The divesites of Kas belong to the Top 100 diving destinations worldwide. This is because this area have an high amount of underwater life, combined with very clear water (up to 40 meterss visibility) and beautiful underwater landscapes. Diving in Kas often remninds you of ancient times: Many very old amphoras and other ancient relicts ( many of them more than 2000 years old ) are waiting for your discovery ! There are around 30 different divesites in Kas , that are all reachable within max 20 minutes starting from the jetty of the divecenter. Diving in Kas contains an huge amount of possibilities like wreck-diving, cave-diving, underwater canyons, a lot of stone reefs, swim-throughs & tunnels, nightdiving as well as underwater art exhibitions and many great places for swimming & snorcling. It is a great place for underwater photographers as well. For traveling to Kas and also for learning underwater photography there, please refer to website

Facts about Kas - Antalya It is in Turkey Kas - Antalya is in the Mediterranean Sea. The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet. The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.

Dive types Marine Life Diving facilities Photo facilities

Images taken on this dive site

by Rico Besserdich
The "Skydiver". Swimming with the camera below this small squid made the photo possible. I took it in 2009 in Kas-Antalya (Turkey)

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by Rico Besserdich
Baby barracudas in an late afternoon dive.

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by Rico Besserdich
Horozbina. A 5 cm small buddy, who is usually extremly "nervous" and therefore difficult to shoot. If you are looking close enough, there are even in the mediterranean nice motives to find ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
I unfortunetly don't have much to say about this...I just like it ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Flabelina Afinis

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by Rico Besserdich
"Dutchess of York", a shipwreck near Kalkan in Turkey. Since a lot got broken there, I decided to shoot just a small part and some nice blue with a diver in a distance. Depht was 47 meter.

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by Rico Besserdich
Phylangia colony ( sorry, I've found only the latin name for it ). From the diveplace "Canyon" ( left side of the wall at 12,1 meter depht ) in Kas/Antalya - Summer 2008. Thanks for looking at it :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
This happens, if you have your 60mm macro lens prepared for a photo dive : Always the big buddies are coming by, then ;-) Anyway: I hope, that's the right category - close up shot of a common sea turtle ( caretta caretta ).

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by Rico Besserdich
CANON 40D, 60mm CANON Makro lens, Ikelite Housing + IKELITE DS125 strobe. Kas/Antalya 2008

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by Rico Besserdich
A 1,5 cm small "friend". Took me ages to take at least one good pic of him, because he was swimming around all the time & looking to me like he say "don't you dare !!" ;-) CANON 40D, 60mm macro lens, IKELITE DS125

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm ( Nightdive )

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by Rico Besserdich
Eye of an octopus ( octopus vulgaris; common octopus ). Canon 40D, Ikelite DS125 strobe & Canon 60mm EF-s macro lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
Happy freediver :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Night Princess ( Polycyathus ). Night dive shot. Original size is about 4 cm. Canon 40d with Ikelite housing, 60mm canon macro lens, 1x Ikelite Ds125

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by Rico Besserdich
Cornet Fish

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by Rico Besserdich
Wreck of an greek cotton freighter, Kas/Antalya - Turkey. CANON 40D, Ike Housing, Ike Ds125 strobe, Sigma 10-20mm lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
Diamond Shrimp having a small snack at night

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by Rico Besserdich
A close view....

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by Rico Besserdich
How flat can you get ? ( Flat-Worm, shot at night )

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by Rico Besserdich
The freediver. CANON 40D with Ike housing, 6' dome port, 10-20mm Sigma lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
"A happy day" . As it is really hard to find nice objects for photography in the mediterenean sea of Turkey ( no corals, no "aquarium" here ), I am not giving up and will publish more pics here....hope, you like it :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Not easy to be a hermit-crab :-) Those buddies here had some arguement while moving home. Well, the strongest one was not the most clever one ( he is too fat to fit in his desired now home ! ). CANON 40D, with 2 x Sea&sea 110@, 60mm makro

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by Rico Besserdich
Baby Squid ( around 4 cm. ) . Nightdive shot from 2009. Canon 40D, 60 mm makro, Ikelite DS125 strobe.

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by Rico Besserdich
Squid. It was an 60 min "photo session" with this squid. Was hard to get close ;-) CANON 40d, Ike Housing, IKE DS-125 strobe, CANON EF-S 60 mm makro. no crop.

