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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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Look Twins! Grey Angels by Rickey Ferand
Look Twins! Grey Angels
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Riding the train" by Rico Besserdich
"Riding the train"
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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a bit of current in Cannibal Rock + a diver accidentally ... by Adriano Trapani
a bit of current in Cannibal Rock + a diver accidentally kicking with his fin a fire sea urchin + me being at the right time at the right spot = free floating fire urchin...
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Life around a jellyfish. Olympus E-420 With Ikelite Hous... by Jorn Ari
Life around a jellyfish.
Olympus E-420 With Ikelite Housing + 1 DS160 & 1 DS161 Strobe.
Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Male of Apogon imberbis with eggs in his mouth by Vittorio Durante
Male of Apogon imberbis with eggs in his mouth
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Baby Squid ( around 4 cm. ) . Nightdive shot from 2009. C... by Rico Besserdich
Baby Squid ( around 4 cm. ) . Nightdive shot from 2009. Canon 40D, 60 mm makro, Ikelite DS125 strobe.
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Very friendly cuttlefish posed in front of my camera for... by Charly Kotnik
Very friendly cuttlefish posed in front of my camera for few minutes.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Little Pike Fish on the Hunt... Que du bonheur... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Little Pike Fish on the Hunt... Que du bonheur... :O)...
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Switzerland
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Young pike in a pond close to home :-D by Daniel Strub
Young pike in a pond close to home big grin
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Switzerland
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I'm watching you....... by Charly Kotnik
I'm watching you.......
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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"A happy day" . As it is really hard to find nice objects... by Rico Besserdich
"A happy day" . As it is really hard to find nice objects for photography in the mediterenean sea of Turkey ( no corals, no "aquarium" here ), I am not giving up and will publish more pics here....hope, you like it :-)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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D200 sea&sea housing,, 110 ys strobe.. nikon 28-80 lens by Ahmed Elsayed
D200 sea&sea housing,, 110 ys strobe.. nikon 28-80 lens
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Small Cardinal Fishes wih a Sea Urchin in the background.... by Michel Lonfat
Small Cardinal Fishes wih a Sea Urchin in the background... Lembeh Strait... Que du bonheur... :O)...
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Lion @ Sai Kung by Taco Cheung
Lion @ Sai Kung
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Hong Kong
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lionfish used to be one of my favorite subjects, then I k... by Adriano Trapani
lionfish used to be one of my favorite subjects, then I kind of forgot about them after having taken countless pictures of them... revival of interest for this "ever green" marine life...
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hide and seek with a male Arabian Boxfish. by John Hill
Hide and seek with a male Arabian Boxfish.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Four Eyed Butterfly - Natural light by Herbert Dubois
Four Eyed Butterfly - Natural light
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date posted posted: Friday, July 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus)...¸><((((º> by Brian Mayes
Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus)...¸> <((((º>
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Guarding fish. Common in the Aegean Sea by Svetoslav Dimitrov
Guarding fish. Common in the Aegean Sea
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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Portrait of a Bluestriped Grunt. Nikon D200, 105mm. by Patrick Reardon
Portrait of a Bluestriped Grunt. Nikon D200, 105mm.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Taken at dusk in Koh Lanta, Thailand. by Tom Ashton
Taken at dusk in Koh Lanta, Thailand.
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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portrait of a spadfish (platax orbicularis ) shot with Ni... by Simon Gardener
portrait of a spadfish (platax orbicularis ) shot with Nikon D70s with 50mm macro lens
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Juvenile Peacock Razor fish. Barely 20 grains of sand long. by Stuart Ganz
Juvenile Peacock Razor fish. Barely 20 grains of sand long.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Clown Fish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia Nikon D90 by Jeannette Howard
Clown Fish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia Nikon D90
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Green-spotted Toby, Truk Lagoon. by Larissa Roorda
Green-spotted Toby, Truk Lagoon.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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A juvenile Cardinal Fish seaking protection in an Anemone... by Michel Lonfat
A juvenile Cardinal Fish seaking protection in an Anemone - Strait of Lembeh... Que du bonheur... :O)...
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Cute filefish.Nikon F100,105mm,f11,1/60,YS-120,RVP100. by Allen Lee
Cute filefish.Nikon F100,105mm,f11,1/60,YS-120,RVP100.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Taiwan
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