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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 (5 days ago)
2 votes

Hector's goby_December 2024 (CanonEF60,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Susanna Randazzo
posted (3 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 (3 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 (2 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 02:38 CST Today (14 hours ago)
0 votes

Pagurus pubescens hermit crab covered in little scyphystoma polyps (polyps which produce medusae)
By Anton Plaksin
posted 05:21 CST Today (11 hours ago)
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 15:54 CST Today (1 hour ago)
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)
big Rhizostoma pulmo (botte di mare), Oly SP 350, Oly hou... by Melita Bubek
big Rhizostoma pulmo (botte di mare), Oly SP 350, Oly housing, Sistiana near Trieste
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Jellyfish with a friend by Dejan Sarman
Jellyfish with a friend
79 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Mottled Mojarra on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the S... by Michael Kovach
Mottled Mojarra on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the Sea.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Sargassum Anglerfish - Maldives, December 2007. by Christian Loader
Sargassum Anglerfish - Maldives, December 2007.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Can't stop taking pics of these guys! This was taken wit... by Maria Munn
Can't stop taking pics of these guys! This was taken with a Fuji Finepix, Inon 2000 Strobe and Inon Close-Up Lens.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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A "teenager" Emperor angelfish-you can still see the fein... by Geoff Spiby
A "teenager" Emperor angelfish-you can still see the feint circles of the juvenile mixed with the adult colouring
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Clown et crevette by Oliva Eric
Clown et crevette
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Atlantic Spadefish on the wreck of the Speigel Grove off ... by Michael Kovach
Atlantic Spadefish on the wreck of the Speigel Grove off of Key Largo
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Smile! Blenny taken at Marsa Bareika with E300 and 105mm ... by Nikki Van Veelen
Smile! Blenny taken at Marsa Bareika with E300 and 105mm lens.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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juvenile Common Lionfish by Christian Loader
juvenile Common Lionfish
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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French Angelfish, nigth dive, Bonaire by Abimael Márquez
French Angelfish, nigth dive, Bonaire
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A couple of FOUREYE BUTTERFLY FISHES. I guess that makes... by Juan Torres
A couple of FOUREYE BUTTERFLY FISHES. I guess that makes it eight eyes in the picture. Taken at the Wit Shoal, in St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands)
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Poisson coffre by Oliva Eric
Poisson coffre
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Prancing Prawn - with eggs. Lembeh Straits. 60mm. by Mark Thomas
Prancing Prawn - with eggs.
Lembeh Straits.
60mm.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Spadefish on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the Sea. ... by Michael Kovach
Spadefish on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the Sea. Picture taken without a strobe with a SeaLife 5000.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Crystal of Light by Victor Amor
Crystal of Light
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Shrimp taken at Marsa Bareika, Ras Mohamed Park with E300... by Nikki Van Veelen
Shrimp taken at Marsa Bareika, Ras Mohamed Park with E300 and 105mm lens.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pearly razorfish. by Miguel Cortés
Pearly razorfish.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Taken during a dive on the housereef of kuramathi. Nikon ... by Andy Kutsch
Taken during a dive on the housereef of kuramathi. Nikon D80 60mm Macro lens.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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blue muren eel.nikon d2x 60mm macro by Puddu Massimo
blue muren eel.nikon d2x 60mm macro
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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2007/12/30 18:33 by Harry Yang
2007/12/30 18:33
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Taiwan
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A squid which laid eggs off the p29 wreck in cirkewwa, Ma... by Michael Zarb
A squid which laid eggs off the p29 wreck in cirkewwa, Malta.
It was attracted to the flash and came rushing to investigate - amazing experience.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Trompetfish, Crash Boat Piers, Aguadilla. I was not until... by Abimael Márquez
Trompetfish, Crash Boat Piers, Aguadilla. I was not until I saw the photo in my computer that could notice the presence of the sea horse in the top right end of the photo.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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French Angelfish on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the ... by Michael Kovach
French Angelfish on the inside reef at Lauderdale by the Sea.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Reef squid taken on a night dive at Ras Umm Sid. by Nikki Van Veelen
Reef squid taken on a night dive at Ras Umm Sid.
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Editor's Comment
We all know it takes 100's of trys to capture a nice clean shot like this one from Nikki
46 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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2007/12/30 19:20 . by Harry Yang
2007/12/30 19:20 .
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Asian Sea Taiwan
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Picaso Trigerfish very hard to be captured especially whe... by Svetoslav Dimitrov
Picaso Trigerfish very hard to be captured especially when snorkeling. Shallow opaque water.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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