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by Rico Besserdich
The Mermaid :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
The Freediver CANON 40D, Ike Housing, Sigma 10-20mm lens, no strobe

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by Rico Besserdich
Kalmar

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by Rico Besserdich
Underwater photographer at work. My buddy & girlfriend Seda and her "model" : a 2000 year old amphora ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"The Mermaid II"

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by Rico Besserdich
Just diving....

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by Rico Besserdich
Rabitfish closeup ( Nightdive ). CANON 40D with Ike housing, 60mm macro lens & 2 x sea&sea YS110@

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by Rico Besserdich
the stone shark. the result of an underwater arts project in Kas/Turkey. the entire shark was made underwater ( depht : around 5 meter ).

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by Rico Besserdich
Phyllangia

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by Rico Besserdich
Anemone closeup

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by Rico Besserdich
Orange on green ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Mickey Blue Eyes"

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by Rico Besserdich
Night Predator

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by Rico Besserdich
Sea Needle. 60mm macro lens, CANOn 40d, Ike DS125 strobe.

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny

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by Rico Besserdich
Close to the squid :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Night Beauty"

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by Rico Besserdich
"Shrimp Mania"

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by Rico Besserdich
"2500". Celebrating my dive no 2500 ( in the year 2008 ) with my friend erol & a turtle :-) I hope, that's the right category since in fact a macro lens was used ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Baby Squid & Zodiac". At the end of a nightdive I have found this small baby squid ( 5 cm. ) swimming below an old zodiac. Was very difficult to take this photo ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Candy ?

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by Rico Besserdich
"Predator closeup". Nightdive, CANON 40D, Ike housing, Ike DS-125 strobe, CANON 60mm macro lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
That's close ! Head of a "caretta caretta" sea-turtle. CANON 40D + 60mm macro lens. Ike DS-125 strobe. No crop.

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by Rico Besserdich
Fireworm closeup. CANON 60mm macro lens with +10 diopter, CANON 40D, Ike housing, 2 x Sea&Sea YS 125@ strobe. Was tricky to work with the +10 diopter...unfortunetly it's no "achromat" :-(

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by Rico Besserdich
Mr. Red Eye

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by Rico Besserdich
Eye of the flounder. 1/250 s , F: 3,5. 60mm macro lens with + 10 diopter, CANON 40D, 2 Sea&Sea strobes.

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by Rico Besserdich
"It's a flat flat world, but you would be nothing without a flatworm on your side :-))" - Flatworm at night. CANON 40D, 1/125 sc. , F 13, 60 mm makro lens, 2 x sea&sea strobe.

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by Rico Besserdich
"the eye of the urchin". No, that's not the eye of the Diadem Sea-Urchin. I have no idea, what this is ;-) CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, 2 x sea&sea strobe. Shot last week in Kas/Antalya - Turkey.

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny. As shot yesterday during my early morning dive in Kas/Antalya (Turkey). 1/90 s, F 11, ISO 200. CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, 2 x sea&sea ys110@ strobes.

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by Rico Besserdich
Turkish Wrasse

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by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Cave Sweeper. Size: around 5 cm. He is living with his family under the jetty of our divecenter. Was hard to take this photo ;-) CANON 40D with 60mm macro lens, no strobe. F 3.5 , 1/250 sc., ISO 100

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by Rico Besserdich
A small "micro cosmos" living on the lower engine part of our dive-boat ( close to the propeller ). Size of frame in total : 5 cm. 60mm lens with +10 diopter

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by Rico Besserdich
Watching you, watching me.....

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Gurnard

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by Rico Besserdich
Sticky Thing ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Kalmar. Kas/Antalya ( Turkey ). Canon 40D, Ike DS125, 60,, macro lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
Meet the Blenny ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Sweepin' . A juvenile cave sweeper. shot during a early morning dive. no strobes, this picture's light is from the early morning sun. f 3.5 , 1/250 scnd., ISO 100. CANON 40d with 60mm macro lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
Peacock Worm closeup

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by Rico Besserdich
Razor-Fish

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by Rico Besserdich
"Christmas" / Star-Fish Closeup / Canon 40D, 60mm macro, Ike strobe & housing. Kas/Antalya - Turkey

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by Rico Besserdich
Soldier-Fish

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by Rico Besserdich
Caretta Caretta ( sea turtle )

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by Rico Besserdich
The man on the scene :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
Seahorse. CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, +10 diopter, 2 x Sea&Sea YS110@ strobe. Seahorses are extremly rare in our area, so this one is something special ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
A small mussle is looking suspicious to me ;-) CANON 40D, 60mm macro lens, +10 diopter, 2x Sea&Sea YS110@ strobe.

