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Macro image of a nudibranch taken by Slava Petrenko with the Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing

Slava Petrenko is originally from Russia but has spent the last 15 years living in Dubai, UAE. He's been shooting with Ikelite gear since 2010 and in that time has developed a preference for shooting macro which he says allows him to be more creative underwater. 

Slava currently shoots the Canon EOS R5 II with the Canon RF 100mm lens inside an Ikelite Underwater Housing accompanied with dual Ikelite DS230 Strobes. 

 

Nudibranch macro image taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Zenopontonia rex atop Ceratosoma trilobatum, Tulamben ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Pygmy seahorse taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Pigmy seahorse, Anilao ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Green hairy shrimp taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Green hairy shrimp, Phycocaris sp., Tulamben ‘24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Yellow hairy shrimp taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Yellow hairy shrimp, Tulamben ‘24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Red fish taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Red rhinopias, Anilao ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Butterfly nudibranch taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Butterfly nudibranch, Tulamben ‘24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Tiger shrimp taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Tiger shrimp, Phyllognathia ceratophthalma, Tulamben ‘24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Ghost pipe fish taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Ghost pipe fish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Tulamben ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Goby fish on eggs taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Goby fish on eggs, Tulamben ’24

 

Nudibranch taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Nudibranch, Tulamben ‘24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Sexy shrimp taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Sexy shrimp, super bokeh, f/2.8 Tulamben ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Goby fish taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Goby fish, backlight, Tulamben ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Larval wunderpus octopus taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Larval Wunderpus, blackwater, Anilao ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Ghost pipe fish taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Ghost pipe fish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Tulamben ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Yellow hairy shrimp taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Yellow hairy shrimp, Tulamben ‘24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Seahorse taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Seahorse, backlighting, Anilao ’24 © Slava Petrenko

 

Nudibranch taken by Slava Petrenko with Canon R5 II inside an Ikelite underwater housing with dual Ikelite DS230 strobes

Nudibranch, Tulamben ‘24 © Slava Petrenko



Slava Petrenko Profile PhotoSlava Petrenko is originally from Russia but has spent the last 15 years living in Dubai, UAE and traveling to some of his favorite dive destinations like Talumben, Bali, and Maldives. Slava shoots the Canon EOS R5 II with the Canon RF 100mm lens inside an Ikelite Underwater Housing accompanied with dual Ikelite DS230 Strobes. You can see more of Slava's underwater images on his Facebook page. 

 


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