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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Christian Nielsen

348 Entries Found: Page 12  of  13
Where is Jonas ?
Impressive mouth, impressive encounter. A bit closer and I could get a photo inside out :-)
Hani Faru Lagoon, Baa Atoll.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, natural light.
Art
I am impressed with the colours and patterns in the Giant Clams, very artistic.
Olympus E330, 35mm Macro, single Ikelite DS125 Strobe.
Close-up of our Male Napoleon friend on Little Brother.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, 2 Ikelite DS125 Strobes
What a day :-)
My guide Wayan with 2 beautiful Manta Rays on Manta Point, Nusa Penida.
Olympus E330, 8mm Fisheye, 2 Ikelite DS125 Strobes
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

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Size does matter.
My wife and one of our favourites.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 Strobe
Hawsbill Turtle being filmed and Photographed.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, Single Ikelite DS125 Strobe
Manta feeding in Hanu Faru Lagoon. Taken in natural light aginst the sun. The water was full of plankton, so not a very clear shot. However I kind of like it and the experience was great.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm
Home sweet home.
Porcelain Crab in his host Anemone in Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro, single Ikelite DS125 Strobe.
Flying Gurnard on a night dive in Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro, single Ikelite DS125 Strobe.
The lady in Red
We found this colourful frogfish on a night dive in Horseshoe Bay, Rinca Island.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro, single Ikelite DS125 Strobe.
Close-up of the weird Rhinopias.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro and single Ikelite DS125 Strobe.
Out of the shadows.
Photo shot with strobe placed to the side to create this atmosphere. Taken on a nightdive in Egypt.
Olympus E330, 35mm Macro, Single Ikelite Ds125 Strobe
Shrimp out at night
Olympus E330, 35mm Macro, Single Ikelite DS125 Strobe
Face of a friendly Moray.
Used flash from side to create the dark side of the animal.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm and single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
Hopefully the political statement is ok.
Just saw a photo of a Stealth plane today and got the idea of combining the Stealth's of the ocean with the manmade ones in joined force to fight finning. Background:Maldives. Manta shots from Bali.
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2009

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nice compo Christian
Colour
I like the colours of the purple closed anemone. Using photoshop I have made the surroundings in black and white to enhance the colours of the anemone and Clownfish.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm and single Ikelite DS125 Flash.
Batfish in close-up.
Shot with the versatile 14-54 mm lens. Olympus E330 and single Ikelite DS125 Flash.
Break the rules.
Hope it works, Eagle Ray shot from behind on Makari Thila in the Maldives. Fantastic divesite.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 Flash
Surface interval
Not a bad view from our liveaboard the Seaqueen.
I like the fantastic pattern on the Puffer Fish. Art in nature.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro and a single Ikelite DS125 Flash.
Tiny colourful Nudibranch found in Horseshoe Bay, Rinca.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro, 1 Ikelite DS125 Flash
Spotface Moray converted to B/W and then applied filter called glowing edges in Photoshop.
Dreaming
Original image shot with fisheye in forrest near our home. Not diving for a while, you can always dream about exciting encounters underwater.
Happy snorkler, happy diver, happy Manta ?
Photo shot on Manta Point, Nusa Penida
Olympus E330, 8mm Fisheye and 2 Ikelite DS 125 Flashes
NB: Snorkler in background on the left
Shrek
Lovely giant frogfish on the North side of Nusa Penida.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, 1 Ikelite DS125 flash
Spotface Moray Eel.
1. dive of the trip. Flashsystem didn't work, so had to open up the aperture to get a shot. Funny enough I somehow like the result. Will definately play more around with aperture settings in the future.
105 mm Macro
Yellow Rhinopias shot on the fantastic Cannibal Rock in Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro and single Ikelite DS125 flash
348 Entries Found: Page 12  of  13