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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)
Clown Wrasse (Clown Coris) at a cleaning station. Taken a... by Steve Dance
Clown Wrasse (Clown Coris) at a cleaning station. Taken at Jackson Reef Sharm. Canon S50 digital
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A very shy fish called in French "Epinoche" - maybe a "Mi... by Michel Lonfat
A very shy fish called in French "Epinoche" - maybe a "Minnow" in English... :O) ...
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Switzerland
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L'equilibrista by Torresan Patrick
L'equilibrista
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Thorn-back cowfish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Thorn-back cowfish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Maldivian Batfish by Girts Kravalis
Maldivian Batfish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Just after I spotted the snake and I was approaching, it ... by Adriano Trapani
Just after I spotted the snake and I was approaching, it raised from the bottom for a gulp of air and I managed this shot...
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Moon over Miami (Boca Raton actually!) by Michael Schlenk
Moon over Miami (Boca Raton actually!)
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Masked butterflyfish. by Dray Van Beeck
Masked butterflyfish.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Queen Angel inside a barrel sponge-Cozumel-Canon 5D 100 m... by Richard Goluch
Queen Angel inside a barrel sponge-Cozumel-Canon 5D 100 mm macro
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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2 strange creatures meet in the Lembeh straits by Geoff Spiby
2 strange creatures meet in the Lembeh straits
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Have you seen my son? Western Clownfish. Wakatobi, SE S... by Ross Gudgeon
Have you seen my son? Western Clownfish. Wakatobi, SE Sulawesi. Canon 40D & Canon 100 macro
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Breathing!! by Victor Tabernero
Breathing!!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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fish portrait,not cropped by Parvin Dabas
fish portrait,not cropped
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Moray Eel eaten by fish-Palancar Caves Cozumel by Richard Goluch
Juvenile Moray Eel eaten by fish-Palancar Caves Cozumel
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Jumping from the Anemone by Victor Tabernero
Jumping from the Anemone
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Nikon D80, 60mm , Lionfish by Andy Kutsch
Nikon D80, 60mm , Lionfish
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Hide and seek! (uncropped) D300, 60mm macro Taken in th... by Yin Sern Lim
Hide and seek! (uncropped)
D300, 60mm macro
Taken in the marina (2m deep, sandy bottom) at dusk
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A clown fish is shyly hiding behind the anemone by Tommy Liu
A clown fish is shyly hiding behind the anemone
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Taiwan
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Close up of a Trumpet-Fish... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Close up of a Trumpet-Fish... :O)...
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Batfish portrait taken on the Great Barrier Reef using Ol... by Tammy Gibbs
Batfish portrait taken on the Great Barrier Reef using Olympus C-8080 in Ikelite housing with Ikelite DS125 strobe.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Colorful Toby found at Asphalt Pier in Buton, South Sulaw... by Allan Vandeford
Colorful Toby found at Asphalt Pier in Buton, South Sulawesi.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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I believe this to be the yellow form of a female Slingjaw... by Steve Dance
I believe this to be the yellow form of a female Slingjaw Wrasse. I've seen them in brown before. Not easy to photograph as she was very hard to get close to.
Canon S50 digital.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Zeus Faber by Vittorio Durante
Zeus Faber
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Clown of the coast of Qamea, Fiji by Michael Shope
Clown of the coast of Qamea, Fiji
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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D300, 105VR by Larry Polster
D300, 105VR
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Yet another lionfish! Was counting the lionfish on this ... by Maria Munn
Yet another lionfish! Was counting the lionfish on this particular reef in Nuweiba and after counting way too many, looked for a different photographic angle to capture the contrast with the blue background.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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When I looked closely at my photo of a Nassau Grouper's e... by Jim Chambers
When I looked closely at my photo of a Nassau Grouper's eye, I noticed what looked like tiny parasites around the eye. A marine biologist who saw the photo identified the parasites as Excorallana tricornis tricornis. A rare find!
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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