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diy Blacklight used underwater on a shaws boxfish by Shane Hermans
diy Blacklight used underwater on a shaws boxfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Blacktip shark on Aliwali Shoal with an odd stab/bite? ma... by Gemma Dry
Blacktip shark on Aliwali Shoal with an odd stab/bite? mark on it
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 28, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Diving with rays by Sigitas Sirvydas
Diving with rays
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 27, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"As the light fades...." Curoius black tip pops up to th... by Allen Walker
"As the light fades...."
Curoius black tip pops up to the surface unexpectedly as I was about to pack it all up and head home........leant a lesson that day.......patience and this is nature.....you never know when something will happen!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Surface shots with Oceanic Blacktips by Gemma Dry
Surface shots with Oceanic Blacktips
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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My Favourite Snorkel Buddy by Henley Spiers
My Favourite Snorkel Buddy
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date posted posted: Monday, January 22, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"Chomp" The privilege i had to witness this bait ball ... by Allen Walker
"Chomp"
The privilege i had to witness this bait ball action right up and until the end was absolutely insane and will never be erased from the minds eye.
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Incredible action shot
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date posted posted: Friday, January 19, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Humbug Damselfish by Henley Spiers
Humbug Damselfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Tokong, a beautiful divespot close to Sumatra. The un... by Joerg Lietzmann
Tokong, a beautiful divespot close to Sumatra.
The underwater world below 20 Meter still looks amazing but above 20 meter the 2004 Tsunami destroyed most of the life. But more than 13 years later natur recovers more and more
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 13, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Barracuda at Liberty wreck, Tulamben. by Athanassios Lazarides
Barracuda at Liberty wreck, Tulamben.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 11, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Mangrove crown by Macro Wu
Mangrove crown
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 11, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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The Cape Gannet" - A B&W rendition of one of my favourite... by Allen Walker
The Cape Gannet" - A B&W rendition of one of my favourite sardine run images taken off shore of the wild coast, Transkei, Port St. Johns, South Africa. The Cape Gannet is truly an amazing bird and has adapted to its ocean life like no other.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 7, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Hermit crab by Athanassios Lazarides
Hermit crab
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 6, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Maldivian Blenny by Henley Spiers
Maldivian Blenny
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Hawksbill Turtle in a shallow lagoon by Henley Spiers
Hawksbill Turtle in a shallow lagoon
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Clownfish, Komodo, Indonesia. by Filip Staes
Clownfish, Komodo, Indonesia.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Up! - Last nurse shark picture of the year, I hope you en... by Taner Atilgan
Up! - Last nurse shark picture of the year, I hope you enjoyed (:
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 27, 2017
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Poltergeist or noisy ghost. More commonly known as the Ri... by Peet J Van Eeden
Poltergeist or noisy ghost. More commonly known as the Ribbon Eel
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date posted posted: Monday, December 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Layers - Last manta reflection of the year, I hope you en... by Taner Atilgan
Layers - Last manta reflection of the year, I hope you enjoyed them
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date posted posted: Monday, December 18, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Hairy Shrimp by Reto König
Hairy Shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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coral window by Tracey Jennings
coral window
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 17, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A simple coral and family by Tracey Jennings
A simple coral and family
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 17, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A close couple of Devil Firefish (Pterois radiata) by Peet J Van Eeden
A close couple of Devil Firefish (Pterois radiata)
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Building blocks of the ocean- False Honeycomb coral (Favi... by Peet J Van Eeden
Building blocks of the ocean- False Honeycomb coral (Favia spp)
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date posted posted: Friday, December 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Nudibranch from Bali by Athanassios Lazarides
Nudibranch from Bali
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Popeyed scorpionfish with with it technicolor dreamcoat by Peet J Van Eeden
Popeyed scorpionfish with with it technicolor dreamcoat
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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An unforgettable encounter with my friend Olivier on the ... by Barathieu Gabriel
An unforgettable encounter with my friend Olivier on the Passe Boueni by about 40 meters deep. A shoal of about sixty halicorne hammerhead sharks swim over our heads !!!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 12, 2017
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mayotte
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