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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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Fistularia Commersonii by Vittorio Durante
Fistularia Commersonii
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pink Anemone Fish by Sharon English
Pink Anemone Fish
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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Take my picture! Pic taken at Tioman Island, Malaysia by Mohan Thanabalan
Take my picture! Pic taken at Tioman Island, Malaysia
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Pipehorse, but difficult to approach, there was still, I ... by Abimael Márquez
Pipehorse, but difficult to approach, there was still, I had to shout, stay stilllllllll!. Cozumel
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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A Slender Filefish trying to hide by Barbara Schilling
A Slender Filefish trying to hide
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Martinique
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Carangoides Bajad by Vittorio Durante
Carangoides Bajad
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The splendour red of the Zebra lionfish ..Found in a muck... by Michelle Choong_khoo
The splendour red of the Zebra lionfish ..Found in a mucky crevice@ Perhentian kecil . Shot with Canon G7,strobe & Hid light
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Malaysia
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When the reef sharks get curious, and you've got your 105... by John Scott Mcgougan
When the reef sharks get curious, and you've got your 105mm macro on the camera, this is what you get.
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Chromis flavaxilla & Pseudoanthias squamipinnis by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Chromis flavaxilla & Pseudoanthias squamipinnis
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A small clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) swimming away fr... by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
A small clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) swimming away from its home anemone to confront the intruder (me). Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Fish by Vito Lorusso
Fish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Hello by Mark Bakker
Hello
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A shy goldentail moray peeking out from its home! Taken w... by Barbara Schilling
A shy goldentail moray peeking out from its home! Taken with a Canon EOS 20 D and 60 mm lens in a Sealux Housing and a Subtronic Strobe
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Martinique
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Angelfish, Bonaire. by Abimael Márquez
Angelfish, Bonaire.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Turkey fish. Depth 32m, visibility 5-7m. Camera Canon 40D... by Alexander Nikolaev
Turkey fish. Depth 32m, visibility 5-7m. Camera Canon 40D. Gulf of Oman, fujeira, UAE
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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D300, 60mm Macro by Kay Burn Lim
D300, 60mm Macro
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Lionfish by Volker Katzung
Lionfish
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea East Timor
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clown fish, NIKON D80 with SUBAL HOUSING, 60mm lens by Federica Bedei
clown fish, NIKON D80 with SUBAL HOUSING, 60mm lens
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Did you see my buddies? by Jun Tagama
Did you see my buddies?
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Twinspot goby...fully extending its fins...captured using... by Teguh Tirtaputra
Twinspot goby...fully extending its fins...captured using Canon EOS 400D with Sea and Sea housing and strobes
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Clown fish in purple tip annenome by Stephen Juarez
Clown fish in purple tip annenome
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Plectropomus Pessuliferus by Vittorio Durante
Plectropomus Pessuliferus
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Moray Eel by Zvi Dershowitz
Moray Eel
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Snake pipefish. North Wales. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Snake pipefish. North Wales. D200, 60mm.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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I was very fortunate to see these two Black-Saddled Tobie... by Jim Chambers
I was very fortunate to see these two Black-Saddled Tobies spiraling upward in a mating ritual. I got a sequence of about a dozen shots before the action ended. Dauin, Philippines.
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Editor's Comment
You're too modest Jim - it's talent (as well as luck) that creates keenly observed behavior shots like these
49 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Grouper by Volker Katzung
Grouper
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea East Timor
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Frogfish on the move! by Barbara Schilling
Frogfish on the move!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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date posted location: Caribbean Sea Martinique
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