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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)
when I was first show this I thought it was just a piece ... by John M Akar
when I was first show this I thought it was just a piece of weed! It wasn't till it moved that I saw it and even then eye strain was the order of the day!
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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This Batfish was being cleaned by a wrasse on the SS Yongala by David Chillari
This Batfish was being cleaned by a wrasse on the SS Yongala
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Close up of Ghost Pipe Fish at Redang Island.... Somethin... by Adrian Schokman
Close up of Ghost Pipe Fish at Redang Island.... Something Very Rare & Interesting to find there. 1st Time after 5 years of diving there
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Dinner time, Ducomi pier, Dumageute, Philippines by Larry Polster
Dinner time, Ducomi pier, Dumageute, Philippines
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Free swimming Blue Stripe Fangblenny. Ningaloo Reef, Wes... by Ross Gudgeon
Free swimming Blue Stripe Fangblenny. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 40D, Canon 100 macro & Kenko 1.4X teleconverter
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Colors of Nature.... by Tunc Yavuzdogan
Colors of Nature....
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2008
2nd place Monthly HotShots
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38 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Pinnate Spadefish small juvenille Platex Pinnatus, Indonesia by Tom Carey
Pinnate Spadefish small juvenille Platex Pinnatus, Indonesia
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sohal Surgeonfish: Very common in the red sea and not too... by Steve Dance
Sohal Surgeonfish: Very common in the red sea and not too difficult to photograph but I just like this pose. Canon S50 natural light
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"What a happy face. ;-)".....Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois an... by Brian Mayes
"What a happy face. ;-)".....Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata).......¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9
47 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Buddy's... by Tunc Yavuzdogan
Buddy's...
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Arothron Hispidus by Vittorio Durante
Arothron Hispidus
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Anemone Fish @ "Steve's Bommie" Great Barrier Reef. Taken... by Brendan Shepherd
Anemone Fish @ "Steve's Bommie" Great Barrier Reef. Taken July 08. Olympus 5060 ; Nikonos sb105 ; Sea&Sea ys90 Duo
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Mediterranean rainbow wrasse by Sven Tramaux
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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il fungo by Roky Majors
il fungo
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Longnose filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris Northern S... by Tom Carey
Longnose filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Mandarin fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Mandarin fish. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Prey-killer by Giuseppe Piccioli
Prey-killer
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

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timing, timing, timing
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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white ornate ghost pipefish. There were two fo them, brig... by John M Akar
white ornate ghost pipefish. There were two fo them, bright white - unfortunately they didn't want to stay together. The smaller one however positioned itself with a nice negative background
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Flying away Fuji S5 pro / 105mm by Yves Antoniazzo
Flying away Fuji S5 pro / 105mm
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Nikon D80, 60mm by Andy Kutsch
Nikon D80, 60mm
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Flatworm (or is that Batworm) free swimming. Ningaloo Re... by Ross Gudgeon
Flatworm (or is that Batworm) free swimming. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 20D & Tamron 90 macro
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Coral grouper, Indonesia by Tom Carey
Coral grouper, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Friday, December 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Such a pretty square face D200/105mm by Yves Antoniazzo
Such a pretty square face D200/105mm
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Yellow Margin Trigger Fish. It was in the process of exca... by Steve Dance
Yellow Margin Trigger Fish. It was in the process of excavating a nest but decided to come and pose for this shot away from the clouds of sand particles. Taken with natural light using a Canon S50 digital camera
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date posted posted: Friday, December 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Splendid dottyback Pseudochromis splendens are common in ... by Tom Carey
Splendid dottyback Pseudochromis splendens are common in Indonesia, very photogenic.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Red speckled or Bi colour parrotfish whilst diving out of... by Steve Dance
Red speckled or Bi colour parrotfish whilst diving out of Cairns on the great barrier reef. Canon S50 (no flash).
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Mutton Snapper (Grunt) by Shawn Siebertz
Mutton Snapper (Grunt)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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