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Hello and welcome to my photo galleries, where you can see my underwater photos taken on the west coast of Sweden, where I have lived since 1968, and on diving trips abroad. I've dived since 1988 but didn't become interested in underwater photography until about 2002. It added a new dimension to my diving and I hardly ever dive without a camera these days. I started with Sea & Sea's simplest point and shoot camera (MX-5) and then progressed, in September 2003, to a Motormarine II EX. The u/w photos in my Excel gallery were taken with the MX-5, all others up until July 2005 with the MM II EX unless otherwise stated.
In July 2005 I bought a complete used Nikonos V kit which I later expanded with dual strobes, more lenses and extension tubes and a back-up camera. In the autumn of 2007 I sold my much-loved Nikonos V’s and bought a used Nikon F80/N80 SLR film camera with an Ikelite underwater housing. I loved the camera but didnt like the housing, so I sold it and bought a used Sea & Sea housing. I also bought a used Nikon F100 (a professional 35 mm SLR camera) and Sea & Sea housing.
In May 2009 I finally went digital. I bought a used Sea & Sea DX-D50 underwater housing on e-bay and a used Nikon D50 here in Sweden. In July 2010 I upgraded to a Nikon D80 and Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite SD51 strobes. I own the following lenses: An AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D for use in our turbid northern waters, an AF MicroNikkor 105mm f2.8D for use in clear tropical waters, a Tokina 10-17mm for wide-angle work.and an AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G ED II, which has become my favourite lens for tropical waters, due to its versatility and excellent optics (one of the 10 best lenses Nikon ever made, despite the ridiculously low price, according to Ken Rockwell). I also have a Nikon AF Nikkor 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 D for use on land. I use Photoshop Elements 6 to edit the images.

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Marsa Shagra Village, Egypt, 9-14 Nov 2012 :

Marsa Shagra Village, Egypt, 9-14 Nov 2012

Updated: Nov 22, 2012 1:52pm PST

My Smug Mug :

My Smug Mug

Updated: Mar 24, 2012 6:23am PST

Ecolodge Shagra Village, Egypt, October 10-17 2011 :

Ecolodge Shagra Village, Egypt, October 10-17 2011

Updated: Jan 17, 2012 2:50am PST

u/w photos from Red Sea Diving Safari's Ecolodge Shagra Village, Egypt, October 10-17 2011 :

u/w photos from Red Sea Diving Safari's Ecolodge Shagra Village, Egypt, October 10-17 2011

Updated: Oct 26, 2011 11:32am PST

Macro images Aqaba, Jordan, November 3-10, 2010. View as Slideshow. : Images 1-35 were taken with the Micro-Nikkor 105mm D, 36-45 with the 60 mm D lens.

Macro images Aqaba, Jordan, November 3-10, 2010. View as Slideshow.

Images 1-35 were taken with the Micro-Nikkor 105mm D, 36-45 with the 6 ...

Updated: Dec 11, 2010 1:04pm PST

Aqaba, Jordan, November 3-10, 2010. Wide angle images. View as Slideshow. :

Aqaba, Jordan, November 3-10, 2010. Wide angle images. View as Slideshow.

Updated: Dec 08, 2010 2:16pm PST

Petra, Jordan, November 9, 2010. View as Large (move mouse over right-hand edge of image to choose size). : Petra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the seven modern Wonders of the World. It was built and carved out of the rock by the Nabateans between 700 BC and 100 AD. Caravans to the east had to pass through Petra and pay taxes to the Nabateans, who therefore became very rich. Their civilisation is considered to have reached its peak in the first century AD but the Romans occupied the city in 106 AD. Due to a series of earthquakes, the city was eventually abandoned and was unknown to the western world until discovered by a Swiss explorer in 1812. It was chosen by the BBC as one of the 40 places you have to see before you die.

Petra, Jordan, November 9, 2010. View as Large (move mouse over right-hand edge of image to choose size).

Petra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the seven modern W ...

Updated: Nov 29, 2010 4:04am PST

Sweden 2010 : Photos taken on the west coast of Sweden

Sweden 2010

Photos taken on the west coast of Sweden

Updated: Nov 28, 2010 4:09am PST

Bunaken, Macro images : Images taken at Bunaken and Manado with the MicroNikkor 60mm lens.

Bunaken, Macro images

Images taken at Bunaken and Manado with the MicroNikkor 60mm lens.

Updated: Nov 07, 2009 3:01am PST

Bunaken Wall : Photos taken with a Sigma 10-20mm lens on the wall at Bunaken Island, Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Bunaken Wall

Photos taken with a Sigma 10-20mm lens on the wall at Bunaken Island, ...

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 2:27am PST

Living Colours Dive Resort, Bunaken : September 26 - October 3, 2009

Living Colours Dive Resort, Bunaken

September 26 - October 3, 2009

Updated: Oct 28, 2009 1:21am PST

Sweden 2008 : Underwater images taken on the west coast of Sweden

Sweden 2008

Underwater images taken on the west coast of Sweden

Updated: Feb 08, 2009 8:27am PST

Sweden, 2007 :

Sweden, 2007

Updated: Jul 01, 2007 12:56pm PST

Pygmy seahorses. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006 :

Pygmy seahorses. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006

Updated: Feb 02, 2007 2:15am PST

Sweden 2006. :

Sweden 2006.