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny face

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by Rico Besserdich
The end of the dive. CANON 40D, Sigma 10-20, Ike housing, no strobe

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by Rico Besserdich
Closeup of an sea-anemone.

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by Rico Besserdich
A close view to a shell :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny. As shot in Kas/Antalya, mediterenean sea of Turkey. CANON 40d with Ike housing, 2x Sea&Sea YS110@ strobe, 60mm makro lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
Very rare pipefish ( after more than 3000 dives that was the first one I saw ).

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by Rico Besserdich
The difference between a "normal air" scuba diver and a semi-closed rebreather diver ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Sea turtle with an "unwanted" guest. shot with 60mm makro lens, 2 x Sea&Sea Ys110@, CANON 40d, Ike housing. Kas/Antalya (Turkey), Mediterenean sea. Hope, that's the right category ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Naked !!" This small ( 10 mm ) hermid crab has a serious problem : he is naked in public ;-) No housing and hungry combers everywhere around. I hope, he made it ;-) CANON 40D with Sea&Sea strobe, 60mm makro lens with + 10 diopter.

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by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp

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by Rico Besserdich
"The long way home"

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by Rico Besserdich
"A new guy in da hood" ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Ascending....

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by Rico Besserdich
flounder in widescreen :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Watch out ! It's a tough world out there" . Small ( 3 cm ) mussle having a look around. Kas/Antalya (Turkey), shot on 24th of this month.

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by Rico Besserdich
soldier-fish close-up

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by Rico Besserdich
Strombus decorus ( sea shell ). CANON 40D, Ike Housing, 2x Sea&Sea YS110@ strobe, 60mm macro

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by Rico Besserdich
Spanish Lobster ( night-dive )

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by Rico Besserdich
"Chain of Fools". CANON 40D, 1/90s, F:13, ISO: 125, 60mm macro lens, + 1 diopter, 2 x sea&sea ys110@. Nightdive shot.

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by Rico Besserdich
sea shell close-up

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by Rico Besserdich
Don't come closer !!

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by Rico Besserdich
Star-Fish

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by Rico Besserdich
Anemone at night-dive. CANON 40D, Ike housing, IKE Ds125 strobe, 60mm makro lens.

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by Rico Besserdich
Self timer picture ( yes, it's me ! ). Was fun to manage all in 7 seconds :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
"Just Bubbles". CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20mm, magic filters - ambient light only.

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by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish-Portrait

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by Rico Besserdich
girl in red dress is ascending

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by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp ( 3 cm ), nightdive shot. That was a fast moving nervous small buddy, but finally I got him ;-) 60mm makro lens and + 1 dioptren diopter.

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by Rico Besserdich
Mediterenean reef on a wavy afternoon. CANON 40d with Sigma 10mm, ike housing, magic filters.

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by Rico Besserdich
Kalmar ( Squid )

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by Rico Besserdich
Amphoras & Divers

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by Rico Besserdich
Pregnant shrimp. 60mm makro with +1 diopter. 2 x YS110@ strobe. night-dive. Size of shrimp . 2,5 cm. pic cropped to wide-screen format.

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by Rico Besserdich
The girl in red

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by Rico Besserdich
Just for the colours :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
Common Sea-Turtle ( Caretta Caretta ) as shot 3 hours ago :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Hey, what's cookin' ?" Small Blenny, shot from down to up ( the blue in the background is from the sky ). CANON 40D, 60mm makro. F8 , 1/90 sc., ISO 125

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny V2. Tiny small fish that lives in the wooden frame of our jetty; 1 meter below surface ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
A curious small buddy...we call them "honey-fish" ;-) CANON 40D with 60mm makro, 2 x Sea&Sea YS110@.

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by Rico Besserdich
Anemone at night

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by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Squid ( 5 cm ) in a tight frame ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Flabellina afinis

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny...very close ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Hermid crab

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by Rico Besserdich
Sea-Horse ( nightdive )

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by Rico Besserdich
Diadem Sea-Urchin / Extreme Close-Up / 60mm makro lens with + 4 diopter, CANON 40D, Sea&Sea strobes.

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by Rico Besserdich
Triton Shell ( Charonia tritonis )

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by Rico Besserdich
Fireworm

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by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp ( 1,5 cm ) at night. CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens with +4 diopter, 2 x sea&sea strobe. Turkey, mediterenean sea

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Gurnard. CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20mm. Mediterenean sea of Turkey.

