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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)

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Small "buddy" at night - around 3 cm of size. CANON 40D, ... by Rico Besserdich
Small "buddy" at night - around 3 cm of size. CANON 40D, IKE housing & strobe. 60mm macro lens.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Cleaning time for a Needle Fish close to the surface in M... by Michel Lonfat
Cleaning time for a Needle Fish close to the surface in Marsa Shagra Bay... Que du bonheur... :O)...
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Symmetrical Twins... by Tim Ho
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Symmetrical Twins...
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Very photogenic Sharpnose Puffer... Roatan, Honduras. by Matthew Fischbach
Very photogenic Sharpnose Puffer... Roatan, Honduras.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Portrait of a tiny little cuttlefish - Julain Rocks, Byro... by Michael Gallagher
Portrait of a tiny little cuttlefish - Julain Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Pygmy squid hunting a rock pool shrimp by Reidar Opem
Pygmy squid hunting a rock pool shrimp
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Pipefish with legs! First time met the "pipefish" with l... by Aleksandr Marinicev
Pipefish with legs!
First time met the "pipefish" with legs.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lionfish, Nikon D80 with 105mm lens, Two strobe Ikelite D... by Pedro Padilla
Lionfish, Nikon D80 with 105mm lens, Two strobe Ikelite DS160.
Shoot F/11 @ 1/125 sec.ISO 200
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Are you talking to me?! by Nuno Rodrigues
Are you talking to me?!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Greater pipefish. Criccieth beach. D3, 105mm. by Derek Haslam
Greater pipefish. Criccieth beach. D3, 105mm.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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Nikon D90, 60mm lens, two YS-120 strobes. by Edson Acioli
Nikon D90, 60mm lens, two YS-120 strobes.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Brazil
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Two Razor Fishes seeking for food in the waters of Lembeh... by Michel Lonfat
Two Razor Fishes seeking for food in the waters of Lembeh Strait.... Que du bonheur... :O)..
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Boha Snapper by Julian Cohen
Boha Snapper
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Fixed in the movement by Raoul Caprez
Fixed in the movement
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: France
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Beautiful face to face with this blue Triggerfish in the ... by Michel Lonfat
Beautiful face to face with this blue Triggerfish in the Maldives... Que du bonheur... :O)...
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Anemonefish with bluewater background. Housereef Lembonga... by Christian Nielsen
Anemonefish with bluewater background. Housereef Lembongan. Olympus E330, 50mm macro and 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Beauty can hurt. Canon G10 with internal flash. by Helena Encarnação
Beauty can hurt. Canon G10 with internal flash.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Portugal
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Oriental Sweetlips by Paul Colley
Oriental Sweetlips
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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These guys are amazing by Joe Daniels
These guys are amazing
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Trigger Fish - A Little Too Close! by Julian Cohen
Trigger Fish - A Little Too Close!
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date posted posted: Friday, July 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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2 Young lizard fish having a territorial ding dong......t... by Allen Walker
2 Young lizard fish having a territorial ding dong......taken with 100mm Macro Lens
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Anemone fish...Maldives by Jon Kreider
Anemone fish...Maldives
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Black comber, Serranus atricauda. Photo taken during a sc... by Nuno Rodrigues
Black comber, Serranus atricauda. Photo taken during a scientific expedition to Selvagens Islands, Madeira. 105 mm lens
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Clown...??? Who say I am a clown ??? by Dave Benz
Clown...??? Who say I am a clown ???
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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"Baby nemo in pink bubbles" An 'ironic' shot! Wonders of... by Jovin Lim
"Baby nemo in pink bubbles"
An 'ironic' shot! Wonders of Mother Nature or a wake-up call ... The pretty pink anemone is caused by bleaching, El Nino effect of global warming rising the water temperature.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Malaysia
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Cocoa Damselfish attending the nest. Panama City, Florid... by Carol Cox
Cocoa Damselfish attending the nest. Panama City, Florida, USA
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date posted posted: Monday, July 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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