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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Christian Loader

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juvenile Cuttlefish at Mabul, Borneo. Olympus SP-350, s... by Christian Loader
juvenile Cuttlefish at Mabul, Borneo.
Olympus SP-350, single Inon strobe, Inon macro lens.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Long-nose Hawkfish at Mabul, Borneo. Olympus SP-350, sing... by Christian Loader
Long-nose Hawkfish at Mabul, Borneo. Olympus SP-350, single inon strobe. Zoom blur on Photoshop.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 23, 2008
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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the Four Seasons Explorer liveaboard in the Maldives N... by Christian Loader
the Four Seasons Explorer liveaboard in the Maldives
Nikon D300.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 22, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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''do i have to go up?'' by Christian Loader
''do i have to go up?''
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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My reflection in a swimming pool. Olympus sp-350, inon f... by Christian Loader
My reflection in a swimming pool. Olympus sp-350, inon fisheye lens, natural light.
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 7, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Whale Shark silhouette. Maamigili, Ari Atoll, Maldives. ... by Christian Loader
Whale Shark silhouette. Maamigili, Ari Atoll, Maldives. Olympus sp-350, inon fisheye lens, natural light.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 6, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A WHALE SHARK BREATHING!?!? hhhhmmmmm Photo taken at ... by Christian Loader
A WHALE SHARK BREATHING!?!? hhhhmmmmm
Photo taken at Maamagili, Ari Atoll, Maldives.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 5, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Seaplane coming in to land at the resort i work at. Landa... by Christian Loader
Seaplane coming in to land at the resort i work at. Landaa Giraavaru, Baa Atoll, Maldives.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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almost invisible transparent Sea Spider. On a night dive ... by Christian Loader
almost invisible transparent Sea Spider. On a night dive near Semporna, Borneo. I don't know how i managed to find it, i think it found me instead.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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divers at Landaa Giraavaru by Christian Loader
divers at Landaa Giraavaru
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 31, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Common Lionfish - juvenile . Baa Atoll, Maldives. by Christian Loader
Common Lionfish - juvenile . Baa Atoll, Maldives.
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date posted posted: Friday, May 30, 2008
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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olympus sp-350, inon fisheye lens, natural light. by Christian Loader
olympus sp-350, inon fisheye lens, natural light.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Porcelain Crab in Anemone. - at Koimalaa Corner, Baa Atol... by Christian Loader
Porcelain Crab in Anemone. - at Koimalaa Corner, Baa Atoll, Maldives.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Leaf Scorpionfish - at Dhonfanu Reef, Baa Atoll, Maldives... by Christian Loader
Leaf Scorpionfish - at Dhonfanu Reef, Baa Atoll, Maldives.
Olympus SP-350, Inon D2000 strobe.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Regal Angelfish - at Koimalaa Corner, Baa Atoll. Olymp... by Christian Loader
Regal Angelfish - at Koimalaa Corner, Baa Atoll.
Olympus sp-350, Inon d2000 strobe.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Comet Fish - in a small cave at Milaidhoo, Baa Atoll. Thi... by Christian Loader
Comet Fish - in a small cave at Milaidhoo, Baa Atoll. This fish is incredibly shy, and it took me 10mins and lots of stings from crinoids in the cave to get this shot, but it was worth it. This fish apparently mimics a White-Spotted Moray.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Soft Coral Crab - on the house reef at the resort. This l... by Christian Loader
Soft Coral Crab - on the house reef at the resort. This little crab had attached the large piece of soft coral to its head the previous day which my friend Adam observed and shot with his camera. Learn something new everyday: Crab's have hairstyles!
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date posted posted: Friday, February 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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bubble ring and sunburst - under the jetty at the Four Se... by Christian Loader
bubble ring and sunburst - under the jetty at the Four Seasons resort in the Maldives where i work
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 10, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Seagrass Filefish - near Semporna, Sabah, Borneo. May 2007. by Christian Loader
Seagrass Filefish - near Semporna, Sabah, Borneo. May 2007.
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date posted posted: Friday, February 8, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Striped Eel Catfish - saying hello to my camera on a nigh... by Christian Loader
Striped Eel Catfish - saying hello to my camera on a night dive in Semporna, Sabah, Borneo. August 2007.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 7, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Clark's Anemonefish eggs - fully developed. They hatched ... by Christian Loader
Clark's Anemonefish eggs - fully developed. They hatched later the same day. Maldives - January 2008.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Tomato Anemonefish - Komodo National Park, Indonesia - Ju... by Christian Loader
Tomato Anemonefish - Komodo National Park, Indonesia - June 2007
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Sargassum Anglerfish - Maldives, December 2007. by Christian Loader
Sargassum Anglerfish - Maldives, December 2007.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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juvenile Common Lionfish by Christian Loader
juvenile Common Lionfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Giant Frogfish at Seaventures, Mabul Island, Borneo by Christian Loader
Giant Frogfish at Seaventures, Mabul Island, Borneo
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Immaculate Pufferfish - under the jetty at Air Batang on ... by Christian Loader
Immaculate Pufferfish - under the jetty at Air Batang on Tioman Island. April 2007.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Malaysia
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White-Eyed Moray Eel At Paradise2, Mabul island, Sabah. by Christian Loader
White-Eyed Moray Eel
At Paradise2, Mabul island, Sabah.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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