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Incredibly social, the birth of a new one is a special time to get together and say hi (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted (3 days ago)
4 votes

Imperial eagle | Statue of Christ
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (4 days ago)
3 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch_February 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
2 votes

Hector's goby_December 2024 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (3 days ago)
2 votes

Different color sea fans. Taken at a depth of about 40ft on a recent trip to Raja Ampat during Xmas 2024. Taken by a friend using an Olympus OM-D with 2 strobes.
By Fynn Wu
posted (3 days ago)
2 votes

The colors of many Chromodorididae nudis are always striking and these species of Goniobranchus called kuniei is no exception.There are delicate nuances of complementary shades that help make it one of a kind_Jan 2025 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (2 days ago)
2 votes

green horse
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Dear photographer fellow divers, This is my 1000 photo that I am posting here, I hope you all enjoyed all that beauty. A happy new year and may we all continue to enjoy everything that lives underwater and take beautiful pictures of it.
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted 02:38 CST Today (14 hours ago)
0 votes

Pagurus pubescens hermit crab covered in little scyphystoma polyps (polyps which produce medusae)
By Anton Plaksin
posted 05:21 CST Today (11 hours ago)
0 votes

Adult escorts are usually but not always related to the calf. An Aunt, sister, cousin, grandmother, or even its mother. They all look after the new one. (taken under permit)
By Arun Madisetti
posted 15:54 CST Today (1 hour ago)
0 votes
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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
pura island, Alor Archipelago. just lucky... by Gilles Brignardello
pura island, Alor Archipelago. just lucky...
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Timor Sea Indonesia
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Anemone fish, Red Sea South by Nick Blake
Anemone fish, Red Sea South
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Small Ornate Ghost Pipefish by Marylin Batt
Small Ornate Ghost Pipefish
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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SEEK OUT Juvenile Catfish hiding in a broken fish cage. by Mat Yie
by: Mat Yie
SEEK OUT
Juvenile Catfish hiding in a broken fish cage.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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recto-verso by André Bruchez
recto-verso
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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Hello there ! by Mickle Huang
Hello there !
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Ready in the starting blocks by Raoul Caprez
Ready in the starting blocks
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38 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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Proud by Mickle Huang
Proud
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Cuttlefish. by Ferdinando Meli
Cuttlefish.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A very fast squid (Loligo vulgaris). by Ferdinando Meli
A very fast squid (Loligo vulgaris).
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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This juvenile squid had colors like I had never seen befo... by David Valencia
This juvenile squid had colors like I had never seen before hovering mid water during a night dive. It was shot using a Nikon 300S,105mm, Ikelite housing.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic Bahamas
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bandfin frogfish.JPG by Afflitti Gianluca
bandfin frogfish.JPG
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Solomon Sea Papua New Guinea
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Pteroidichthys amboinensis (Ambon scorpionfish) by Alex Varani
Pteroidichthys amboinensis (Ambon scorpionfish)
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Surgeon fish caught with my macro lens on the safety stop by Barbara Schilling
Surgeon fish caught with my macro lens on the safety stop
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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cute clownfish in a unique anemone by Doris Vierkoetter
cute clownfish in a unique anemone
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mooon jelly by Suzan Meldonian
Mooon jelly
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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shine squid by Marco Chang
shine squid
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: East China Sea Taiwan
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Mating Manderine fish by Marylin Batt
Mating Manderine fish
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Lauwiliwilinukunukuoioi - Hawaiian for Long Nose Butterf... by Stuart Ganz
Lauwiliwilinukunukuoioi - Hawaiian for Long Nose Butterfly Fish
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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This chap reminded me of singing in the shower - Cleaner ... by Spencer Burrows
This chap reminded me of singing in the shower - Cleaner wrasse must of made him happy!?.....compact s90 camera no add on lens.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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nikon d2x 60 mm micro by Puddu Massimo
nikon d2x 60 mm micro
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Amphipode hitching a ride on a jelly fish, image shot in ... by Lill Haugen
Amphipode hitching a ride on a jelly fish, image shot in Väderöarna, Sweden
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51 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Sweden
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Small, but not friendly :-) by Raoul Caprez
Small, but not friendly :-)
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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Moon Jelly Aurelia aurita near surface. by Suzan Meldonian
Moon Jelly Aurelia aurita near surface.
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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This Banded Shrimp came out from under his rock and posed... by Marylin Batt
This Banded Shrimp came out from under his rock and posed
for this picture.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Thalassoma pavo, male. Taken with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 60... by Francesco Pacienza
Thalassoma pavo, male. Taken with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 60mm Micro. One strobe Nikonos SB-105, manual setting. Easydive Leo housing.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Flatworm in "free flight" at night :-) by Rico Besserdich
Flatworm in "free flight" at night :-)
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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