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A mouth only another Humpback could love! When photograph... by Steven Anderson
A mouth only another Humpback could love! When photographing these creatures not even my 12-24 cuts the deal .....Close shooting! Taken Molokai in Hawaii.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Chase......:) by Jackie Campbell
Chase......:)
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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A fluke shot of a Humpback Whale off Lahaina, Maui. These... by Steven Anderson
A fluke shot of a Humpback Whale off Lahaina, Maui. These mammals travel from Alaska to give birth and train their young. They are often escorted by a male, not sure if this is a male or female.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Once in a lifetime chance! A mother Humpback Whale stops ... by Steven Anderson
Once in a lifetime chance! A mother Humpback Whale stops by for a visit while diving off Molokai off the coast of Maui. This was more stunning than the Hammerheads we saw. These beautiful mammals make a long journey to Hawaii to raise their calves.
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Super mug shot of a huge Critter Steven
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date posted posted: Monday, March 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Wire Coral Goby by Mark Hoevenaars
Wire Coral Goby
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date posted posted: Monday, March 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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hammerhead shark by Afflitti Gianluca
hammerhead shark
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date posted posted: Monday, March 7, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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A couple of Palette Surgeonfish, or as I like to call the... by Mark Hoevenaars
A couple of Palette Surgeonfish, or as I like to call them: Dory's... (from Finding Nemo)
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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"Ugly Stick? Nah. Soldierfish". by Larissa Roorda
"Ugly Stick? Nah. Soldierfish".
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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"Just a clam". Giant Clam membrane in Palau. This creat... by Larissa Roorda
"Just a clam". Giant Clam membrane in Palau. This creature's beauty speaks for itself.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 5, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Razor Surgeonfish in the Galapagos. Canon Ixus 700 and i... by Jackie Campbell
Razor Surgeonfish in the Galapagos.
Canon Ixus 700 and internal flash smile
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date posted posted: Friday, March 4, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Diver with gas masks in one of the cargo holds of the Fuj... by Jackie Campbell
Diver with gas masks in one of the cargo holds of the Fujikawa Maru in Truk Lagoon smile
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there's lots of manmade stuff all over Truk but it takes some skill to put it in context. I could see this as a magazine shot
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Massive female great white takes the bait at Isla Guadalupe. by William Buchheit
Massive female great white takes the bait at Isla Guadalupe.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Longnose Filefish by Mark Hoevenaars
Longnose Filefish
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date posted posted: Monday, February 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Kia Ora_Rangiroa by Mathieu Foulquié
Kia Ora_Rangiroa
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date posted posted: Monday, February 28, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Raira in the blue_Tiputa by Mathieu Foulquié
Raira in the blue_Tiputa
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date posted posted: Monday, February 28, 2011
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Diving a volcano off of Maui by Danielle Stark
Diving a volcano off of Maui
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Krempf's Phyillidiopsis by Mark Hoevenaars
Krempf's Phyillidiopsis
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Waikiki sunset. Oahu, Hawaii. by Patrick Reardon
Waikiki sunset. Oahu, Hawaii.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A crowded wave at Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu. by Patrick Reardon
A crowded wave at Pipeline, North Shore, Oahu.
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nice topside action shot Patrick
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 27, 2011
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Abstract by Mark Hoevenaars
Abstract
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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4 bottlenose dolphins in Tiputa pass (Rangiroa). and no ... by Mathieu Foulquié
4 bottlenose dolphins in Tiputa pass (Rangiroa). and no "cut"&"paste" extra characters for the sceptical ones ...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Kangaroo nudibranch. Maui, Hawaii. Very uncommon. by Patrick Reardon
Kangaroo nudibranch. Maui, Hawaii. Very uncommon.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Soft coral grabs microscopic plankton from the water. by Mark Hoevenaars
Soft coral grabs microscopic plankton from the water.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Stuff on the bottom after a storm by Dale Kobetich
Stuff on the bottom after a storm
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Grouper portrait, Byron Bay, Australia... by Michael Gallagher
Grouper portrait, Byron Bay, Australia...
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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my friend opening up on the last incoming tide ...a huge ... by Dale Kobetich
my friend opening up on the last incoming tide ...a huge storm is approaching....shot last night (thursday ) in Laguna
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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face to face by Afflitti Gianluca
face to face
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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