Updated: Nov 17, 2006 9:16am PST

Octopus and cuttlefish. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006 :

Octopus and cuttlefish. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006

Updated: Oct 24, 2006 2:50am PST

Various fishes and eels. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006 :

Various fishes and eels. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006

Updated: Oct 24, 2006 12:49am PST

Shrimps and crabs. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006 :

Shrimps and crabs. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006

Updated: Oct 23, 2006 11:39pm PST

Nudibranchs and snails. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006 :

Nudibranchs and snails. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006

Updated: Oct 23, 2006 5:55am PST

Frogfishes. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006 :

Frogfishes. Lembeh Strait (Indonesia), October 2006

Updated: Oct 22, 2006 2:24am PST

The Manacles, Cornwall, England. August 2006. :

The Manacles, Cornwall, England. August 2006.

Updated: Aug 23, 2006 9:21am PST

Sweden 2005 :

Sweden 2005

Updated: Dec 29, 2005 7:35am PST

Bonaire September 2005 : Due to camera problems / my incompetence, these are the only pictures that came out. Ignore the date in the surface images. These photos were taken this year.

Bonaire September 2005

Due to camera problems / my incompetence, these are the only pictures ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2005 6:17pm PST

With the MY Hurricane to the Brother Islands, 19th-26th May 2005 : The Hurricane was voted liveaboard of the year 2004 by the readers of Diver. Our itinerary was Elphinstone Reef, Brother islands and Daedalus Reef, sold under the fitting slogan "Simply the best".

With the MY Hurricane to the Brother Islands, 19th-26th May 2005

The Hurricane was voted liveaboard of the year 2004 by the readers of ...

Updated: May 29, 2005 2:37am PST

Photos taken in Sweden during 2004 :

Photos taken in Sweden during 2004

Updated: Apr 12, 2005 2:28am PST

British Columbia, Canada, 15-22 September 2004 : The legendary Jacques Cousteau considered that the nutrient-rich, current-swept waters between Vancouver Island and mainland BC offer the best cold-water diving in the world. Certainly, it's hard to imagine anywhere else outside the tropics with as much life and colour. This was my third trip to dive the Emerald Sea. This time, three friends and I went to Quadra Island, just off Campbell River, about half way up the East side of Vancouver Island. We stayed and dived with DynaMike Dive Charters, which I can thoroughly recommend. http://www.divedynamike.com/index.html The convivial owner/skipper, Mike Richmond, knows these waters like the back of his hand and his charming wife Darlene prepares three delicious meals a day for their guests. Nothing is too much trouble for Mike and Darl. Land photos from the same trip may be seen here: http://boets.smugmug.com/ and there are more u/w photos here: http://bjornmolander.smugmug.com/gallery/240998

British Columbia, Canada, 15-22 September 2004

The legendary Jacques Cousteau considered that the nutrient-rich, curr ...

Updated: Dec 16, 2004 8:26am PST

Ladders for dive-boats : A ladder for a dive-boat should be long, so that it goes well below the surface - you should be able to step right onto it without pulling yourself up - should slope outwards, not hang straight down, should have flat rungs with a stopper at the end (so that you don't slip off) and should extend well above the dive-platform and have proper handles at the top. Unfortunately, few dive-boats have a good ladder. Note that this is a safety issue as much as a convenience issue. These drawings, borrowed from http://www.cisatlantic.com/trimix/ , show examples of two types of good ladders - an economy version and a de luxe version.

Ladders for dive-boats

A ladder for a dive-boat should be long, so that it goes well below th ...

Updated: Oct 30, 2004 10:14am PST

Narvik, Norway, 27-29 August 2004 : Narvik, in northern Norway, being ice-free all year round, is the main port for shipment of iron ore from the Swedish mines in Kiruna. Access to high-quality iron ore was crucial to Germany's war effort and one of Hitler's primary objectives in the invasion of Norway in April 1940 was therefore to secure Narvik. The allies were naturally anxious to prevent this and the result was two major naval battles, the First and Second Battle of Narvik, on 9-10 and 13 April 1940 respectively. You can read an abbreviated version of the whole story here: http://www.immersed.com/Articles/narvik__norway.htm Today, Narvik is a mecca for wreck divers as the wrecks are almost all within sports diving limits and the visibility is excellent, 10 metres at worst and 25-30 metres at best when I was there. The wrecks are still well preserved after more than 60 years and are covered with life.

Narvik, Norway, 27-29 August 2004

Narvik, in northern Norway, being ice-free all year round, is the main ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2004 6:56am PST

Photos taken on a 6-day trip on MV Excel to the "Deep south" of the Egyptian part of the Red Sea in June 2003 : All u/w photos in this gallery were taken with an MX-5, Sea & Sea's simplest point-and-shoot camera.

Photos taken on a 6-day trip on MV Excel to the "Deep south" of the Egyptian part of the Red Sea in June 2003

All u/w photos in this gallery were taken with an MX-5, Sea & Sea's si ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2004 3:30am PST

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