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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Reinhard Arndt

105 Entries Found: Page 2  of  4
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Nudibranch (Hypselodoris sp. 12, NSSI2), Kubur, Molukken (Indonesien)
Maldive anemonefish (Amphiprion nigripes), Bathala Thila, Bathala, Ari-Atoll, Maldives
Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), Tiger Beach, Bahamas
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2021
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2021 awards final round judging
Chromodoris kuniei, Raja Ampat (West Papua)
Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), Tiger Beach, Bahamas
Shoal of yellow-ribbon sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia), Cape Kri, Raja Ampat (Indonesia)
A shoal at 40 meters depth, whose compact harmony simply fascinated me.
Smily
Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris), Tiger Beach, Bahamas
Great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran), Tiger Beach, Bahamas
Sarasvati Anemone Shrimp (approx. 2 cm)
Raja Ampat (West Papua, Indonesia)
Face to face with the tiger
Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier), Tiger Beach, Bahamas
Did he just want to scan me electromagnetically with his Lorenzinian ampoules, or was he as surprised about this close encounter as I was - who knows?
shortlistedShortlisted!
Green humphead parrotfish (Bolbometopon muricatum), Sipadan (Malaysia
- safe at home - Juvenile Red Sea clownfsh (Amphiprion bicinctus), in its home bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
Juvenile Red Sea clownfsh (Amphiprion bicinctus), in its home bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolo
Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Blue Corner, Palau
Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessonianain) in the sun of Palau
- parental care -
Maldive anemonefishes (Amphiprion nigripes), Helengeli (North-Male-Atoll/Maldives)
Blackside hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri), Bodu Gaa, Helengeli (Maldives)
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- symphony in red -
magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Bodo Hithi Thila, North-Male-Atoll (Maldives)
- no space to turn -
Manta Ray, Bodu Hithi (Maldives)
Gorgonian Sea Fan (Subergorgia mollis), Sha'ab Sheer (east), Safaga, Egypt
One of the biggest Gorgonian Sea Fans I've ever seen.
E-410, Zuiko 11-22mm, 11mm, f/6.3, 1/180, ISO 100,
available light
Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips, Helengeli, Maldives
Screw of the Al Kahfain, southeast of Safaga, Egypt.
- Get you under my wings -
Eagle ray (Aetobatus ocellatus), Landslide, Wolf Island, Galápagos
- Salem Express -
Unused life-boats next to the wreck of the SALEM EXPRESS, Safaga, Egypt
shortlistedShortlisted!
- coloured wall -
Drop off at Tobia Soraya, Safaga, Egypt
Darwin Arch near Darwin Island (Galápagos), one of the top 10 divespots in the world.
- end of a pilgrimage -
Unused life-boats next to the wreck of the SALEM EXPRESS, Safaga, Egypt
Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi), Safaga, Egypt
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