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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)
Hawksbill, D300, 105VR by Larry Polster
Hawksbill, D300, 105VR
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Three Amigoes, a trio of Mangrove Jacks. I think I'll ca... by Ross Gudgeon
Three Amigoes, a trio of Mangrove Jacks. I think I'll call them Jeff, Jim & Brian. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 20D and Tamron 90 macro.
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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My First Ghost Pipefish - Taken at Kaputian divesite at S... by Arthur Castillo
My First Ghost Pipefish - Taken at Kaputian divesite at Samal Island in Davao City. Camera used: Canon A650IS, no strobe - 091108
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This Mimic Filefish was hovering on top of a huge sleepin... by Fatt Chuen Foo
This Mimic Filefish was hovering on top of a huge sleeping turtle, hence the unusual turtle shell backdrop. Uncropped image taken in Mabul, Malaysia
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Not the most attractive fish portrait 360D/70mm by Yves Antoniazzo
Not the most attractive fish portrait 360D/70mm
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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found this flamboyant cuttlefish right before finishing o... by Oliver Ko
found this flamboyant cuttlefish right before finishing our dive in dauin
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A yellow boxfish by Lucy Chamberlain
A yellow boxfish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Ooohhhh !!!! by Dray Van Beeck
Ooohhhh !!!!
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A joung Pike Fish :O).... by Michel Lonfat
A joung Pike Fish :O)....
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Switzerland
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Fishs - Coris julis (female) by Vito Lorusso
Fishs - Coris julis (female)
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Night images on a walk-in wreck. by Jim Mcguire
Night images on a walk-in wreck.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Marshall Islands
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jewel damselfish (plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus) taken at... by Stephan Kerkhofs
jewel damselfish (plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus) taken at ras kati.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Robust Ghost-pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) - (Canon... by Marco Waagmeester
Robust Ghost-pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) - (Canon G9, D2000w)
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Amphiprion chrysopterus by Raoul Caprez
Amphiprion chrysopterus
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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A sleeping boxfish on our ski area wreck dive. Kwajalein... by Jim Mcguire
A sleeping boxfish on our ski area wreck dive. Kwajalein Lagoon.
Canon Powershot S70 internal flash.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Marshall Islands
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Eye to eye with a young Lionfish. Exmouth Gulf, Western ... by Ross Gudgeon
Eye to eye with a young Lionfish. Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. Canon 20D, Canon 100 macro & Tamron 2X teleconverter
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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D300, 105VR, D125 strobe by Larry Polster
D300, 105VR, D125 strobe
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Octopus. Taken @ Puri Jati by Ria Qorina Lubis
Octopus. Taken @ Puri Jati
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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dragonet in love,nikon d2x 60mm macro by Puddu Massimo
dragonet in love,nikon d2x 60mm macro
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Grumpy old fart! Squirrelfish taking me head-on. First ... by Melanie Daneluk
Grumpy old fart! Squirrelfish taking me head-on. First pic entered into contest.
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Jellyfish, small aperture, twin strobe, partially side lit. by Gareth Millson
Jellyfish, small aperture, twin strobe, partially side lit.
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51 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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i just love them! all the time in pairs by Hubert Kruschina
i just love them! all the time in pairs
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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Blue Ringed Octopus, Canon EOS 400D, 100mm macro lens, Se... by Teguh Tirtaputra
Blue Ringed Octopus, Canon EOS 400D, 100mm macro lens, Sea and sea Housing and Strobe
49 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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A small warrior, very agressive defending its home!! by Victor Tabernero
A small warrior, very agressive defending its home!!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Coral Shrimpfish. Lembeh straits. D200, 105mm. by Derek Haslam
Coral Shrimpfish. Lembeh straits. D200, 105mm.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Do not disturbe by Sasa Diminic
Do not disturbe
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Aaaaaaaaagh!! What was that bright flash? Ningaloo Reef... by Ross Gudgeon
Aaaaaaaaagh!! What was that bright flash? Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 40D, Canon 100 macro & Kenko 1.4X teleconverter.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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