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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Marco Waagmeester

229 Entries Found: Page 3  of  9
Small shrimp - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
Yellow-black Striped Cardinalfish (Apogon nigrofasciatus) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Jewel Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Little Filefish (Monacanthidae sp.) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Blue Ribbon Eel portrait (Rhinomuraena quaesita) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
"Kune's Chromodoris" - Chromodorididae Nudibranch (Chromodoris kunei) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Diver and Big Puffer-fish - Crystal Rock, Gili Lawa (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Mantis Shrimp in it's burrow - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
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a pin sharp behavior study
"Eyes above the sand" - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Yellow Margined Moray Eel (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) - Crystal Bay, Nusa Penida (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Soft coral & Tunicates - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Swimming cleaner shrimp (Urocaridella antonbruunii) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
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how to isolate a subject from its background using depth of field!
Coral encrusted bow gun of the USAT Liberty Shipwreck - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w) no cropping
Fimbriated moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) - Sangeang Island (Canon G9, Inon D2000w) Used 'large' aperture f/3.2 to get the focus on mainly the eye.
Titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens) getting cleaned by shrimps and wrasse - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
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Unfamiliar (for me) Triplefin during a dive at 'Manta Alley', South-Komodo (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
Blue Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) - Nusa Penida, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Pygmy seahorse (Hypocampus bargibanti) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, 2xUCL165)
Nudibranch portrait (Nembrotha kuberyana) - Gili Banta, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w 2xUCL165)
Anemone porcelain crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus) trying to catch a meal - Puri Jati, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
Crocodile fish (Cymbacephalus beauforti) - Banta island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Reef Scene - Moyo island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Thorny-back cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) - Crystal bay, Nusa Penida (Canon G9, D2000w)
Banded sea snake portrait (Laticauda colubrina) - Moyo island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
'Sunset Over Bali' on a live-aboard to Komodo (Canon G9, Speedlite 420ex)
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'Three Nemos' (Amphiprion ocellaris) - Moyo island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
'Close up but wide angle' (Manta birostris) - Nusa Penida, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
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