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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)
Blue Ring Octopus, Anilao, Philipines
One of my favorites Carribean Fish, An Adult Spotted Drum.
Mandarin Fish, On Sahara reef, Dumagete,Philippines.
Clowns and Crabs
Ornate Ghostpipefish @ Richilieu Rock taken with Canon 400D & Hugyfot housing
a baby sharpnose puffer at the face dive site in parguera area..PUERTO RICO
lizard fish
Just before we surfaced....
I was on a nightdive and the golden glow of the Lionfish at the Pier in Nuweiba really caught my eye. I wanted to give the subject a kiss of light to portray this and the fin shape. Taken with a Canon Powershot 570 and an Inon D2000 strobe.
Mating Mandarinfish (Pterosynchiropus splendidus) - Canon Ixus 700
Critters Cove, Samal Island, Davao City
Two cleaners, no waiting. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 40D & Canon 60 macro.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Ornate Ghost Pipefish from Koh Haa.
Lionfish taken with Sony Cybershot DSC-W7
Reunion of prawns
Clownfish in night dive, Nikon D70S, 105mm, DS160
A Sandperch being cleaned by a Common cleanerfish, Labroides dimidiatus. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Deep delicacy.
Medusae Geryonia proboscidalis.
Lipstick. An adult Treefish hovers off the bottom at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel XT with 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite housing in natural light. Shot at f/2.8 and 1/320 seconds.
cleaner wrasse feeding on DYNAMITED fish... :-(
LionFish in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Dwarf Scorpion fish on Okiparu reef just off Motiti Island. One of my favourite photography sites. Roll on the weekend
Nikon D70 60MM Macro
Tiny Teeth. This "thumb sized" juvenile Moray Eel hides behind urchins at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/22 and 1/125 seconds.
A tiny yellow cutie I'd never seen before.
Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
Lion fish. Taken at night with Canon 20D w/60 mm macro.
Tiny and Bright. A two inch juvenile treefish shows its brilliant yellow stripes. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8mm in Ikelite Housing with single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/18 and 1/320 second.
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