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Gaetano Gargiulo

I am from Italy
Member since: Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Preferred dive sites:
Australia: Kurnell (NSW)
Italy: Spiaggia Caterina Sant'Agnello (Naples)

I make my own illumination systems and I like to take IR and UV (underwater) pictures!!!
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3869 point member

My Portfolio

  lost blue dragon was swimming current pushed surge. careful position myself under boulders allowed me take this shot blue... surge
  background natural. clear tone given water column far away rocks. waited 10minutes take this shot little fellow was moving between weed hunt small crustaceans natural rocks
  Mandarin fishes mating taken midwater. background was already bright dead corals so made white mid-water. mid-water mid water.
  have been called assignment depict emotion shark dive Manly aquarium so wanted facing friendly sand tiger shark. This pic taken diving large enclosure
  waiting old Italian proverb says patience virtue strong ones... if this true would like have frogfish enemy went diving times different days found them exactly same position ones"... ones" frog-fish frog fish
  Ragged tooth sand tiger shark one many Nelson Bay

My Contest Stats

I have 244 entries in the photo contest
Latest Entries...
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entered Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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entered Thursday, May 9, 2019
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entered Sunday, April 7, 2019


CategoryNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)2124611
Humorous2189
Macro - Close-Up1015015
Macro - not swimming6483012
Macro - Nudibranchia78211
Macro - Super macro2632112
Macro - swimming4456212
Sharks2178
Wide Angle - Close Focus1921511
Wide Angle - Marine Life4250512
Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)7497
totals 244299512
Seas I have divedNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
unspecified133
Bali Sea199
Coral Sea11515
Great Australian Bight79113
Philippine Sea5367
Tasman Sea193231812
Timor Sea22713
Tyrrhenian Sea3449614
totals 244299512
Countries I have visitedNumber of EntriesTotal votesAverage votes
Australia203245112
Indonesia199
Italy3549914
Philippines5367
totals 244299512

My Forum Posts

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