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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Christian Nielsen

348 Entries Found: Page 7  of  13
Batfish on cleaning station. I like the mouth. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes. Photo shot in Tulamben.
Close-up of the blue ribbon eel in the Tulamben area. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
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Dangerous job being a cleaner shrimp in this environment, or maybe not. Honeycomb moray in Seraya, Bali. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2 Ikelite DS 125 strobes.
I wanted a shot of a pigmy looking into the camera and here it is. Pigmy number 2 was an added bonus. Olympus e330, 50 mm macro, nexus wetlens, 2 ikelite DS125 strobes. Divesite: Alam Anda in Tulamben.
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Nice nudibranch near Padang Bai. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
This friendly cuttlefish was laying eggs in the coral. It was interested in the domeport and came quite close. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
A little different manta shot. I like the way it shows the size of the animal. A truly great encounter. Manta Point, Nusa Penida. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
Mola mola getting cleaned i Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
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Cuttlefish with my guide Wayan. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.

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always good to show some diver/critter ineration Christian
I am not sure about the name of this shell, but quite spectacular. Olympus E330, 8 mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
Mola mola with my divemaster. Big boy (the fish). Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes. Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida
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look at the size of that one Christian!
Mola mola in Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida today. Great experience. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
Friendly manta ray on Manta Point, Nusa Penida today. One out of 3 :-)
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
Anemonefish with bluewater background. Housereef Lembongan. Olympus E330, 50mm macro and 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
Clouded Moray found on the Housereef on Lembongan. Image taken with Olympus E330, 50mm Macro and 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
Banded Seasnake in Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida. Olympus E330, 8mm Fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
Manta Ray with divers on a great dive with World Diving on Manta Point, Nusa Penida.
Safety in numbers
Big shoal of roncadores in the beautiful waters of Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, natural light.
Tiger Moray
Wonder the pain it must be to close that mouth !!
Palm Mar Cave, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
Rock colours
An otherwise barren rock turns out to be very colourful in the light og the flash. The diver is my wife on the Atlantis divesite, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, Ikelite DS125 strobe
Cuttlefish among the rocks
Palm Mar, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
Impressive set of teeth!!!
Friendly Tiger Moray on Palm Mar Cave, Tenerife
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe
Green Turtle in the descend.
Photo shot on El Puertito, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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Tigermoray, manipulated
Cropped and different filters i PS.
Atlantis
One of the splendid volcanic rockformations and my wife as a model on the divesite called Atlantis on Tenerife. Would have liked to have used two strobes on this photo.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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Bubble collision !!
The turtle actually liked bubbles and ate them. Maybe then it didn't have to go up for air.
El Puertito, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
This is not a night dive !
I wanted to make the beautiful patterns and colours stand out, so I chose to make the background black.
Photo shot on El Puertito, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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