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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Rico Besserdich

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"The Moment". Small Box-Fish, incredible difficult to sho... by Rico Besserdich
"The Moment". Small Box-Fish, incredible difficult to shot ( well..at least for me, it was difficult. lol ! )
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A very close and "abstract" view into a giant clam ( Trid... by Rico Besserdich
A very close and "abstract" view into a giant clam ( Tridacna gigas ). As always : "mother nature" is the greatest artist ;-)
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date posted posted: Monday, February 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Close look by Rico Besserdich
Close look
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date posted posted: Monday, February 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Hey ! Are you diggin' on me ?" ( Canon 40D, Sigma 10-20... by Rico Besserdich
"Hey ! Are you diggin' on me ?"
( Canon 40D, Sigma 10-20mm, Ike housing, 2 x Sea&sea YS110@ )
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48 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"The queen is not amused" ;-) by Rico Besserdich
"The queen is not amused" ;-)
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nice portrait Rico
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile Lion-Fish. It took me ages to get this shot....h... by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Lion-Fish. It took me ages to get this shot....he always sticked with the reef. Finally, I catched the point where he came to the "open water". Was only for seconds, but it was enough ;-)
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date posted posted: Friday, February 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"The colour red" ;-) by Rico Besserdich
"The colour red" ;-)
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date posted posted: Friday, February 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Introducing Seda :-) by Rico Besserdich
Introducing Seda :-)
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Boxer-Shrimp is ready to rumble ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Boxer-Shrimp is ready to rumble ;-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Shrimp ( 2 cm small ) by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp ( 2 cm small )
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Common Octopus ( octopus vulgaris ) closeup. F 2.8, 1/250... by Rico Besserdich
Common Octopus ( octopus vulgaris ) closeup. F 2.8, 1/250 sc., ISO 200
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Wreckage of an italian bomber from the second world war. ... by Rico Besserdich
Wreckage of an italian bomber from the second world war. Depht : 65 meter ( 213 feet ). Tricky to get a proper shot done while the nitrogen is dancing mambo in your blood ;-)
Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20mm ( set at 10 mm ), 1 Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hermid crab by Rico Besserdich
Hermid crab
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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FreeDiving in the red sea. Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20mm. ... by Rico Besserdich
FreeDiving in the red sea. Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20mm. Magic Filters ( no strobes ).
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 5, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"The dragon's face" :-)) by Rico Besserdich
"The dragon's face" :-))
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date posted posted: Friday, February 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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This small crab reminded me of some very old people who p... by Rico Besserdich
This small crab reminded me of some very old people who place a pillow on their window frame and just watching the road all day ;-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Face to face with a small pepper muray eel ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Face to face with a small pepper muray eel ;-)
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Seahorse in danger" . NEVER DO THIS ! To my sitemod coll... by Rico Besserdich
"Seahorse in danger" . NEVER DO THIS ! To my sitemod collegues : This is NOT my hand on the pic and the animal was NOT harmed in any way. ( I stopped my buddy in time...after my "de-briefing" to him, I don't think that he will ever try this again ).
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hermid Crab with a nice "Sombrero" hat ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Hermid Crab with a nice "Sombrero" hat ;-)
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date posted posted: Friday, January 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Spanish Lobster closeup by Rico Besserdich
Spanish Lobster closeup
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flabelina Afinis Nudi :-) by Rico Besserdich
Flabelina Afinis Nudi :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Portrait of an Soldier-Fish by Rico Besserdich
Portrait of an Soldier-Fish
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date posted posted: Monday, January 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Piece of "art". This was exhibited during the kas underwa... by Rico Besserdich
Piece of "art". This was exhibited during the kas underwater art exhibition in 2002. Several artists of different kinds placed their artwork underwater, where it was open to visit for snorclers and divers.

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unusual Rico
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date posted posted: Friday, January 21, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flying Flatworm by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Suspicious mind" :-)) by Rico Besserdich
"Suspicious mind" :-))
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Enjoy your meal" :-)) by Rico Besserdich
"Enjoy your meal" :-))
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Spanish lobster ( Night-Dive ) Olympus 7070WZ with MB-SU... by Rico Besserdich
Spanish lobster ( Night-Dive )
Olympus 7070WZ with MB-SUB Photo-light.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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