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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)
Fishs - Serranus scriba by Vito Lorusso
Fishs - Serranus scriba
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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bank of dorades swimming free in Ustica Island by Vincenzo Zangrilli
bank of dorades swimming free in Ustica Island
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Caribbean Reef Shark, Grand Bahama. by David Heidemann
Caribbean Reef Shark, Grand Bahama.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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A couple of Clown Fish by Vittorio Durante
A couple of Clown Fish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Shooting clown fish always takes some patience to get the... by Cindy Campbell
Shooting clown fish always takes some patience to get the right look from the subject. The purple in the anemone made the shot particularly beautiful.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Squid attacted, night shot, Maldives by Aleksandr Marinicev
Squid attacted, night shot, Maldives
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51 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) from the P... by Brian Mayes
False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) from the Perhentians. <0//// < <.. <0//// < <.. <0//// < <..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
51 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Male ribbon eel. Kapalai, Borneo. Nikon D200 by Leigh Chapman
Male ribbon eel. Kapalai, Borneo. Nikon D200
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Grren Turtles like this one are common in the Similan isl... by Spencer Finn
Grren Turtles like this one are common in the Similan island's in Thailand. This fellow was shot in Donald Duck bay while he was hanging around the back of the dive deck.
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Cuttlefish showing off! Taken with a Canon EOS 20D, 60 mm... by Barbara Schilling
Cuttlefish showing off! Taken with a Canon EOS 20D, 60 mm lens, Sealux Housing and single Subtronic manual strobe.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Golden eye. by Miguel Cortés
Golden eye.
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eye, eye
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Used my students rental camera to capture this juvenile B... by Richard Swann
Used my students rental camera to capture this juvenile Batfish on the safety stop, Canon A640 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Borneo, diving with Downbelow dive centre.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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2 drum fish and a crab by Dylan Hopple
2 drum fish and a crab
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Squirrel fish with eggs in mouth! I noticed it as it was ... by Adriano Trapani
Squirrel fish with eggs in mouth! I noticed it as it was "breathing" heavily and started getting closer and closer...
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Lactophrys triqueter. Smooth Trunkfish (post-larval juve... by Larissa Roorda
Lactophrys triqueter. Smooth Trunkfish (post-larval juvenile). THIS FISH WAS THE SIZE OF A PEA. I was shooting with my 105mm lense, so I couldn't tell underwater if I ever got his face. He's not facing me, but, there's his face!
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Courting Fire Gobies by Barbara Schilling
Courting Fire Gobies
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Eggs in the mouth! Taken in Mabul with Canon G9, Inon Z24... by Edvin Eng
Eggs in the mouth! Taken in Mabul with Canon G9, Inon Z240 strobe & lenses.
45 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Plaice taken at Trefor Pier North Wales, Nikon D80, 60mm ... by Alan Fryer
Plaice taken at Trefor Pier North Wales, Nikon D80, 60mm Ikelite DS125 Strobe
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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Tiny Blennie on a bubble coral! by Barbara Schilling
Tiny Blennie on a bubble coral!
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Cernia dorata by Vittorio Durante
Cernia dorata
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Longfin Bannerfish in formation, standing in the massive ... by Tobias Reitmayr
Longfin Bannerfish in formation, standing in the massive swell of the upcoming monsoon. Elephant Head Rock, Similan Islands, Canon EOS 350d 10-22mm
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Coral Banded Cleaner Shrimp floating off the wall. D300, ... by Larry Polster
Coral Banded Cleaner Shrimp floating off the wall. D300, 105mm
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date posted posted: Friday, July 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Harlequin Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) taken i... by Stephan Kerkhofs
Harlequin Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) taken in ras ghozlani.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Cardinal with eggs in mouth. It turned its face every tim... by John M Akar
Cardinal with eggs in mouth. It turned its face every time it wanted to aerate the eggs by spitting them out it - doh!
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date posted posted: Friday, July 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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False-eye Toby. Another gem with fins! Bida Nai, Phi Phi ... by Tobias Reitmayr
False-eye Toby. Another gem with fins! Bida Nai, Phi Phi Islands, Canon EOS 350d 18-55mm
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date posted posted: Friday, July 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Fishs - Amblyglyphidodon leugogaster by Vito Lorusso
Fishs - Amblyglyphidodon leugogaster
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date posted posted: Friday, July 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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YAA - yet another anemonefish. But I love the texture of... by Dave Hunt
YAA - yet another anemonefish. But I love the texture of his home anemone. Lembeh Strait.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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