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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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butterflyfish by Dray Van Beeck
butterflyfish
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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..under my soft umbrella!! by Marco Faimali
..under my soft umbrella!!
53 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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glass fish by Claudio Stoppato
glass fish
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Domino Damselfish and anemone. Ap. set to make the fish ... by Erich Reboucas
Domino Damselfish and anemone.
Ap. set to make the fish "jump" from the background. Macro 50mm. D80.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Tell me when to say "cheese". A very curious giant moray... by Vladimir Levantovsky
Tell me when to say "cheese".
A very curious giant moray eel, getting tête à tête with my lens port. Canon Rebel XSi / Ikelite housing and strobes
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Goby on soft coral by Alberto D'este
Goby on soft coral
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Juvenile Boxfish, Bare Island by Doug Anderson
Juvenile Boxfish, Bare Island
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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A funny and very curious pearch who came and went during ... by Daniel Strub
A funny and very curious pearch who came and went during several minutes. great dive at "Le Duzillet", great fun :-))
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Switzerland
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...U-UFO!!.....(Underwater Unidentified Flying Organism) ... by Marco Faimali
...U-UFO!!.....(Underwater Unidentified Flying Organism)
This species of very large, strong-swimming sea slug (spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus) is one of the largest of all nudibranchs: in this case more than 60 cm in length.
48 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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Too Blue! by Debi Henshaw
Too Blue!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Coral Cod. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D ... by Ross Gudgeon
Coral Cod. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D & Canon 100 macro.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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weedy sea dragon flying through the temperate water of Pe... by Dave Baxter
weedy sea dragon flying through the temperate water of Perth Western Australia -shot with D50 -50mm with +4 diopter natural light
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another subject usually shot from the side so extra points for making it work Dave!
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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A pair of two spot goby (Signigobius biocellatus) by Reidar Opem
A pair of two spot goby
(Signigobius biocellatus)
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Bannerfish portrait. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. ... by Ross Gudgeon
Bannerfish portrait. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D, Canon 100 macro & Kenko 1.4X teleconverter
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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1/250 at f29 105mm on 400ISO. I am now using a D3 and the... by Julian Cohen
1/250 at f29 105mm on 400ISO. I am now using a D3 and the quality at high ISO is astounding. Also means I use much less strobe and can shoot 1/250 on f29 in the evening with 3m viz....Fantastic!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Butterflyfish seemed to be more abundant than usual on th... by Jeri Curley
Butterflyfish seemed to be more abundant than usual on this dive trip. I caught this one with an Olympus Evolt E-300 with and Inon Z240 strobe.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (South) United States
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Macroramphosus Scolopax - Night dive by Vittorio Durante
Macroramphosus Scolopax - Night dive
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Goldies...they are lovely, aren´t they? by Victor Tabernero
Goldies...they are lovely, aren´t they?
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Anemonefish family-Chuuk Lagoon -Canon 5D 50 mm macro by Richard Goluch
Anemonefish family-Chuuk Lagoon -Canon 5D 50 mm macro
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Clown fish Nikon D200, 60 micro , twin strobo Manado by Marchione Giacomo
Clown fish
Nikon D200, 60 micro , twin strobo
Manado
28 Votes
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date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"What you lookin' at?" A nice encounter with a Toby by Debi Henshaw
"What you lookin' at?" A nice encounter with a Toby
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34 Votes
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date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Philippines
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Sattleback Clown fish in Dauin, car wreck - great dive, g... by Daniel Strub
Sattleback Clown fish in Dauin, car wreck - great dive, great fun :-)
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Tamara and the Treefish. A colorful Treefish and a div... by Douglas Klug
Tamara and the Treefish.
A colorful Treefish and a diver at Anacapa Island, CA. Image captured with Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with DS50 strobe. Shot at f/2.8 and 1/80 second.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Some sort of plancton thing... by Dray Van Beeck
Some sort of plancton thing...
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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nikon D200 in sealux housing, nikon strobe by Manfred Bail
nikon D200 in sealux housing, nikon strobe
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Egypt
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Lightning eye, Burr fish, Curacao by Larry Polster
Lightning eye, Burr fish, Curacao
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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