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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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Eye of a Trumpetfish-Canon 5D 100 mm macro by Richard Goluch
Eye of a Trumpetfish-Canon 5D 100 mm macro
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (South) United States
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Razorfish. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi. Canon 20D & Canon 1... by Ross Gudgeon
Razorfish. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi. Canon 20D & Canon 100 macro.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Thalassoma Pavo by Vittorio Durante
Thalassoma Pavo
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Juvenile emperor angelfish, Piti Channel, Guam by Eric Fly
Juvenile emperor angelfish, Piti Channel, Guam
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Defensive squid. nikon d80, 2 x ds 51 strobes, 60mm by Cal Mero
Defensive squid.
nikon d80, 2 x ds 51 strobes, 60mm
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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flutefish by Parvin Dabas
flutefish
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pretty in pink. Saddled Puffer. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi... by Ross Gudgeon
Pretty in pink. Saddled Puffer. Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi. Canon 20D & Canon 100 macro
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pink negative space!
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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One of many in the Philippine waters, D300, 105VR by Larry Polster
One of many in the Philippine waters, D300, 105VR
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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mataking malysia november 2008 by Roky Majors
mataking malysia november 2008
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Queen Angelfish Canon 5D 100 mm macro by Richard Goluch
Queen Angelfish Canon 5D 100 mm macro
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Turks and Caicos islands
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Sand Ray on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea by Michael Kovach
Sand Ray on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Slender Filefish Juvenile-Canon 5D 100 mm macro no cropping by Richard Goluch
Slender Filefish Juvenile-Canon 5D 100 mm macro no cropping
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Turks and Caicos islands
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Longnose hawkfish with the 150mm macro lens. by Dray Van Beeck
Longnose hawkfish with the 150mm macro lens.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Squid side by side in a defensive posture. Photographed d... by Cal Mero
Squid side by side in a defensive posture. Photographed during the annual coral spawning on the great barrier reef, Lizard Island.
Nikon d80, ds 51 x 2, 60mm. f22, 1/90th, iso 100
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Soft balls under hard coral. And a nemo, which I haven't ... by Dejan Mavric
Soft balls under hard coral. And a nemo, which I haven't posted yet. 1/250s, f/3.2, ISO100
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Cheeky little clown fish, for once, agreed to pose. by Julie Rieu
Cheeky little clown fish, for once, agreed to pose.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Balloonfish-Canon 5D 100 mm macro by Richard Goluch
Balloonfish-Canon 5D 100 mm macro
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Turks and Caicos islands
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Mating Mandarin Fish, D300, Nikkor 60mm AF-S Macro by Kay Burn Lim
Mating Mandarin Fish,
D300, Nikkor 60mm AF-S Macro
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Little Cuttle. Aughrusmore, Connemara. 60mm. by Mark Thomas
Little Cuttle.
Aughrusmore, Connemara.
60mm.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic Ireland
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An angry nemo swim on mid water. Warning to diver not to ... by Nazir Amin
An angry nemo swim on mid water. Warning to diver not to disturb their colony
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Clownfish by Toh Alvin
Clownfish
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Sepia Officinalis (Cuttlefish) by Vittorio Durante
Sepia Officinalis (Cuttlefish)
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Juvenile Harlequin Ghost Pipefish taken on checkout dive ... by Alex Lim
Juvenile Harlequin Ghost Pipefish taken on checkout dive in Manado. Canon G9 with single Inon 2000.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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sea horse in crash boat dive site at AGUADILLA, P.R. by Victor J. Lasanta
sea horse in crash boat dive site at AGUADILLA, P.R.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Parrotfish, was taken during night dive at Jana Island in... by Mohammed Al Hamood
Parrotfish, was taken during night dive at Jana Island in KSA
With Olympus wzC8080
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Arabian Sea United States
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Coral Cod. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 40D ... by Ross Gudgeon
Coral Cod. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 40D & Canon 60 macro.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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A newly settled damselfish hides amongst the branches of ... by Cal Mero
A newly settled damselfish hides amongst the branches of a soft coral.
nikon d80, 2 x ds51 strobes, 60mm
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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