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Arun Madisetti

I am from Dominica
Member since: Thursday, December 11, 2003
Born young, I began swimming from the age of 3. snorkeling at 5 and diving at 16 and never looked back. Got a Minolta Weathermatic as a present on completing the dive course and imploded it a year later. I've been published in several magazines; some with articles, some without, brochures, fliers, on the web, and some coffee table books. I was the first person from the Caribbean to be showcased at the Hamasat in Taif Saudi Arabia.
Current underwater camera system is now an Ikelite D7200 housing with Inon z220 strobe and D2000 slaves (i'm an Inon Ambassador). I have been a scuba instructor since 1988 first with BS-AC in the UK then switched to PADI. A postgrad marine biologist for longer.
I suppose sperm Whale images are my "thing", its how I make my living as a stills or assistant cameraman . I am a director of Images Dominica with business partner Simon Walsh.
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7095 point member


My Portfolio

  little guy fast flowing rainforest river
  Baby Leatherback turtle making its way sea. sea
  depths taken under permit
  Peek boo. Sperm Whale called Opener playing hide seek Sargassum taken under government issued permit boo
  pygmy killer whale feresa attenuata poorly known rarely seen oceanic dolphin. taken under permit dolphin
  Pilot whales taken under permit

My Contest Stats

I have 375 entries in the photo contest
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CategoryNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)911212
Freshwater1322417
Macro - Close-Up504999
Macro - not swimming3035811
Macro - Nudibranchia188
Macro - Super macro11717
Macro - swimming12929
Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)1015315
Topside (above water but marine related)5979813
Wide Angle - Close Focus1017917
Wide Angle - Divers2440516
Wide Angle - Marine Life4055013
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)127188614
totals 375521813
Seas I have divedNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
unspecified2238017
Atlantic3217
Atlantic (North American coastal)35217
Caribbean Sea339464513
Gulf Of Mexico155
Irish Sea23316
Pacific11111
Red Sea47117
totals 375521813
Countries I have visitedNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
Dominica361501813
Egypt47117
Palau22412
United Kingdom23316
United States67212
totals 375521813

My Forum Posts

I have 31 forum posts

Recent Forum posts...
the little guy
Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013
thistlegorm
Posted: Monday, November 4, 2013
too small
Posted: Monday, August 13, 2012


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