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by Rico Besserdich
"At the end of the dive" CANON 40D with 10-20mm sigma lens & magic filters ( no strobe ). Mediterenean sea of Turkey - Kas/Antalya, Divespot "Pidgin Island"

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by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp - CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, +2 diopter.

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by Rico Besserdich
"Alone in the dark" . School of juvenile cave-sweepers ( 3 cm. each ). F 19, 1/180 sc., ISO 200. CANON 40D with Sigma 10-20mm ( added a +4 close-up lens ), sea&sea strobes. Turkey, Mediteranean Sea.

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by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Squid in tight frame ( I followed Jackie C's advice..thanks, Jackie ).

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by Rico Besserdich
Turtle with Pilot-Fish

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by Rico Besserdich
Stone Shark. Made underwater during an arts festival in Kas/Turkey.

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by Rico Besserdich
Hey, good lookin' :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
Peacock-Worm closeup

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by Rico Besserdich
Flatworm v/s Sea&Sea strobe arm ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Double Trouble" ( 2 Flying Gurnards )

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by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish close-up. Mediterenean sea of Turkey.

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by Rico Besserdich
Peacock-Worm ( sabella sabella ) closeup

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm

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by Rico Besserdich
Candy ? ( no, it's not a piece of candy....it's a sponge !! )

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by Rico Besserdich
A close view to a sea-anemone.

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by Rico Besserdich
Don't come closer or I kill ya ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"don't come any closer !" Juvenile squid ( 8 cm ) shows me the border ;-) Shot was token during a nightdive.

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by Rico Besserdich
Octopus vulgaris ( common octopus ) spreading his "wings". Nightdive photo. 60mm makro lens, 2x Sea&Sea YS110@

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by Rico Besserdich
Triggerfish face ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Pipefish head

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by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish potrait

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by Rico Besserdich
Peacock Feather-Worm closeup

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by Rico Besserdich
A close view to a sea-anemone ( nightdive )

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by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Squid with blue sky and some clouds as background ( I was swimming below the squid and pointed the lens to sky direction ). This is an improved version of my "skydiver" series.

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by Rico Besserdich
Muray Eel

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by Rico Besserdich
Rebreather Diver & wreckage

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by Rico Besserdich
giant triton close-up

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by Rico Besserdich
This small cavecleaner shrimp was only 1,5 cm small...so I hope that's the right category. Ok, that's my last submission for 2010. Happy to be part of the great community. Best wishes & a big hug to all of you !! Rico 23.12.2010

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by Seda Karadeniz
It was my first Godiva!!! Canon IXUS 800 IS compackt camera

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by Rico Besserdich
Sea-Hare (Aplysia fasciata) during free flight ;-)

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by Timucin Ucar
Kas 2009

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by Rico Besserdich
Spanish lobster ( Nightdive Shot ). Olympos 7070, MB-SUB Halogen Photolight. One of my older pics ( from 2003 ), using compact digital cameras :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp Goby and it's Buddy. Not a very great pic, but a good documentation in my eyes. It's almost impossible to shoot them both togehter. Please note, how the Goby and the shrimp are "connected" to each other.

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by Rico Besserdich
"Is there intelligent life up there ?"

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by Rico Besserdich
Flabelina Afinis Nudi. Purple, nice & fluffy :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny. f11, 1/90, ISO 200

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by Rico Besserdich
Giant Triton closeup. F13 , 1/90, ISO 200

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by Rico Besserdich
Sea-Hare V2

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by Rico Besserdich
Curious Blenny

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by Rico Besserdich
Ancient amphoras that were part of an vessels cargo. The ship ( from time of the otoman empire ) sank around 160 years ago...nothing than the cargo remained. Kas/Antalya - Turkey

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by Rico Besserdich
"Dancing Baracudas" , Olympus 7070WZ, IKELITE housing & INON widelens adaptor. This is one of my very first underwater pics ( from 2002 )....I somehow feel "nostalgic" today ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Spanish lobster ( Night-Dive ) Olympus 7070WZ with MB-SUB Photo-light.

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by Rico Besserdich
"Enjoy your meal" :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
"Suspicious mind" :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm

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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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by Rico Besserdich
Portrait of an Soldier-Fish

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by Rico Besserdich
Flabelina Afinis Nudi :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Spanish Lobster closeup

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by Rico Besserdich
Hermid Crab with a nice "Sombrero" hat ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Hermid crab

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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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by Rico Besserdich
Common Octopus ( octopus vulgaris ) closeup. F 2.8, 1/250 sc., ISO 200

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by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp ( 2 cm small )

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by Rico Besserdich
Boxer-Shrimp is ready to rumble ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Introducing Seda :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Female Cave Cleaner Shrimp with eggs. This one was only around 2 cm small. Kas/Turkey 2010

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by Rico Besserdich
Squid

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by Rico Besserdich
Razorfish

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by Rico Besserdich
"small but brave" - Juvenile ( only 6-7 cm. ) cuttlefish (sepia) is giving me a "warning".

