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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 Thursday, January 9, 2025
0 votes

Pagurus pubescens hermit crab covered in little scyphystoma polyps (polyps which produce medusae)
By Anton Plaksin
posted Thursday, January 9, 2025
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 Thursday, January 9, 2025
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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Pteragogus pelycus_lessepsian species by Mathieu Foulquié
Pteragogus pelycus_lessepsian species
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Syrian Arab Republic
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RSAF by Marko Perisic
RSAF
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Note: the diver next to me was wearing all yellow skin. W... by Suzan Meldonian
Note: the diver next to me was wearing all yellow skin. We call this one a mimic octopus- perhaps not a true mimic scientifially, but certainly likes to mimic.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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They came from outter space.... by Suzan Meldonian
They came from outter space....
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Anemone fish, Red Sea. Nikon D300, 60mm lens. by Nick Blake
Anemone fish, Red Sea.
Nikon D300, 60mm lens.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Ghost pipe fish... by Ahmet Yay
Ghost pipe fish...
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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face to face by Afflitti Gianluca
face to face
9 Votes
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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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Razorfish by Rico Besserdich
Razorfish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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nice tail..sealife dc1000 by Richard Campbell
nice tail..sealife dc1000
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Juvenile Spotted Drum, Black Coral Wall, Utila. Canon EOS... by Tobias Reitmayr
Juvenile Spotted Drum, Black Coral Wall, Utila. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Squid by Rico Besserdich
Squid
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Anemoonfish. I love the way the fish is looking to me by Bruno Van Saen
Anemoonfish. I love the way the fish is looking to me
44 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Narcissus by Tony Cherbas
Narcissus
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Cowfish juvenile . . . cellular view. (Nearly transparent) by Suzan Meldonian
Cowfish juvenile . . . cellular view. (Nearly transparent)
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Mug Shot by Marko Perisic
Mug Shot
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Squirrelfish, Spotted Bay, Utila. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm by Tobias Reitmayr
Squirrelfish, Spotted Bay, Utila. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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This is one of the few pictures (to my knowledge) of the ... by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
This is one of the few pictures (to my knowledge) of the newly discovered "Lembeh SeaDragon) - it is only 4-5 mm in lenght and thinner than 0,5mm
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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"Tales from the past, part I" Baby Boxfish is playing th... by Rico Besserdich
"Tales from the past, part I"
Baby Boxfish is playing the "catch me if you can" game with me ;-)
Maldives 2004 - Canon Powershot A80 compact camera; internal flash only.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"DIRTY DANCING" by Marcello Di Francesco
"DIRTY DANCING"
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super u/w behavior shot Marcello
53 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"The Moment". Small Box-Fish, incredible difficult to sho... by Rico Besserdich
"The Moment". Small Box-Fish, incredible difficult to shot ( well..at least for me, it was difficult. lol ! )
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Ornate Ghost Pipefish , taken with canon G10 and UCL165 by Beate Seiler
Ornate Ghost Pipefish , taken with canon G10 and UCL165
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Scorpion Fish in the bay of Marsa Shagra in Egypt... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Scorpion Fish in the bay of Marsa Shagra in Egypt... :O)...
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Green Razor by Suzan Meldonian
Green Razor
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Do you want a piece of me??? by Eric Fly
Do you want a piece of me???
14 Votes
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Juvenile parrotfish over seagrass, Ecomarine Pier, Utila.... by Tobias Reitmayr
Juvenile parrotfish over seagrass, Ecomarine Pier, Utila. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Catch me if you can by Yudhie Pratama
Catch me if you can
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sunda Sea Indonesia
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Short Big Eye juvenile. by Suzan Meldonian
Short Big Eye juvenile.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 13, 2011
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