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Peoples' Vote


Imperial eagle | Statue of Christ
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
3 votes

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 (2 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

green horse
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (4 days ago)
1 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)
1 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)
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 (4 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 (1 hour ago)
0 votes

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12968 Entries Found: Page 332  of  481
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)
Juvenile whitings under protection of a stinging jellyfish.
Soldier fish stares me down as he stands guard on his coral patch.
Face to Lens! Taken in Anilao with Canon G9.
Eye-to-eye
Painted Goby - playing frisbee.
Aughrusmore, Connemara.
60mm.
Jelly colours. I took this picture during a safety stop. It was hard to get the camera to focus, but well worth the effort. I love those jellyfish.
One stone three birds D200/60mm
Double Header! Taken in Anilao with Canon S80.
Another Spectacular Beauty from Anilao. Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro Lens
Angry or hungry ?
Oriental Fan - Tail of a Ghost Pipefish. Taken in Anilao with Canon G9.
Steephead Parrotfish at dusk in a hole
Lion Fish Stalking
Ghost shrimp going for the gold!
Hermitage Crab, Crash Boat, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
I was not until I saw the photo in my computer that I could notice the small crabs struck under the shell of hermitage crab
Octopus on the move
Nikon f90x with 60mm lens
Eagle Ray taken in Naa'ma bay canon 100mm no flash
Small Gorilla Crab Swimming away, Taken on Holiday n the Philippines
I'm training for the future Olympics D200/60mm
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2007

Final RoundThrough to 2007 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
It's always worth a shot when critters mimic humans
Up close and personal with a Leopard Shark; taken at the Similan Islands, Thailand
Acrobatic Shrimp Defected from China to Anilao - Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro Lens
Pesci nel buio...
Schooling squirrelfish with a parrotfish
Balloomfish, North Pacific, Costa Rica
Tiny frog "Oplà":Nikon D200 , 60 macro two strobo. Lembeh street 2207
Crayfish. Stoney cove. F50, 60mm.
Common Lionfish at Seaventures dive site at Mabul, Borneo. July 2007. I like how its fins are spread out in a circle. If only the boat hull at the bottom was a nice colourful reef!
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