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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Rico Besserdich

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"1000 & 1 nights" ;-) From an pool shooting session at ni... by Rico Besserdich
"1000 & 1 nights" ;-) From an pool shooting session at night.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 17, 2011
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Cornet fish at night by Rico Besserdich
Cornet fish at night
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"fun in the pool" :-) by Rico Besserdich
"fun in the pool" :-)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Shrimp Attack !" 60mm makro lens with +10 diopter attach... by Rico Besserdich
"Shrimp Attack !" 60mm makro lens with +10 diopter attached. F18, 1/200, ISO 200. Subject size ( the shrimp ) = 1,5 cm.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flying flatworm ( nightdive photo ). by Rico Besserdich
Flying flatworm ( nightdive photo ).
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"The colour blue"...... by Rico Besserdich
"The colour blue"......
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Dakota C-47. That was a bit "experimental" since in a dep... by Rico Besserdich
Dakota C-47. That was a bit "experimental" since in a depht of 20 meter, I used ambient light only ( no strobes ) but had found the results quiet...interesting ;-)
Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20mm ( on the 10mm end ), F:8, 1/160 sc. , ISO 800.
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a wreck doesn't need to be a boat!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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a close view to a shrimp ;-) by Rico Besserdich
a close view to a shrimp ;-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flatworm in "free flight" at night :-) by Rico Besserdich
Flatworm in "free flight" at night :-)
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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freediver & sunrays :-) by Rico Besserdich
freediver & sunrays :-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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let's dance !! by Rico Besserdich
let's dance !!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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In a situation where there was no fish or anything else "... by Rico Besserdich
In a situation where there was no fish or anything else "photogen" around during my dive, I had found this lonely beer bottle and placed my fin just beside it ;-) Let's name "the adventures of "flippy", the lonseome fin" :-)))
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"sunset greetings"..... by Rico Besserdich
"sunset greetings".....
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 27, 2011
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Squid Reflections" A few juvenile squids ( the middle on... by Rico Besserdich
"Squid Reflections" A few juvenile squids ( the middle one is just feeding ) just 40cm below surface with some ropes in the foreground and a RIB ( Zodiac ) in the back. Nightdive with Sigma 10-20mm & +4 diopter attached.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Abstract view of a free-swimming flatworm. by Rico Besserdich
Abstract view of a free-swimming flatworm.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Luke, I AM your father" :-))) Rebreather Diver, Sigma 10... by Rico Besserdich
"Luke, I AM your father" :-))) Rebreather Diver, Sigma 10-20mm lens, converted to B/W.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"UW Photographer's Workplace" ;-) This old "Toshiba Sa... by Rico Besserdich
"UW Photographer's Workplace" ;-)
This old "Toshiba Satellite" Notebook is to see inside the radio-communications room of the the Dakota C-47 airplane wreck in Kas/Antalya ( Turkey ). Above the notebook is the oxygen supply....all provided ;-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 23, 2011
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Fluorescence...... ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Fluorescence...... ;-)
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"The last second of a ship's life". This ship sank June 2... by Rico Besserdich
"The last second of a ship's life". This ship sank June 25th 2011 to become a new attraction for divers. Ship's name is "TC SG 119", a former patrol boat, builded in 1958 in Germany.
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 22, 2011
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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2 juvenile squids below a RIB ( Zodiac boat ). Nightdive ... by Rico Besserdich
2 juvenile squids below a RIB ( Zodiac boat ). Nightdive shot with Canon 40d + 10-20mm Sigma lens.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 21, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Underwater photographer @ work ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Underwater photographer @ work ;-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Pool Reflections..... by Rico Besserdich
Pool Reflections.....
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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While I tried to capture a shot of these juvenile squids ... 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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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Flatworm closeup. 60mm Makro lens with +4 diopter attached. by Rico Besserdich
Flatworm closeup. 60mm Makro lens with +4 diopter attached.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Dakota C-47 by Rico Besserdich
Dakota C-47
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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While my model prepared for our pool-shooting, I just too... by Rico Besserdich
While my model prepared for our pool-shooting, I just took a few test-shots and had found this one quiet pleasing, due to the nice reflections :-)
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date posted posted: Monday, October 17, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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2 juvenile squids Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20mm & +4 d... by Rico Besserdich
2 juvenile squids
Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20mm & +4 dioptren closeup lens attached. Nightdive shot.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 17, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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The risk of going with a wide-lens ( Sigma 10-20mm ) to a... by Rico Besserdich
The risk of going with a wide-lens ( Sigma 10-20mm ) to a nightdive got awarded by meeting a sea-turtle ( caretta caretta ).
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Shrimp in space" ;-) by Rico Besserdich
"Shrimp in space" ;-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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The remainings of the "Sakkaria" shipwreck in Kalkan/Turk... by Rico Besserdich
The remainings of the "Sakkaria" shipwreck in Kalkan/Turkey. Shot in B/W.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 14, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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