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Nicolai Roterman

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I am a deep-sea biologist and surfer and my work takes me to interesting corners of the world which is a great opportunity for an amateur photographer

LocationOxford Cameras Canon PowerShot A530
Canon PowerShot A540
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
DMC-G2
GT-I8190
NIKON D5000
NIKON D5100
NIKON D5300
NIKON D80
iPhone 3G
iPhone 5c
Lenses AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED

My last big Gulf of Mexico job in 07 - marine mammal observing - mitigating the impact of seismic surveying offshore.

Closeup-dolphinpack.

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Cafe.

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Pmow2.

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Sperm whale lower back. Just a tiny bit of sperm whale poking through...
Sperm Whale Blow. This si about the best I can go on when they are more than 3km away - their blow is very distinctive

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Carl Larsson. I never expected to see this painting in my room for decoration - but I was pleasantly surprised!

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Laughing Gull. Lands in front of me!

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Laughing.

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Welding. This sums up my experience out here - the contrast between the beauty and tranquility of the ocean and the noise and fumes of being
Laser.
Backbridge.
Greenmat.

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Crispy. This sun-fried salty sea dog is well on his way to cultivating a true Captain Ahab / Abe Lincoln chin beard - yeah!!

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Rainystern.
Double Rainbow at Sunset.

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Sunset Sky.

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Chickenlegs.

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Chimney.

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Crackedpaint.

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Redwheel.
Superdarksun.

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Snailsign.

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Threestripe.

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Gratefloor.
Shinyropes.
Containerwall.

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Egretawesome.

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Butt. Sometimes the Great Egret is not so graceful...

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Airwalk. My work view...

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Shades.

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Starofdavid.

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Ripples.
4stripe.

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Helideck.
Bluemoth.

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Greengrip.
Greenribs.

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Gritgrid.

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Terminatorglow.
Silhouette.

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Spectacularsunrise.

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Bondintro.

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Jupiter.

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Bell.
Bellend.

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Binoreflections. What happens when you stick the camera lens set to macro into some blue filter binoculars...
Infinity. Prisoners of our own perception - the old infinity mirror trick!
Dong.
Trench.
Coil.

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Bow.
Yello_fibers.

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Octopus.
Gloves.

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Legs.

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Orangeshimmer.
Mercedes.

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Poke.

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Closeout.

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Teahopuu.
Chain.

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Radioactive.
Smokeray.
Whichway.
Spirits.
Newsunset.

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Nautilus.

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Smallchopper.
Embark.
Heatripplechopper.
Dolphinsorange.

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Waterfilm.

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Headpoke. Note the characteristic black goggles and the white tip on the beak with the white 'lips' of the Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

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Duosplash.

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Beakdip.
Mama-y-nino. There juveniles were paired off with an adult for the entire time that the pod was bow-riding our ship

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Adult Male Orchard Oriole. This guy is a long way from home!

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Young Male Orchard Ori.
Young Male Orchard Oriole.

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Adult Male Orchard Oriole.
Peregrine Falcon.

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My new office.
My new office.
Chuck Wills Widow. A type of Nightjar orNighthawk - although not related to hawks. Its nocturnal - and one of the funniest lookin birds in e
Chuck Wills Widow.
Chuck Wills Widow.

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Strange light. Before sun rise - and lightning in the clouds give a blue tinge to the clouds
Strange light. Before sun rise - and lightning in the clouds give a blue tinge to the clouds
Craziness. We had to fire a flare to stop a shrimp boat from hitting us in the mist - this guy must have been asleep at the wheel. Its was a

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Hummingbird Fluff. A hummingbird bumped into the window and left a little souvenir...

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Mourning Dove. These cold fronts bring new visitors from the land.

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Heading into a storm.

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Just before that storm hi. When this pics was taken the wind was 5kts. 2 minutes later and the wind was 55kts!
Caught in a storm. Our engines were down and we were being towed by a tug, when this storm hit us out of the blue
Moorhen.

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Stare!.

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Egrets in File.

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Egrets.

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Green Heron.
Storms looming again.
Even Egrets get sea sick.

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Storm Fatality.

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Our supply boat in the st.

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Our supply boat in the st. These are full size containers on the back - to give you an idea of scale.

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Brown Pelican.

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