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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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Green Morey by Rene Oude Avenhuis
Green Morey
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Aruba
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dottyback by Cigdem Cooper
dottyback
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Tiger cardinalfish, Erg Soraya, Hurghada. Canon EOS 350d,... by Tobias Reitmayr
Tiger cardinalfish, Erg Soraya, Hurghada. Canon EOS 350d, 18-55mm
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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upside down :-) by Rico Besserdich
upside down :-)
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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jellyfish--sealife DC1000.... by Richard Campbell
jellyfish--sealife DC1000....
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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The most graceful creature in the sea is a Spotted Eagle ... by Suzan Meldonian
The most graceful creature in the sea is a Spotted Eagle Ray. They avoid divers' bubbles. I waited as it came thru the bridge and held my breath. 8 ft across, it moved swiftly. Then it slowed. As it was right upon me, I gasped for air & it took off.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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French Angle by Jim Garber
French Angle
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Swimming flatworm. by Bruce Shafer
Swimming flatworm.
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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peep a boo--i see you,,sealife DC1000... by Richard Campbell
peep a boo--i see you,,sealife DC1000...
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Green Razor in full dress... eyeing the camera. by Suzan Meldonian
Green Razor in full dress... eyeing the camera.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Baby Vanicoro Swepers ; they are transparent in baby time!!! by Seda Karadeniz
Baby Vanicoro Swepers ; they are transparent in baby time!!!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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jellyfish--illuminated.. by Richard Campbell
jellyfish--illuminated..
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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sea snake.. by Richard Campbell
sea snake..
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Mating Mandarin Fish off Puerto Galera in the Philippines... by Michael Johnson
Mating Mandarin Fish off Puerto Galera in the Philippines. Taken with a Nikon D3 and Sea & Sea housing from DolphinScuba.com.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Great Barrier Outer Reef (Milln Reef), Canon Ixus 90 by Andy Esgrove
Great Barrier Outer Reef (Milln Reef), Canon Ixus 90
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Male Anthias, 60mm macro lens with +2 diopter by Paul Colley
Male Anthias, 60mm macro lens with +2 diopter
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Small squid shot during night dive in safaga (red sea) W... by Leon Straver
Small squid shot during night dive in safaga (red sea)
With a 60 mm lens F22, shutter speed 1/100, ISO100
Was interested in focussing lights of both flashes
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Angel Fish in Bonaire. by Tom Yochim
Angel Fish in Bonaire.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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A family of clown fish I snuck up on while snorkeling at ... by Joseph Pereira
A family of clown fish I snuck up on while snorkeling at the Fish Bowl on Briggs Reef. This was on my first dive trip to the Great Barrier Reef.
This is cropped from a photo taken with a SeaLife DC800 with its integrated flash.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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island of mindanoa..sealife DC-1000...lionfish..process o... by Richard Campbell
island of mindanoa..sealife DC-1000...lionfish..process of stirring up eggs in the process of fertization..egg mass can be seen below on the bottom..
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Local fish called a Breaksea Cod fish usually found in ca... by Graeme Cole
Local fish called a Breaksea Cod fish usually found in caves up side down. Photo was inverted as it was doing my head in.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Bigfin Reef Squid Lebeh Indonesia by David Andrew
Bigfin Reef Squid Lebeh Indonesia
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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A male anthias by Pietro Cremone
A male anthias
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sea-Hare (Aplysia fasciata) during free flight ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Sea-Hare (Aplysia fasciata) during free flight ;-)
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Psychedelic Frogfish (Histiophryne Psychedelica), one of ... by Bruce Shafer
Psychedelic Frogfish (Histiophryne Psychedelica), one of the Top 10 New Species of 2010 (Arizona State Universtiy International Institute for Species Exploration) is shown "jetting" by my lens.
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34 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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A beautiful Pinecone soldierfish in the waters of the Red... by Michel Lonfat
A beautiful Pinecone soldierfish in the waters of the Red Sea in Egypt.
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Hands Up !" Masked Pufferfish, Sharm El Sheikh - Egypt by Rico Besserdich
"Hands Up !"
Masked Pufferfish, Sharm El Sheikh - Egypt
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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