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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Douglas Klug

159 Entries Found: Page 1  of  6
Dental hygiene. A demonstration of symbiosis on Anacapa Island's reefs in the Channel Islands National Park. This is a California moray and its attendant red-rock shrimp.
Color. A Spanish Shawl nudibranch brightens the reefs at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon t4i and 100mm f/2.8 lens in Ike housing with dual DS51 strobes.
Crowned. Black dorid nudibranch's like this have been a rare find in years past at Anacapa Island. This year there are literally dozens of them. Shot with a Canon t4i and 100mm f/2.8 in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
Golden Spots. This California blue doris nudibranch is a signature species for southern California's Channel Islands. Shot with a canon t4i in Ike housing with a snooted DS 51 strobe and 100mm f/2.8 macro lens.
Sunburst Over A California Reef. The clear winter water and bright sun at Anacapa Island in the Channel Islands National Park. Shot with a Canon T4i and 10-22mm in an Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
Gliding Over The Reef. I caught this California Bat Ray as it soared just over the reef by lying quietly in its path until it came to me. Shot with a Canon T4i and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
California Kelp Forest Color. This Spanish Shawl nudibranch glows out of the darkness. The nudibranch is lit with a snoot using a Canon T4i with 100mm macro and a snooted DS51 strobe.
Safety in the Spines. This tiny juvenile garibaldi is a colorful, cold-water damselfish that will someday grow into one of the largest damselfish species found anywhere.
Arc. A tiny, stripped juvenile trumpet fish poses for the camera. Shot with a Canon T4i and 100mm f/2.8 macro in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
glowing on the kelp A rare Santa Barbara Janulos nudibranch crawls across a thick leaf off kelp. Shot with Canon t4i an 100mm f/2.8 lens using Ike Housing and dual DS51 strobes.
The eyes have it. A ubiquitous Spanish shawl nudibranch on the reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with Canon T4i an 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
Perfectly poised trio. California sea lions frolic in the blue water at the Channel Islands. Shot with Canon 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing using dual DS51 strobes.
Best friends. Sea lions frolic together at Anacapa island. Taken with a Canon T4i and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual ds51 strobes.
Out Of The Light. This harbor seal bursts from the kelp canopy in a burst of sunlight. Taken with a Canon T41 and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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Out of the Light. A green turtle dives from the sunburst off the island of Maui, Hawaii. Taken with Canon t4i in Ikelite housing using 10-22mm zoom and dual ds51 strobes.
Dancing in the Breeze. This harbor seal glides effortlessly in a screaming current that has the kelp blown over sideways. Taken with Canon T4i in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes and 10-22mm WA zoom.
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Color from the sand. This Mantis Shrimp checks out its surroundings. Shot with canon t4i and 100mm f2.8 in Ike housing with dual ds51 strobes.
Burst. New growth kelp shot against the kelp forest. Used a Canon t4i and 10-22 in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
Hello there!. I love to try and fill the foreground on these sunburst shots. This kelp rockfish moved in and did the job for me! Shot with Canon t4i and 10-22mm with dual ds51 strobes in ikelite housing.
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Close and Far. A view of sunlight cascading through the kelp forest. Shot with Canon T4i and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
Hey buddy, know a good dentist? This massive California sheephead comes in for some CFWA work. Shot with a Canon t4i and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing using dual DS51 strobes.
Best Friends At Play. A pair of California sea lions chase one another at Anacapa Island in the Channel Islands National Park. Shot with Canon Rebel t4i and 10-22mm in Ikelite Housing using dual DS51 strobes.
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Close-up and colorful. Southern California's signature fish caught with a canon t4i and 10-22mm in Ike housing using dual ds51 strobes.
eye to eye shrimp. Harlequin with divers eye in background. Shot with Canon t4i and 100mm f/2.8 in Ike housing using dual DS51 strobes.
Eyeing Colors. A diver with a close-up encounter of a Spanish Shawl nudibranch. Shot with Canon Digital Rebel T4i with 100mm f/2.8 macro in Ikelite Housing and using dual DS51 strobes.
close-up encounter. A junior diver inspects a pustule nudibranch off the shores of Maui, Hawaii.
Did you say cow? A manatee at the central Florida's Crystal River. Shot with a Canon Rebel t4i and 10-22mm zoom. natural light.
159 Entries Found: Page 1  of  6