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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Maurits Kolsteren

10 Entries Found
Shot without strobes just below the surface.
1/25 f11 90mm ISO 200
A Shanny (Lipophrys pholis) posing.
Old man of the sea.
Shrimp with barnacles.
Velvet swimming crab giving me the evil look. smile
shortlistedShortlisted!
Velvet swimming crab with sinister red eyes.
Canon G16
1/250, f/5,0 ISO 80 Single snoot
After some heavy weather the visibility was very poor.
This poor shrimp still had to do a lot of cleaning.
Scifi.
This is the first time I like the backscatter. It gives the photo a hint of scifi.
Canon G16 in a Fantasea housing
f/4 1/100s ISO 80
Inon D2000 with a DIY dual fiberoptic snoot
Seahorses are pretty rare in the Netherlands. A friendly diver pointed this beauty to me. This was my second dive with my DIY fiber optic snoot.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016

Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging
Bridal bouquet in strong current.
I just love those anemones lighting up.
Old Masters.
After visiting the museum I wanted to create something similar as the oil paintings of the old Dutch Masters.
No snoot used. Left strobe 50% higher setting than right strobe. Only adjusted the white balance a bit.
 
 
10 Entries Found