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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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12968 Entries Found: Page 277  of  481
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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Pomacanthus imperator. Canon G9 & Inon D2000 strobe. by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Pomacanthus imperator. Canon G9 & Inon D2000 strobe.
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Squid by Eric Leong
Squid
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Singapore
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This photo taken by Canon Powershot A720is. This fish wa... by Albert Chuang
This photo taken by Canon Powershot A720is.
This fish was trying to attack me, its very close!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Clown fish defending his anemone by Raoul Caprez
Clown fish defending his anemone
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Malaysia
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Nikon D80, 60mm by Andy Kutsch
Nikon D80, 60mm
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis) by Sven Tramaux
A Mediterranean rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Pelagic octopus, currently unidentified, but I believe it... by Joshua Lambus
Pelagic octopus, currently unidentified, but I believe it's a male Tremoctopus. Taken at night in the abyss, 3 miles off the Kona coast in Hawaii. Water depth below us was probably 6000 feet deep. It's holding two cnidarian tentacles for defense.
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47 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: United States
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Sweet Lips by Eric Leong
Sweet Lips
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Singapore
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Classic, nice colors. by Daniel Strub
Classic, nice colors.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Magic octopussy,wunderpussy Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin s... by Marchione Giacomo
Magic octopussy,wunderpussy
Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin strobo
Lembeh strait 2008
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Night dive at Magic Pier, Buton, South Sulawesi. The col... by Allan Vandeford
Night dive at Magic Pier, Buton, South Sulawesi. The colorful Rigid Shrimpfish were continually in our lense while we attempted to photograph the elusive Mandarin Dragonet.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Big Mouth... :O) ... by Michel Lonfat
Big Mouth... :O) ...
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Threespot Damselfish @ Culebra Puerto Rico, I used my Can... by Nestor Crespo
Threespot Damselfish @ Culebra Puerto Rico, I used my Canon 950 and Sea and Sea YS27
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Found off Tioman Island. Shot with my Olympus 5060. by Grahame Massicks
Found off Tioman Island. Shot with my Olympus 5060.
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Look at me #2 by Fabio Peracchia
Look at me #2
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Octopus swimming from one coral head to another. He stopp... by Tim Rollo
Octopus swimming from one coral head to another. He stopped to check me out and I got lucky. This shot was taken at Honokawai Beach, Maui.HI.
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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This green sea turtle became interested in my yellow came... by Chuck Ince
This green sea turtle became interested in my yellow camera housing and came over for a portrait.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Very rare two-ring blue-ring octopus. Seen only in Malay... by Richard Ladisky
Very rare two-ring blue-ring octopus. Seen only in Malaysia until now. This is a rare one, even for the Lembeh Straits. Second most deadly creature in any ocean.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Lionfish. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, S... by Anouk Houben
Lionfish. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Sri Lanka
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Red fish by Torresan Patrick
Red fish
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Serranus cabrilla (Comber) in l'Estartit by Daniel Strub
Serranus cabrilla (Comber) in l'Estartit
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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D300, 105VR, D125 / D160 strobes by Larry Polster
D300, 105VR, D125 / D160 strobes
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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A face in the crowd. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi. Canon 20D... by Ross Gudgeon
A face in the crowd. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi. Canon 20D & Canon 100 macro
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Boxfish. This little guy was hiding under a ledg... by Kay Burn Lim
Juvenile Boxfish. This little guy was hiding under a ledge on the reef. It was a tough trying to frame the shot with the bulky DSLR rig.
D300, 105VR Macro, 2x YS-110 strobes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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damselfish by Parvin Dabas
damselfish
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mom and Dad hanging out in Dumageute, D300, 105VR by Larry Polster
Mom and Dad hanging out in Dumageute, D300, 105VR
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date posted posted: Monday, December 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Angelfish juvenilis - Nikon D70S - 105mm macro by Alberto D'este
Angelfish juvenilis - Nikon D70S - 105mm macro
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 1, 2008
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date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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