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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 (6 days ago)
2 votes

Hector's goby_December 2024 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (4 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 (4 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 (3 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 (21 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 (18 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 (8 hours 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)

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Flying gurnard ready for landing. Night dive 32 mt deep by Vittorio Durante
Flying gurnard ready for landing. Night dive 32 mt deep
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Flying gurnard - (Pesce civetta in italian). Night dive 3... by Vittorio Durante
Flying gurnard - (Pesce civetta in italian). Night dive 32 mt deep
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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A really friendly guy, he let me take some shots both alo... by Gonzalo Perez
A really friendly guy, he let me take some shots both alone and with his companion. A great dive!
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Urchin clingfish, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Urchin clingfish, Tulamben
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Sciaena umbra. A fish elegant but very shy and difficult ... by Ferdinando Meli
Sciaena umbra. A fish elegant but very shy and difficult to photograph.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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grondin volant by André Bruchez
grondin volant
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Bangai Cardinal Fish by Tony Cherbas
Bangai Cardinal Fish
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Flying Flatworm ( at night ). by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm ( at night ).
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Territorial male of the species Labrisomus nuchipinnis. H... by Helena Encarnação
Territorial male of the species Labrisomus nuchipinnis. He fights against all invaders of its territory.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Portugal
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"Moving on" A Short Headed Sea Horse moving between reeds. by Jamie Coote
"Moving on"
A Short Headed Sea Horse moving between reeds.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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the corrallimorph shot from a different angle by David Crutchley
the corrallimorph shot from a different angle
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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"Welcome to Flatworm Air.....tickets, please !!" Whil... by Rico Besserdich
"Welcome to Flatworm Air.....tickets, please !!"
While a flatworm is cruising through open water, 2 small hermid crabs do enjoy the flight ;-) Nightdive shot, CANON 40D with CANON 60mm makro lens, 2 x Sea&Sea 110@ .
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Anthias :-D by Daniel Strub
Anthias big grin
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Egypt
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Squid with its catch. by Anouk Houben
Squid with its catch.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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shot in bonaire canon 40d with 60mm macro lens by Kyle Mcburnie
shot in bonaire
canon 40d with 60mm macro lens
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Flying Flatworm by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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this is another shot of the corallimormph deifting in the... by David Crutchley
this is another shot of the corallimormph deifting in the surge of birdrock wall in the mamanucas fiji , as an underwater photography enthusiast to find a slow moving subject as beautiful as this was like a dream come true.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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A cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) catch a fish (Symphodua ... by Ferdinando Meli
A cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) catch a fish (Symphodua ocellatus).
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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This Remora kept trying to attach itself to my fins. Niko... by Boz Johnson
This Remora kept trying to attach itself to my fins. Nikon d7000, ikelite housing, inon strobe, light in motion focus light, 60mm macro lens.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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hippocampe by André Bruchez
hippocampe
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Gray Angel juvenile by Suzan Meldonian
Gray Angel juvenile
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Flying Flatworm. From my yesterday's night dive. F11, 1/8... by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm. From my yesterday's night dive. F11, 1/80 sc., ISO 200. Canon 40D with 60mm EF-S Canon makro lens, +2 dioptren closeup lens attached. 2 sea&sea 110alpha strobes ( manually set to 50% power ).....and 2 "tilly tec" torches ;-)
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Zeus faber. This shot shows the compression side of this ... by Ferdinando Meli
Zeus faber. This shot shows the compression side of this fish.
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date posted category: Macro - swimming
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coryhoichthys schulzi by Afflitti Gianluca
coryhoichthys schulzi
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Metasepia pfefferi - Fl... by Jörg Menge
Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Metasepia pfefferi - Flammende Sepia (Pfeffers Prachtsepie)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Cornet-Fish Eye. From my yesterday's nightdive. Canon 40D... by Rico Besserdich
Cornet-Fish Eye. From my yesterday's nightdive. Canon 40D with 60mm makro lens & +2 diopter attached. F11, 1/80 sc., ISO 200. 2 x sea&sea ys110@ strobe ( set to 50% power ).
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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This is taken in a lake in Indonesia. The water is salty ... by Yuzuru Hamasaki
This is taken in a lake in Indonesia. The water is salty but not to the extent of sea water. This is a non stinger jellyfish.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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