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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)
Nikon D80, 60mm by Andy Kutsch
Nikon D80, 60mm
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Butterflyfish at Moalboal by Taco Cheung
Butterflyfish at Moalboal
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Trunkfish. Canon 40D, SIGMA 50mm macro. by Alexander Nikolaev
Trunkfish. Canon 40D, SIGMA 50mm macro.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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juvanile Clarks Anenomefish Nikon D200 60mm Dega Thila Ar... by Nigel Wade
juvanile Clarks Anenomefish Nikon D200 60mm Dega Thila Ari Atoll
59 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Puffer fish cruising on the inside reef at Lauderdale by ... by Michael Kovach
Puffer fish cruising on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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found in Gran Canaria; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Gran Canaria; D200
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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School of jacks, right when I snapped this one swam right... by Todd Karberg
School of jacks, right when I snapped this one swam right in focus!
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Moray swimming around looking for munchies by Claire Kennedy
Moray swimming around looking for munchies
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Wrasse. by Miguel Cortés
Wrasse.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Drum-de-dum-dum by Claire Kennedy
Drum-de-dum-dum
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Nikon d80, 60 mm by Andy Kutsch
Nikon d80, 60 mm
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata) in Anilao, Philippin... by Jim Chambers
Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata) in Anilao, Philippines. Much smaller than the common lionfish (Pterois volitans), these are really pretty fish.
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Lionfish. Inchkape-II, Fujeira, UAE. by Alexander Nikolaev
Lionfish. Inchkape-II, Fujeira, UAE.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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Juvenile eel by Todd Karberg
Juvenile eel
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A Ghostpipefish at night! Taken with a Canon EOS 20D and ... by Barbara Schilling
A Ghostpipefish at night! Taken with a Canon EOS 20D and 60 mm lens
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Bicolor Parrotfish by Leigh Chapman
Bicolor Parrotfish
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Look!!!! Who is trying to play hide & seek with me? ........ by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
Look!!!! Who is trying to play hide & seek with me? ....... Taken in perhentian island malaysia.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Juvenile Three-Spot Dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus) in... by Jim Chambers
Juvenile Three-Spot Dascyllus (Dascyllus trimaculatus) in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Rare mating dumpling squid photographed in the cold water... by Cal Mero
Rare mating dumpling squid photographed in the cold waters of Victoria, Australia.
Nikon D80, 60mm, 1 X Ikelite ds 51, 1 X Inon D2000
42 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Wrasse looking into lens by Dieter Decroos
Wrasse looking into lens
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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One of several seahorses in Bloody Bay Marine Park, D300,... by Larry Polster
One of several seahorses in Bloody Bay Marine Park, D300, Nikon 105mm lens, twin Ikelite D125 strobes
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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A pair of cleaner wrasse cleaning Goatfish. D70s, 60mm. K... by Frankie Tsen
A pair of cleaner wrasse cleaning Goatfish. D70s, 60mm. Kapalai, SABAH, Malaysia

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Nice behavior shot Frankie
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Butterfish. Trefor Pier, N. Wales. 60mm, wet diopter. by Mark Thomas
Butterfish.
Trefor Pier, N. Wales.
60mm, wet diopter.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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"Yellow Chub" In old Hawaii it was regarded as the Queen ... by Stuart Ganz
"Yellow Chub" In old Hawaii it was regarded as the Queen of the school. This shot was taken in Sharks Cove with my Canon 20D W/ 60mm macro @ F/5 1/125s ISO200.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Dragonet. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Dragonet. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Blue devil damselfish. I've never seen a more vibrant bl... by Dave Hunt
Blue devil damselfish. I've never seen a more vibrant blue than these guys. Found on top of a shallow reef in the Great Barrier Reef.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 28, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Green Sea Turtle swam at me to investigate. Nikon D200 I... by Don Bricker
Green Sea Turtle swam at me to investigate. Nikon D200 Ikelite Housing DS125 Strobes
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 28, 2008
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date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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