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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 278  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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A Comber (Serranus cabrilla) facing the lens. by Sven Tramaux
A Comber (Serranus cabrilla) facing the lens.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Look at my chromataphores! Bigfin squid -Night Dive- Mau... by Kristin Belew
Look at my chromataphores! Bigfin squid -Night Dive- Maui, HI
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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juv lionfish by Eric Leong
juv lionfish
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Singapore
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Face to face with this small Damselfish... :O) ... by Michel Lonfat
Face to face with this small Damselfish... :O) ...
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Mandarin Fish mating ritual. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi. C... by Ross Gudgeon
Mandarin Fish mating ritual. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi. Canon 20D & Canon 100 macro
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Squid by Eric Leong
Squid
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Wrasse taken off St Abbs Head with Canon A570is by Richard Toward
Wrasse taken off St Abbs Head with Canon A570is
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: North Sea United Kingdom
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a grumpy looking lion fish by Parvin Dabas
a grumpy looking lion fish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Damsel Fish kissing by Eric Leong
Damsel Fish kissing
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mandarin Fish, D300, 60mm AF-S Macro by Kay Burn Lim
Mandarin Fish,
D300, 60mm AF-S Macro
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unusual to see a frontal mandarin shot, but it works!
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Lionfish. by Juergen Gangoly
Lionfish.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Skunk clown fish. Single strobe far to the left for shado... by Cal Mero
Skunk clown fish. Single strobe far to the left for shadows and highlights.
60mm , nikon d80, 1 x ds51
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Fish in a Cothyloriza tubercolata. Canon G9 + Fantasea na... by Donato Margapoti
Fish in a Cothyloriza tubercolata. Canon G9 + Fantasea nano flash
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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A jellyfish can be so beautifull :-) by Daniel Strub
A jellyfish can be so beautifull :-)
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Emperor Angel Fish (Juvenile) by Victor Tabernero
Emperor Angel Fish (Juvenile)
47 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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House Reef Holiday Inn Safaga - very seldom spooted there by Juergen Gangoly
House Reef Holiday Inn Safaga - very seldom spooted there
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Dottyback by Dray Van Beeck
Dottyback
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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It's rare to see the ghost pipe fish. Fortunately we foun... by Tommy Liu
It's rare to see the ghost pipe fish. Fortunately we found one when diving in North-east coast in Taiwan, and she is pregnant. We can even saw some eggs with tiny eyes.
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61 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Taiwan
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Fishs by Vito Lorusso
Fishs
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Strike a pose !! by Tunc Yavuzdogan
Strike a pose !!
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Cardinals endemic to Lembeh? by Alex Lim
Cardinals endemic to Lembeh?
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Quite close to this tiny fish. by Svetoslav Dimitrov
Quite close to this tiny fish.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Face to face with this beautiful Snapper... :O) ... by Michel Lonfat
Face to face with this beautiful Snapper... :O) ...
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lemon peels, haps reef, guam by Eric Fly
Lemon peels, haps reef, guam
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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ET phone home! ET phone home! Nikonos V, SB 105 strobe. by Michael Canzoniero
ET phone home! ET phone home!
Nikonos V, SB 105 strobe.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Leaves? by Alex Lim
Leaves?
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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trombetta tra l'alcionario house reef Mataking island c... by Fabrizio Pompilio
trombetta tra l'alcionario
house reef Mataking island
canon 400d +60 macro
18 Votes
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