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by Rico Besserdich
Beautiful eyes ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Shrimp at night" Size = 2 cm. / 60mm Makro lens with +10 diopter.

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny.."Bokeh style" ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Flounder

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by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish closeup. F18, 1/100 sc., ISO 100 - Canon 40d with 60mm Canon EF-S Makro lens and 1 Ikelite Ds125 flashgun.

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by Rico Besserdich
Squid. Slightly cropped to make it "wide screen" ;-) Incredible, how fast they can change their colour...this one was a great model...he turned his "disco mode" on for me ;-) Squids are my favourites :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny. First attemp with a self-made snout. The snout lived only one dive long ( let's say : it was a prototype ), but at least I got the Blenny shot ;-) 60mm makro lens with +4 closeup lens attached, sea&sea Ys110a with "home made snout" ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
My book says, that this is an so called "Strawberry Worm". Strange critter ! It's body is around 3cm small, the tentacles are around 20 cm long. After more than 3500 dives that was the first time I ever saw this animal.

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by Rico Besserdich
No sharks in my area....only one, which is made out of stone ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Flabellina Afinis Nudi

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by Rico Besserdich
Anomone closeup. No crop. 60mm makro lens with +4 closeup lens attached. 2x sea&sea ys110@.

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by Rico Besserdich
Octopus Eye

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by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Cave-Sweeper ( 4 cm. small ).

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by Rico Besserdich
"It's a rough world out there" ;-) 60mm makro lens with +10 closeup lens attached. 2x sea&sea YS110@ flashgun.

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by Rico Besserdich
I just love Blennies ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
One more Blenny ;-) He lives below the jetty of our divecenter...I already do miss him !!

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by Rico Besserdich
Old anchor & diver

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by Rico Besserdich
A 1,5 cm small plant....found it by surprise during my safety stop ;-) Still searching its name :-)) 60mm makro lens with +10 closeup filter attached.

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by Rico Besserdich
"Goby Time" :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
"Eye to eye" . This shrimp was around 2 cm. small. 60mm makro lens with +4 dioptren closeup lens attached. 2 x sea&sea strobe; nightdive shot.

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by Rico Besserdich
"Walk the line" :-))

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by Rico Besserdich
"In da face" . Head of a young scorpionfish in a tight frame. 60mm makro lens with +2 closeup lens attached. F11, 1/125 sc. ISO 200

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by Morgan Ashton
Kas, Turkey

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by Morgan Ashton
Kas, Turkey

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by Rico Besserdich
Red Tubeworm

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by Rico Besserdich
"Hitchhiking"

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny Closeup in "Bokeh" style

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by Rico Besserdich
Squid. Settings : F16, 1/160 sc. , ISO 100, 1 x Ikelite Ds125 strobe in TTL mode ( center spot measuring ) , 60mm EF-S makro lens on Canon 40D.

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by Rico Besserdich
One more squid ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Spanish Lobster ( nightdive ). F 9.5, 1/90 sc., ISO 200. 60mm makro lens, distance to subject : 70 cm., 2 x sea&sea Ys110@ in manuel mode.

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by Rico Besserdich
"Shooting me, shooting you ;-)"

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by Rico Besserdich
1 year at UWP - Happy Birthday to myself !!! This is a self-timer pic made in 15 meter depht. My scuba gear was placed behind the camera. Had a hard job to bring me in position in only 7 seconds. Sorry, therefore no "happy & smiling face", lol !

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by Rico Besserdich
"Golden Girl" Canon 40D with 60mm makro and +4 closeup lens attached. F13, 1/90 sc., ISO 200

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by Rico Besserdich
"small beauty" ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Conge closeup. 60mm makro lens with +10 diopter attached. F27, 1/125 sc., ISO 200

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by Rico Besserdich
Blenny at the edge ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Live on air" - This small hermid crab seems to have a proper "antenna" to communicate with the outside world ;-))

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by Rico Besserdich
Wreck of an Italian War-Aircraft ( Bomber ) of second world war. 55-70 meters deep. This photos was token by me at 60 meters. I spended only a couple of minutes there....time flies quick down there ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
This is not "Darth Vader" underwater, this is my collegue Erol with his Rebreather ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Rebreather Diver on his way back home ;-)

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by Fatih Sökmen
C-47 Dacota Plane Wreck

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by Rico Besserdich
Savoia-Marchetti S.M. 79-I Sparviero . Italian airplane wreck from 2nd world war. It rests now between the greek island Kastellorizo and the turkish town Kas. Quiet deep dive, photo was made in around 60 meters depht.

