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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Douglas Klug

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Healthy Growth. Kelp bladders growing. Shot with a Canon ... by Douglas Klug
Healthy Growth. Kelp bladders growing. Shot with a Canon Rebel T4i in Ike Housing with 100mm f/2.8 macro and dual ds51 strobes.
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common subject captured in a interesting way.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Bad Hair Day. A yellowfin Fringhead peers out of its tubu... by Douglas Klug
Bad Hair Day. A yellowfin Fringhead peers out of its tubular hole in the reef. Shot with a Canon Rebel T4i and 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 8, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Clear Water, Sun, and Color. A Garibaldi crosses over a b... by Douglas Klug
Clear Water, Sun, and Color. A Garibaldi crosses over a bright red gorgonian, under the sun's rays. Shot with a Canon Rebel T4i and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with dual DS-51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 18, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Moneymaker. A close-focus wide-angle shot of a red urchin... by Douglas Klug
Moneymaker. A close-focus wide-angle shot of a red urchin in the cool waters of the Channel Islands kelp forest. Shot with a canon rebel t4i and 10-22mm zoom in an Ikelite housing with dual ike ds51 strobes.
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Color on color. A hiltons nudibranch cruises across a spo... by Douglas Klug
Color on color. A hiltons nudibranch cruises across a sponge. Shot with canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in ikelite housing with dual ds51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Multi-Legged Freaks! A pygmy octopus is surrounded by les... by Douglas Klug
Multi-Legged Freaks! A pygmy octopus is surrounded by less-legged brittle stars. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing with a 60mm f/2.8 macro and dual ds-51 strobes.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Glowing on the reef. A spanish shawl nudibranch, common i... by Douglas Klug
Glowing on the reef. A spanish shawl nudibranch, common in california, can still make a brilliant image. Shot with a canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in an ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Tiny Dancer. A diver meets a pygmy octopus at Anacapa Isl... by Douglas Klug
Tiny Dancer. A diver meets a pygmy octopus at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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eye to eye. A junior diver has a close encounter with a t... by Douglas Klug
eye to eye. A junior diver has a close encounter with a tiny pygmy ocotpus. Shot with a Canon 300D and 100mm macro in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Camouflage. A tiny pygmy (aka California lilliput) octopu... by Douglas Klug
Camouflage. A tiny pygmy (aka California lilliput) octopus does its best to blend into a kelp leaf. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing, 100mm f/2.8 macro and dual DS51 strobes.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 17, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Periscopes 2. A pygmy octopus peeks out of an abandoned N... by Douglas Klug
Periscopes 2. A pygmy octopus peeks out of an abandoned Norris Top Snail shell. Shot with Canon 300D/100mm macro in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes from about 6 inches. No Crop to image.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Pulsing Encounter. This diver meets a purple striped jell... by Douglas Klug
Pulsing Encounter. This diver meets a purple striped jelly at Anacapa Island. Shot with a canon digital rebel in Ikelite Housing with 10-22mm zoom and dual ds51 strobes.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 6, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Flash of Gold. A Sarcastic Fringehead shows a hint of its... by Douglas Klug
Flash of Gold. A Sarcastic Fringehead shows a hint of its colorful warning flaps at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm macro in ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 14, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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The Long and Winding Road. A hermissinda nudibranch explo... by Douglas Klug
The Long and Winding Road. A hermissinda nudibranch explores the curves of a norris top snail shell. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 60mm macro in ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 18, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Close to civilization. Green Sea Turtles on the reef at H... by Douglas Klug
Close to civilization. Green Sea Turtles on the reef at Honokean Cove, Maui.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 7, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Frolic. A green sea turtle frolics in the surf while fora... by Douglas Klug
Frolic. A green sea turtle frolics in the surf while foraging for food in the shallows. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing. No Strobes.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 4, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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BFF. This green turtle greets a diver with Napili Point i... by Douglas Klug
BFF. This green turtle greets a diver with Napili Point in the background. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing without strobes.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Checking out the big world. A green turtle pokes its head... by Douglas Klug
Checking out the big world. A green turtle pokes its head out of the warm waters off Maui with the Naplili Point Resort in the background. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing. No strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 19, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Air Breathers. An 8 year old u/w photograher hopeful has ... by Douglas Klug
Air Breathers. An 8 year old u/w photograher hopeful has a close-up encounter with a Green Sea Turtle at the surface. Honokeana Bay, Maui. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel XT, 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing. No Strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 18, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Kelp Cathedral. A sunburst through the majestic kelp for... by Douglas Klug
Kelp Cathedral. A sunburst through the majestic kelp forest at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2011
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Squiggles. This small juvenile horn shark made a close p... by Douglas Klug
Squiggles. This small juvenile horn shark made a close pass at my camera lens as it fled. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 27, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Scouting Run. This California Sea Lion checks out the cam... by Douglas Klug
Scouting Run. This California Sea Lion checks out the camera while a raft of his friends hover on the surface above. Shot with a Canon digital rebel and 10-22 zoom in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2011
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sea Scape. This view of the reef at Anacapa Island includ... by Douglas Klug
Sea Scape. This view of the reef at Anacapa Island includes an ochre star set against the kelp forest on a clear day. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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simple but classic treatment of a cold water reef - colorful foreground shooting up the kelp to snell's window - works every time!
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Perfect Form. A Great White Shark displaying its evolutio... by Douglas Klug
Perfect Form. A Great White Shark displaying its evolutionary beauty. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 15mm fisheye in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Inspection Pass. A Great White comes up close for a peek.... by Douglas Klug
Inspection Pass. A Great White comes up close for a peek. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing and 10-22mm zoom in natural light.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Surface Sunlight Cruiser. A Great White Shark washed in s... by Douglas Klug
Surface Sunlight Cruiser. A Great White Shark washed in sunlight at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XT with Canon 15mm fisheye in Ikelite Housing. Dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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At Rest. Sea Horse shot close-focus wide angle with a Can... by Douglas Klug
At Rest. Sea Horse shot close-focus wide angle with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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