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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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Ctenephore, Beroe sp. Resolute Bay, Nunavut by David Gilchrist
Ctenephore, Beroe sp. Resolute Bay, Nunavut
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arctic Canada
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"Pipefish" Sometimes, they look at you :-) by Henry Jager
"Pipefish"
Sometimes, they look at you :-)
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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If you thought focusing on pygmies was difficult enough, ... by Bruce Shafer
If you thought focusing on pygmies was difficult enough, try a swimming Severn's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus Severnsi).
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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My interpretation of the beautiful world of the Mandarin ... by Andre Yanco
My interpretation of the beautiful world of the Mandarin Fish. Shot in Mabul. Nikon D200+60mm macro with dual YS110 strobes connected via TTL converter
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Leafy Sea Dragon taken at the Rapid Bay Jetty on the Fleu... by Ed Burford
Leafy Sea Dragon taken at the Rapid Bay Jetty on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. It took 5 dives just to find this guy, but when I did I spent the whole dive with him. You can tell he is a male by the recently hatched egg sacks on his tail
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46 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Photo session at Cathy Church, Sunset House reef, Grand C... by Rickey Ferand
Photo session at Cathy Church, Sunset House reef, Grand Cayman
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Yellow Goatfish, very close by Hisham Elshafie
Yellow Goatfish, very close
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Imagine my surprise when I saw this Sargassumfish swimmin... by Bruce Shafer
Imagine my surprise when I saw this Sargassumfish swimming toward me.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Clown Fish and anemone, taken with OLYMPUS E-PL1 by Alexia Dunand
Clown Fish and anemone, taken with OLYMPUS E-PL1
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Beautiful tiny baby cuttle fish ! It was very difficult... by Andre Yanco
Beautiful tiny baby cuttle fish ! It was very difficult to shoot him since he was drifting in the evening tide current of Mabul during a sunset dive. Needs looots of patience smile Nikon D200+60mm Macro, dual Inon Strobes with TTL converter.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Eye of the beholder :) I tried to create an unusal look ... by Andre Yanco
Eye of the beholder smile I tried to create an unusal look from a usual subject. Sipadan has soooo many turtles smile Nikon D200 + 60mm macro with single YS110 strobe connected to TTL converter.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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wakatobi,nikon d2x 60mm macro by Puddu Massimo
wakatobi,nikon d2x 60mm macro
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Love the colors of the basslet & the sponge! by Lisa Hinderlider
Love the colors of the basslet & the sponge!
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A good photo opportunity with the white tentacles but thi... by Reidar Opem
A good photo opportunity with the white tentacles but this is actually bleaching as a consequence of high water temperature.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Nice little couple (Solenostomus cyanopterus) by Raoul Caprez
Nice little couple (Solenostomus cyanopterus)
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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How stupid it looks..! by Sinan Kamiloglu
How stupid it looks..!
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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small but pretty by Charly Kotnik
small but pretty
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A baby Trunkfish. by Larissa Roorda
A baby Trunkfish.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Flying giant frog fish ! I Had to take the shot while sw... by Andre Yanco
Flying giant frog fish ! I Had to take the shot while swimming upside down smile since he was swimming inside the artificial wrecks in old house reef in Mabul. Nikon D200 with 60mm Macro lens, single YS110 strobe with TTl converter.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Bigeye trevally. Was taken with Sony Cybershot. by Horen Stalbe
Bigeye trevally. Was taken with Sony Cybershot.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Ceram Sea Papua New Guinea
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Little couple by Raoul Caprez
Little couple
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Graysby full after a meal by Ryan Marchese
Graysby full after a meal
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Anthias & Coral by Rico Besserdich
Anthias & Coral
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Porkfish by Ryan Marchese
Porkfish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Jelly" This pricture remembers me of marionettes. Pro... by Henry Jager
"Jelly"
This pricture remembers me of marionettes. Probably this one is playing the "Fairy Tale of the Sea"
Taken with the 50mm macro lens
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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baby Nikon D200, 105 micro, twuin strobo Lembeh strait by Marchione Giacomo
baby
Nikon D200, 105 micro, twuin strobo
Lembeh strait
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Stormy weather brings great encounters from the deep sea. by Nicholas Samaras
Stormy weather brings great encounters from the deep sea.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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