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by Rico Besserdich
I somehow liked the scene ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Rebreather Toofer" ( 2 for the price of 1 ) ;-))))

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by Rico Besserdich
Semi-closed Rebreather Diver

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by Rico Besserdich
Deep dive to a sunken italian bomber airplane from the 2nd world war.

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by Rico Besserdich
Dakota C-47 in Kas/Antalya ( Republic of Turkey ).

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm. From my yesterday's night dive. F11, 1/80 sc., ISO 200. Canon 40D with 60mm EF-S Canon makro lens, +2 dioptren closeup lens attached. 2 sea&sea 110alpha strobes ( manually set to 50% power ).....and 2 "tilly tec" torches ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Dakota C-47

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by Rico Besserdich
Close view to an octopus. Very cool, friendly & extremly curious small "buddy"- we played for around 20 minutes during my last nightdive ( he had lots of fun with my ULCS strobe-arms, lol ! )

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm

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by Rico Besserdich
"Welcome to Flatworm Air.....tickets, please !!" While a flatworm is cruising through open water, 2 small hermid crabs do enjoy the flight ;-) Nightdive shot, CANON 40D with CANON 60mm makro lens, 2 x Sea&Sea 110@ .

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by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm ( at night ).

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by Rico Besserdich
"Nightly Encounter" . Common Sea-Turtle ( Caretta Caretta ) at night. Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20 ( on the 10mm end ) with +2 diopter attached. 2 x sea&sea 110@ strobe. F8, 1/60 sc., ISO 400

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by Rico Besserdich
Snells window & night reflections near the dive platform. Un-cropped, shooted as seen ( no photoshop, except slight curves adjustment ). From my yesterdays nightdive ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Squid Alarm !!" While my buddy tries to capture a shot of this juvenile squid group with her compact camera, I took this photo of her & the baby squids last night. Please note, that the middle squid is just having a small snack ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
Cornet-Fish ( and diver ) at night.

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by Rico Besserdich
Nightly Encounter ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Dancing Queen". Free swimming Flat-Worm at night. 60mm makro lens with +4 diopter attached.

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by Rico Besserdich
That's no special critter, that's just a leaf...drifting in open water during my last nightdive. Loved the structures and found it worth a shot ;-) CANON 40D, 60mm makro lens, F20, 1/160 sc., ISO 200, 2x Sea&Sea 110@ strobe (manuelly set to 50%)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Out of the light"

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by Rico Besserdich
crab at night

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by Rico Besserdich
2 rebreather divers......

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by Rico Besserdich
Not much fish to see but at least some "underwater information plates" show, what's supposed to swim around.

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by Rico Besserdich
Diving a place named "The Canyon" in Turkey. I love the blue of the water there :-)

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by Rico Besserdich
A look to my "office" ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
"Domeport Reflection Games" . Interesting to see myself in a snells window scene inside the domeport of my yesterday's dive buddy. Canon 40D in IKELITE Housing. Sigma 10-20 mm. Ambient light shot ( no strobe ). F10, 1/100 , ISO 800

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by Rico Besserdich
UW photographer v/s ancient amphora ;-) B/W shot with natural light only ( no strobe )

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by Rico Besserdich
Dakota C-47, Kas/Antalya

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by Rico Besserdich
"Shrimp in space" ;-)

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by Rico Besserdich
While I tried to capture a shot of these juvenile squids near to the diving platform, a curious guest is watching me and wonders what the heck I am doing there ;-) The lights on top are reflections of my strobe lights on water surface.

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by Levent Albas
Sea Hospital.

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by Levent Albas
Nudy come home

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by Levent Albas
Medusa Scull

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by Levent Albas
Who are you?

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by Morgan Ashton
Scorpion Fish in Kas, Turkey.

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by Selcen Ozturkcan
"Everything is fine underwater, wish abovewater was the same" This photo reminds me the "Denizalti" song of Yuksek Sadakat music band available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTMT7QaZ4oo

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by Ilhan Celikoglu
Bristle Worm...Flower of the Mediterranean Sea

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