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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Marco Waagmeester

229 Entries Found: Page 8  of  9
Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola) getting cleaned by bannerfish at Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida, Bali. (Canon G9)
Beautiful reef of Batu Abah, Bali (Canon G9)
Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita), Batu Abah, Bali. (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Wally's Pink Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) on sponge (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Peacock Mantis Shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) in it's burrow (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Details of a Bubble Anemone (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
"Inside the Crinoid" - SD, Nusa Penida (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2008 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
nice abstract, possibly the best close-up crinoid shot I've seen and tastefully presented with a subtle border! Well done the Waagmeister!
Portrait of a Raggy Scorpionfish (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
"Standing Up" (Bornella anguilla) at Batu Abah, Bali (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
it's getting harder and harder to judge the nudis! they get better and better
"Lunchtime" (Nembrotha purpureolineata) at Batu Abah, Nusa Penida, Bali - (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Striped Triplefin (Helcogramma striatum) in Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Crocodile Fish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) at Menjangan Island, Bali. (Canon G9, D2000w)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Commensal shrimp (Periclimenes venustus) with eggs in Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Ornate Ghost-pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) in Tulamben (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Porcelain crab in Anemone (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
"Over The Top" - Flatworm (Prostheceraeus sp.) in Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, D2000w, UCL165)
Small Nudibranch (Chromodoris kuniei) in Tulamben, Bali
Durban hinge-beak shrimp checking me if i need some cleaning. Tulamben, Bali. (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
shortlistedShortlisted!
Another Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus denise) during a dive at Menjangan island, Bali. (Canon G9, Inon strobe D2000w, UCL165 macro lens)
Anemone Hermit Crab Portrait, during a night dive in Sanur, Bali. (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Polyclad flatworm found in Tulamben. Cannot track down any identification untill now, When someone knows scientific name of this species, please let me know. (Canon G9, Inon D2000w and UCL165)
Blenny Is At Home. (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Nudibranch (Thecacera pacifica) (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Racing Stripe Flatworm (Pseudoceros bifurcus) at Menjangan Island, Bali.

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
this is a first on this contest! Not a nudi but could be!
Sunrise from the beach of Sanur, Bali
shortlistedShortlisted!
Eye of a crocodile fish (Canon G9, Inon D2000, Inon UCL165)
Pink or Skunk Anemonefish (Canon A620, Built-in Flash)
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