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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)
twobar anemonefish by Cigdem Cooper
twobar anemonefish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Longnose Filefish in natural light. F2.8, 1/1000 by Tony Cherbas
Longnose Filefish in natural light. F2.8, 1/1000
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Curious French Angel, only inches from the lens by Rene Oude Avenhuis
Curious French Angel, only inches from the lens
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Aruba
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The water was so clear last Saturday that when a pod of d... by Stuart Ganz
The water was so clear last Saturday that when a pod of dolphins swam by I was able to shoot them with my macro lens. YIPPIE!!!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Clown Nikon D200,60 micro,twin strobo Wakatobi by Marchione Giacomo
Clown
Nikon D200,60 micro,twin strobo
Wakatobi
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Twisted Moray Eel by Hisham Elshafie
Twisted Moray Eel
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Couple of bannerfishs ... funny guys :-D by Daniel Strub
Couple of bannerfishs ... funny guys big grin
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Egypt
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Flying Gurnard by Jagwang Koo
Flying Gurnard
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Princess Parrotfish by Ryan Marchese
Princess Parrotfish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Tulamben
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile File fish in the "Space". Did not clean backsca... by Adolfo Maciocco
Juvenile File fish in the "Space".
Did not clean backscatter as it looks more "Spacey" with it!! ;-)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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lembeh,nikond2x 60mm macro by Puddu Massimo
lembeh,nikond2x 60mm macro
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Another clownfish and his anemone ;-) They are very popu... by Rico Besserdich
Another clownfish and his anemone ;-)
They are very popular uw models and I feel like I can't just pass by without taking a picture :-))
Sharm el sheikh, Egypt. CANON 40D with CANON EF-S 60mm Makro, 2 Sea&Sea strobes.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Snake ? Eeel ? Snake-Eel !!!! by Rico Besserdich
Snake ? Eeel ? Snake-Eel !!!!
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Face to face with this Blue Reef Chromis in the waters of... by Michel Lonfat
Face to face with this Blue Reef Chromis in the waters of Lembeh... Que du bonheur... :O)...
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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I was trying to get this glass shrimp onto the clown fish... by Charly Kotnik
I was trying to get this glass shrimp onto the clown fish, but it was so tireless and kept swimming towards me all the time!!!
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Redeye Gobies hovering over hard corals by Adolfo Maciocco
Redeye Gobies hovering over hard corals
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Bryaninops natans by Reidar Opem
Bryaninops natans
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Pair of glassy sweepers by Ryan Marchese
Pair of glassy sweepers
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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a couple of... nikon d2x 60mm macro.Lembeh strait by Puddu Massimo
a couple of... nikon d2x 60mm macro.Lembeh strait
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Squid take his food in the night. You just can see the ta... by Roland Bach
Squid take his food in the night. You just can see the tail fin of this small fish
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Young Batfish Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin strobo Lembeh ... by Marchione Giacomo
Young Batfish
Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin strobo
Lembeh strait
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 5, 2010
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Juv. damsel :-D by Daniel Strub
Juv. damsel big grin
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 5, 2010
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the swimming maze by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
the swimming maze
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Needle fish on a night dive. No edits. by Tony Cherbas
Needle fish on a night dive. No edits.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 4, 2010
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Ornate Ghost Pipefish pair, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Ornate Ghost Pipefish pair, Tulamben
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lionfish by Jagwang Koo
Lionfish
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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