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Underwater Photo Contest Entries By Margriet Tilstra

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Nurse shark by night. Camera: Nikon D750, Lense: AF-S Nik... by Margriet Tilstra
Nurse shark by night. Camera: Nikon D750, Lense: AF-S Nikkor 28mm f/1.8G, Housing: Easydive Leo 3, Aperture f/10, Shutter Speed 1/125
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 23, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Eggs creative style Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ike... by Margriet Tilstra
Eggs creative style
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/11, Shutterspeed 1/60
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Elegancy Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobe... by Margriet Tilstra
Elegancy
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/80
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 30, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Party Lights Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite st... by Margriet Tilstra
Party Lights
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 400, Aperture f/22, Shutterspeed 1/125
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 30, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Close-up of reef shark Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two ... by Margriet Tilstra
Close-up of reef shark
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 200, Aperture f/16, Shutterspeed 1/125
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date posted posted: Friday, March 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Pinocchio (juvenile frogfish) Nikon D80, Ikelite housin... by Margriet Tilstra
Pinocchio (juvenile frogfish)
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/18, Shutterspeed 1/100
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Clowny Fish Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two strobes (Ik... by Margriet Tilstra
Clowny Fish
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two strobes (Ikelite DS125 and Sea & Sea YS-60), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/9, Shutterspeed 1/60
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date posted posted: Friday, March 7, 2014
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Starfish Pattern Panasonic DMC-FX35, ISO 100, Aperture f... by Margriet Tilstra
Starfish Pattern
Panasonic DMC-FX35, ISO 100, Aperture f/4, Shutterspeed 1/30
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Lightning without thunder Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + t... by Margriet Tilstra
Lightning without thunder
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two strobes (Ikelite DS125 and Sea & Sea YS-60), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/100
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Klingon Iguana Nikon D80, Lense AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-3... by Margriet Tilstra
Klingon Iguana
Nikon D80, Lense AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED, ISO 200, Aperture f/5.3, Shutterspeed 1/320
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2014
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Towards the abyss Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two strob... by Margriet Tilstra
Towards the abyss
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two strobes (Ikelite DS125 and Sea & Sea YS-60), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/22, Shutterspeed 1/60
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Anemone Canyon Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite ... by Margriet Tilstra
Anemone Canyon
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/13, Shutterspeed 1/125
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Underwater variation on Vincent van Gogh's sunflowers Ni... by Margriet Tilstra
Underwater variation on Vincent van Gogh's sunflowers
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/125
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Perfectly camouflaged Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two I... by Margriet Tilstra
Perfectly camouflaged
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/100
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Body building Orangutan crab Nikon D80, Ikelite housing ... by Margriet Tilstra
Body building Orangutan crab
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/20, Shutterspeed 1/125
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Small, smaller, smallest Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + tw... by Margriet Tilstra
Small, smaller, smallest
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 200, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/125
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Belly full of eggs Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikel... by Margriet Tilstra
Belly full of eggs
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/16, Shutterspeed 1/125
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Eyelashes Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strob... by Margriet Tilstra
Eyelashes
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/125
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Funny sunny fish Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelit... by Margriet Tilstra
Funny sunny fish
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/16, Shutterspeed 1/125
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Graceful Lion Fish Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikel... by Margriet Tilstra
Graceful Lion Fish
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/10, Shutterspeed 1/100
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date posted posted: Monday, February 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Teeth Nikon D80 with Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 (A16), f... by Margriet Tilstra
Teeth
Nikon D80 with Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 (A16), focal length 42 mm, Ikelite housing, D125 + Sea&Sea 50 Strobes.
Settings: Aperture f/4.5, Shutter Speed 1/80, ISO 100
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 2, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Sea Lion sunbading, Galapagos Islands Nikon D80, Lense A... by Margriet Tilstra
Sea Lion sunbading, Galapagos Islands
Nikon D80, Lense AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED, ISO 200, Aperture f/5.6, Shutterspeed 1/640
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Chromium Nikon D80 with Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 (A16)... by Margriet Tilstra
Chromium
Nikon D80 with Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 (A16), focal length 50mm, Ikelite housing, D125 + Sea&Sea 50 Strobes.
Settings: Aperture f/4, Shutter Speed 1/60, ISO 100
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date posted posted: Monday, January 27, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Close-up of a Cow Fish Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two ... by Margriet Tilstra
Close-up of a Cow Fish
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/4, Shutterspeed 1/60
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Turks and Caicos islands
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Tiny Monster Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite st... by Margriet Tilstra
Tiny Monster
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/160
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Eyes of a Mushroom Coral Shrimp Nikon D80, Ikelite housi... by Margriet Tilstra
Eyes of a Mushroom Coral Shrimp
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/125
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Coral Bouquet Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite s... by Margriet Tilstra
Coral Bouquet
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/13, Shutterspeed 1/125
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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