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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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Klunzinger's Feather Star by Marko Perisic
Klunzinger's Feather Star
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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eye shot of napoleon wrass by Robin Jeffries
eye shot of napoleon wrass
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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"Hands up in the air". by Mark Gray
"Hands up in the air".
40 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Red Sea anemonefish, no crop by Stan Flachs
Red Sea anemonefish, no crop
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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big crab by Afflitti Gianluca
big crab
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Polvo em Sesimbra by Pedro Perneco
Polvo em Sesimbra
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Small Squid in the water's of Lembeh Strait... by Michel Lonfat
Small Squid in the water's of Lembeh Strait...
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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In the middle of nowhere ... by Raoul Caprez
In the middle of nowhere ...
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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family of clown fish by Afflitti Gianluca
family of clown fish
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Juvenile Batfish by Tony Cherbas
Juvenile Batfish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lembeh is Weird: I watched a Giant Cuttlefish chew up the... by Tony Cherbas
Lembeh is Weird: I watched a Giant Cuttlefish chew up the face of this Box Fish and spit it out in front of me on tonight's dive. It was still swimming frantically when I took this shot.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Premnas biaculeatus on Liberty wreck by Alex Varani
Premnas biaculeatus on Liberty wreck
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Batfish.... Canon S90 by Jackie Campbell
Juvenile Batfish....
Canon S90
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41 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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This image was taken during a dive at the Blue Heron Brid... by Steven Anderson
This image was taken during a dive at the Blue Heron Bridge in West Palm Beach, FL. Thanks Susan for a leading a great dive! This is a juv. High Hat that made it's home in an old tire.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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little lion fish by Afflitti Gianluca
little lion fish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Cocoa Damsel by Suzan Meldonian
Juvenile Cocoa Damsel
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Juvenile flying fish with its own reflection at the surfa... by Michael Gallagher
Juvenile flying fish with its own reflection at the surface, Indonesia
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A great singer underwater :-) by Raoul Caprez
A great singer underwater :-)
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Close-up of a clown-fish :-D by Daniel Strub
Close-up of a clown-fish big grin
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Ornate Ghost Pipefish(Solenostomus paradoxus) with G12 UC... by Jun Tagama
Ornate Ghost Pipefish(Solenostomus paradoxus) with G12 UCL 165
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Midwater Octopi by Mark Gray
Midwater Octopi
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46 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Rino moray by Afflitti Gianluca
Rino moray
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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Juvenile Red Sea Sailfin Tang, Sand Beach, Hurghada. Cano... by Tobias Reitmayr
Juvenile Red Sea Sailfin Tang, Sand Beach, Hurghada. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Slender filefish by Johannetta Gordijn
Slender filefish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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This Hawaiian Sergent was curious about my camera. It sw... by Tom Robinson
This Hawaiian Sergent was curious about my camera. It swam right up, looked at the camera, and then posed for a few seconds for me to take this picture. Shot on a Sealife DC1000 while snorkeling.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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juvenile spotted drum by Johannetta Gordijn
juvenile spotted drum
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Pedro do Leão - Sesimbra by Pedro Perneco
Pedro do Leão - Sesimbra
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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