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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 (4 days ago)
4 votes

Imperial eagle | Statue of Christ
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (5 days ago)
3 votes

Hector's goby_December 2024
(CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (5 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 (4 days ago)
2 votes

green horse
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (6 days ago)
1 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 Yesterday
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 Yesterday
0 votes

Pagurus pubescens hermit crab covered in little scyphystoma polyps (polyps which produce medusae)
By Anton Plaksin
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Goniobranchus kuniei nudibranch_Jan 2025
(CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso200)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
0 votes
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12968 Entries Found: Page 242  of  481
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)
Hello my name is shrimp smile
shortlistedShortlisted!
Juvenile Lyre Tail Hogfish
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Red fish in the Red Sea.......... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
Sulphur damsel (Pomacentrus sulfureus).
Fuji f50 Fantasea Nano strobe
The couple
cleaning time, big eyed snapper and cleaner wrasse.
A frog or a fish ?
Puffer Fish under the Busselton Jetty. Canon 20D 100 Macro
Isla Reta...
Big Fin Reef Squid. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
Juv. Chromis-chromis
Ornate Ghost Pipefish, Tulamben.
Arabian boxfish
Bangai Cardinal
Scrawled Filefish at night
Despite my best jokes, I COULD NOT get this guy to smile! Whatayagonnado? The ever popular turtle shot. Up close and personal.
Glass fish. D3, 105mm.
They get in everywhere...
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
Runner Up Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
great behavior shot Tunc
Anemonefish. East of Dili, East Timor.
This image of a squid was taken at Villa Blanco Wall...... This dive site is awesome and there are lots of photo opportunities. I love Cozumel!
Juvenile spotted drum - full frame - no cropping
Dancing Juvenile Sweetlips.
"camouflage" you almost can't see the small fish in this shot done with macro set up on a nikonos
"You scratch my back, and I won't eat you"!!
A Squid at Night
An Anemon fish in an Anemon
Portrait of a Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) with "his" anemone.
Nikon 801s+60 macro- Ikelite Housing&strobe
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