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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By John De Jong

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The air bubbles at the ceiling of the pilaster of the “Se... by John De Jong
The air bubbles at the ceiling of the pilaster of the “Seelandbridge” work as a mirror. You can get weird effects. Here an anemone seen in the mirror.
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date posted posted: Monday, April 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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The Lissotriton vulgaris lives only for breeding in the w... by John De Jong
The Lissotriton vulgaris lives only for breeding in the water. During this time, he warms up at a stone or something else in the neighbourhood of the water. These picture I made on a bicycle road near my house, were I find sometimes 20 on one evening
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 26, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Netherlands
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Father & son? Also the male of the Enophrys bubalis takes... by John De Jong
Father & son? Also the male of the Enophrys bubalis takes care of the eggs. Taken with my Olympus E330 with 50mm macro lens.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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These Cyclopterus lumpus protects his eggs in the backgro... by John De Jong
These Cyclopterus lumpus protects his eggs in the background. He will stay here till the juvenile fishes come out.
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date posted posted: Monday, March 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Liparis liparis comes every winter to put there eggs into... by John De Jong
Liparis liparis comes every winter to put there eggs into the Haliclona oculata
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Eathing Crab. It looks like he loves worms..... by John De Jong
Eathing Crab. It looks like he loves worms.....
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date posted posted: Monday, March 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Cyclopterus lumpus male. In his neigbourhood we found his... by John De Jong
Cyclopterus lumpus male. In his neigbourhood we found his eggs on 2 places. The male is protecting them till the juvenile come out, 4-8 weeks later. These picture was made on a depth of 10 meters, usualy it is hard to make a natural light picture .
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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The Myoxocephalus scorpius male is protecting the eggs. H... by John De Jong
The Myoxocephalus scorpius male is protecting the eggs. He will defend and clean them for about 5 weeks. When he saw his own face in my dome port, he attacked it immediately….
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date posted posted: Monday, March 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Chrysaora hysoscella. When I tell people I like jellyfish... by John De Jong
Chrysaora hysoscella. When I tell people I like jellyfish they think I am crazy....
What do you think........
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date posted posted: Monday, February 16, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Yellow and Blue. I like the contrast of the Parazoanthus ... by John De Jong
Yellow and Blue. I like the contrast of the Parazoanthus axinellae and the water.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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I am just out of the water of 2° C, and made these winter... by John De Jong
I am just out of the water of 2° C, and made these winterpicture of the Metridium senile. Our goal was to find the Cyclopterus lumpus, we will try again next week....
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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The last picture from my half/half test in the chanle clo... by John De Jong
The last picture from my half/half test in the chanle close to my home. I saw the insects later on the PC.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 5, 2009
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands
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I will add some pictures of my freshwater experience the ... by John De Jong
I will add some pictures of my freshwater experience the next days. I am not sure if I have to put them in the category Over/Under or freshwater. I made these pictures in a small chanel close to my home.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 3, 2009
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands
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Salvador Dahli: that´s what what I thought when I saw the... by John De Jong
Salvador Dahli: that´s what what I thought when I saw these eggs of Buccinum undatum covered by Ophiotrix fragilis
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date posted posted: Monday, February 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Sabella pavonina. Last summer most of them are eaten by a... by John De Jong
Sabella pavonina. Last summer most of them are eaten by a new predator for the Netherlands, the Tubulanus superbus.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Thecacera pennigera. one of the colourful nudibranches i... by John De Jong
Thecacera pennigera. one of the colourful nudibranches in the Netherlands. Unfortunately not so often seen. This is the first one I spotted, with thanks to my buddy Wim who found it.

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a cold water nudi and just as lovely as its warmwater cousins
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date posted posted: Monday, January 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Jump. My doughter Kim and hier friend Manon at the bea... by John De Jong
Jump.
My doughter Kim and hier friend Manon at the beach of Burg Haamstede, at 2nd christmas day. At the right you may see the Northsee.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 2, 2009
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Dendronotus frondosus. Most of the time hidden, I was luc... by John De Jong
Dendronotus frondosus. Most of the time hidden, I was lucky this one came out of it´s camouflage.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Dutch Flowers, send to you at the end of the year........ by John De Jong
Dutch Flowers, send to you at the end of the year........
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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These pictures of the mating of the Sepia was made at a m... by John De Jong
These pictures of the mating of the Sepia was made at a moment with good visibility, no other divers around and som sunlight at 7 meter depth.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 18, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Mathing of the Sepia in the Oosterschelde. In the rear si... by John De Jong
Mathing of the Sepia in the Oosterschelde. In the rear side you can see the objects were their eggs are fastened.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 17, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Cretana peregrina. Usual I like to take the pictures from... by John De Jong
Cretana peregrina. Usual I like to take the pictures from the front, and not from above like this one.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Facelina bostoniensis, close up of the head. When the vis... by John De Jong
Facelina bostoniensis, close up of the head. When the visibility is poor in the Netherlands, Macro can save our dive ;-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Hypselodoris gasconi is a common specie in the Mediterran... by John De Jong
Hypselodoris gasconi is a common specie in the Mediterranean Sea.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 7, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Cratena peregrina, shot in Spain this summer. by John De Jong
Cratena peregrina, shot in Spain this summer.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Wait till I grow up.... by John De Jong
Wait till I grow up....
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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This summer I started with half/half shots (under/above w... by John De Jong
This summer I started with half/half shots (under/above water). This picture was made in a small chanel, close to my home.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 1, 2008
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands
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These male Sepia tried to impress me. by John De Jong
These male Sepia tried to impress me.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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These picture of the frog I made in my own garden. It too... by John De Jong
These picture of the frog I made in my own garden. It tooks some time to come close enough with my 50mm macro lens.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

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Proving great subjects can be found close to home
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 15, 2008
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Netherlands
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Thes nordsea crabs are in love by John De Jong
Thes nordsea crabs are in love
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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