ravines and head alert &curious to observe the environment. For this reason they are excellent shooting subjects for macro uw photos.
(Canon 100,1/200,f13,iso100)
Peperoncino fish ( Trypterigion tripteronotus)_2023
(Canon100,,1/200,f10,iso100)
Cratena peregrina nudibranch _Sicilian Sea_Oct 2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f16,iso100)
A Flabellina Affinis nudibranch stands up tall as if roaring for the camera. Macro lenses can create such radical perspectives with these little subjects! Taken in September 2023
(Canon 100,1/200,f14,iso160)
An individual of Lamprohaminoea ovalis photographed at ~15 mt depth_ La Formica dive site_Casteldaccia,Sicily_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f10,iso100)
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