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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)
Warming Water. A Calico Bass becomes more active as the ... by Douglas Klug
Warming Water. A Calico Bass becomes more active as the summer water warms. Shot with an Canon Digital Rebel with a 60mm f2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing. Natural Light.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Checking out the lens port. by Adam Skrzypczyk
Checking out the lens port.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Taylors Eel - also known as Leopard Eel. 60mm + 2 diopter... by Debi Henshaw
Taylors Eel - also known as Leopard Eel. 60mm + 2 diopter. No cropping :o)
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Whaleshark snorkeling. by Wijnand Plekker
Whaleshark snorkeling.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Banded Butterflyfish-no croping-Bonaire 2009 by Richard Goluch
Banded Butterflyfish-no croping-Bonaire 2009
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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"Out of the Darkness" at least I didn't have to contend w... by Debi Henshaw
"Out of the Darkness" at least I didn't have to contend with Box Jellyfish to get this shot :o)
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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spotted boxfish taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot by Patrick Neumann
spotted boxfish taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Myanmar (Burma)
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taken with Oly 8080 by Miro Polensek
taken with Oly 8080
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date posted posted: Monday, May 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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The last look... lionfish gulping it's dinner. by Sven Tramaux
The last look... lionfish gulping it's dinner.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Cool Character! I found this guy hanging out in Lembeh. ... by Richard Witmer
Cool Character! I found this guy hanging out in Lembeh. G9/ Ikelite DS 160/ UCL 165.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Trying to hide by Richard Ten Brinke
Trying to hide
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Thorny-back cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) - Crystal bay, N... by Marco Waagmeester
Thorny-back cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) - Crystal bay, Nusa Penida (Canon G9, D2000w)
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Saying Hi! A Calico Bass hovering in the kelp foresst. ... by Douglas Klug
Saying Hi! A Calico Bass hovering in the kelp foresst. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing with 60mm f/2.8 lens in natural light.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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UFO - part II; a flying flatworm (pseudobiceros sp.) by Daniel Strub
UFO - part II; a flying flatworm (pseudobiceros sp.)
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Beauty spa for Giant Morays. This cleaner wrasse was bein... by James Dawson
Beauty spa for Giant Morays. This cleaner wrasse was being very thorough. Canon G9 and Ikelite DS51 strobe
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Mating bleny, posing for my camera by Svetoslav Dimitrov
Mating bleny, posing for my camera
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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A Octopus macropus escaping in front of my lens in a nigh... by Alberto Romeo
A Octopus macropus escaping in front of my lens in a night dive
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Another shot of my fav.character..... by Bernard Maglana
Another shot of my fav.character.....
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Welcome to California. The "signature" garibaldi. Shot ... by Douglas Klug
Welcome to California. The "signature" garibaldi. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
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A puffer with a parasit in his mouth. by Miguel Cortes
A puffer with a parasit in his mouth.
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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"Grrrrrrrr.... I'm going to eat you... :O)..." Que du bon... by Michel Lonfat
"Grrrrrrrr.... I'm going to eat you... :O)..." Que du bonheur. Face to Face with this beautiful "Barbier".
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Do I know you?" asked the near-sighted turtle... Did NOT... by William Goodwin
"Do I know you?" asked the near-sighted turtle... Did NOT touch this youngster - the juvenile Hawksbill determined the level of interaction.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Rare Jellyfish Olindas sp. Nikon Coolpix 5000+ Sea&Sea h... by Alberto Romeo
Rare Jellyfish Olindas sp.
Nikon Coolpix 5000+ Sea&Sea housing.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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little cuttlefish trying to scare me away :-) by Dave Baxter
little cuttlefish trying to scare me away :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Sea horse. by George Tzanakis
Sea horse.
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a clean shot George, unusual pose for midwater...
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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My diver buddy Tim with a weedy seadragon taken @ south mole by Dave Baxter
My diver buddy Tim with a weedy seadragon taken @ south mole
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Gimme a kiss! Young boxfish in Safaga. by Andy Hamnett
Gimme a kiss! Young boxfish in Safaga.
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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