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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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nikon d2x 60 mm macro,wakatobi south sulawesi by Puddu Massimo
nikon d2x 60 mm macro,wakatobi south sulawesi
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Flatworm v/s Sea&Sea strobe arm ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Flatworm v/s Sea&Sea strobe arm ;-)
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Clownfish Pair by Barbara Schilling
Clownfish Pair
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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serranus scriba by Alex Varani
serranus scriba
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Juvy drum, Roatan, D300-60mm by Larry Polster
Juvy drum, Roatan, D300-60mm
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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A Grace Kelly Grouper swimming head down to seek for food... by Michel Lonfat
A Grace Kelly Grouper swimming head down to seek for food. They are just beautiful ans so "Graceful"... C'est que du bonheur... :O)...
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Chromis chromis. by Ferdinando Meli
Chromis chromis.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Turtle with Pilot-Fish by Rico Besserdich
Turtle with Pilot-Fish
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Up to the sky" Jelly from the South of Menorca. by Henry Jager
"Up to the sky"
Jelly from the South of Menorca.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Imperator Nikon D200, 60 micro , twin strobo Wakatobi 2010 by Marchione Giacomo
Imperator
Nikon D200, 60 micro , twin strobo
Wakatobi 2010
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Squid in tight frame ( I followed Jackie C's adv... by Rico Besserdich
Juvenile Squid in tight frame ( I followed Jackie C's advice..thanks, Jackie ).
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47 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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aulostomus chinensis cleaning by Alex Varani
aulostomus chinensis cleaning
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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The Calico Bass is one of the "signature" fish in the Cal... by Douglas Klug
The Calico Bass is one of the "signature" fish in the California Kelp Forests. Sought by anglers and spearfishers, they are hard to photograph. This image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing. Natural Light.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Osprey Reef, Coral Sea. Canon G-10. by Bill Arle
Osprey Reef, Coral Sea. Canon G-10.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Red Sea Clownfish :-D by Daniel Strub
Red Sea Clownfish big grin
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Last weeks dive in El Quesir :-D a lyretail hogfish by Daniel Strub
Last weeks dive in El Quesir big grin a lyretail hogfish
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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..barracuda by Veronika Matějková
..barracuda
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Spain
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I wanted to make a picture of another fish, but this one ... by Bruno Van Saen
I wanted to make a picture of another fish, but this one could not stay away from my camera.
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Excellent use of negative space. I'd crop the sides a bit closer (being picky)
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Gastropteron rubrum. He was snooted at while flying. by Nicholas Samaras
Gastropteron rubrum. He was snooted at while flying.
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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"Ballerina" Like a ballerina this Jelly dances through... by Henry Jager
"Ballerina"
Like a ballerina this Jelly dances through the Sea. From Menorca, Spain. (Oly E-3, 50mm macro, f10, 1/250)
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Murena con pulitore by Torresan Patrick
Murena con pulitore
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Grouper @ Dauin, Dumaguete by Taco Cheung
Grouper @ Dauin, Dumaguete
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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White spotted file fish peeking out from the coral fronds. by Lisa Hinderlider
White spotted file fish peeking out from the coral fronds.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Clownfish. Canon G-10. by Bill Arle
Clownfish. Canon G-10.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Diplodus vulgaris. by Ferdinando Meli
Diplodus vulgaris.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Ink...jection. by Miguel Cortes
Ink...jection.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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bit of eye contact always helps.....as gratefullypointed ... by Richard Mclean
bit of eye contact always helps.....as gratefullypointed out by Michael Gallagher on a recent liveaboard to Komodo
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
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