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2024 has been the year of the bait ball in Bonaire. This tired turtle is looking for a place to rest, oblivious of the cyclone of big eye scan just meters away. Shot with a Nikon Z8/Nauticam housing/INON z330 strobes.
By Leslie Howell
posted (5 days ago)
5 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
2 votes

sepiola hiding and modulating chromatophores
By Michele Lazzari
posted Yesterday
2 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes


By Salvatore Lauro
posted Yesterday
1 votes

Octopus vulgaris
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Yesterday
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch ( named also G. tumulifera) _February 2024 (Canon EF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes
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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver
Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber Puerto Rico by Carlos Pérez
Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber Puerto Rico
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Touching the dome. Very curious green turtle in El Puerti... by Christian Nielsen
Touching the dome. Very curious green turtle in El Puertito, Tenerife. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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a non-diver might think this is a giant turtle judging by the diver but we know the scale is misleading due to wide angle lens perspective distortion
44 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 12, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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triton by Levent Albas
triton
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Curious Puffer Nigth Dive @ St. Thomas Virgin Island by Carlos Pérez
Curious Puffer Nigth Dive @ St. Thomas Virgin Island
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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BAT CLOSE by Clive Ferreira
BAT CLOSE
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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Tourbillon !!! Sardine in pescador Island (Moalboal) by Marcello Di Francesco
Tourbillon !!! Sardine in pescador Island (Moalboal)
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Octopus @ Crash Boat beach Aguadilla PR by Carlos Pérez
Octopus @ Crash Boat beach Aguadilla PR
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Anenomae Fish stands guard by Karl Hodgkins
Anenomae Fish stands guard
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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vertical! by Mona Dienhart
vertical!
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Seawhip Ellisella_Raja Ampat by Mathieu Foulquié
Seawhip Ellisella_Raja Ampat
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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young octopus on small artificial reef by Mathieu Foulquié
young octopus on small artificial reef
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Green turtle and diver at El Puertito, Tenerife. Probably... by Christian Nielsen
Green turtle and diver at El Puertito, Tenerife. Probably the friendliest turtles on the planet. Olympus E330, 8mm fisheye, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 6, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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found in Sipalay; D300 by Thomas Lueken
found in Sipalay; D300
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 5, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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crinoids_Raja Ampat by Mathieu Foulquié
crinoids_Raja Ampat
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 5, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Manta Ray @ Nigth Dive II Mayaguez,PR by Carlos Pérez
Manta Ray @ Nigth Dive II Mayaguez,PR
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 4, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Misool_Raja Ampat by Mathieu Foulquié
Misool_Raja Ampat
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 4, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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House reef_Misool by Mathieu Foulquié
House reef_Misool
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 4, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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shallow reef by Juan Cardona
shallow reef
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 3, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Sponge @ El Natural Beach Aguadilla PR by Carlos Pérez
Sponge @ El Natural Beach Aguadilla PR
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 3, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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this porcupinefish was slowly swimming around during a ni... by Jp Zegarra
this porcupinefish was slowly swimming around during a night dive... headed straight toward me, I positioned myself for a front angle... you can barely see the diver in the background... Nikon D300 Tokina 10-17 mm 2 DS160 flash
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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This image was taken during a trip to Roatan in 07. This ... by Steven Anderson
This image was taken during a trip to Roatan in 07. This French Angel is giving me the eye!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Green Turtle and Divers by Adolfo Maciocco
Green Turtle and Divers
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Manatee surfacing for a breath by David Hall
Manatee surfacing for a breath
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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isla Coco... not only Hammerhead in coco.... by Eric Prieto
isla Coco...
not only Hammerhead in coco....
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Roatan diver looking at crab, D300, Tokina 10-17 lens by Larry Polster
Roatan diver looking at crab, D300, Tokina 10-17 lens
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2011

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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Red Serpent Star @ Crash Boat Beach Aguadilla PR by Carlos Pérez
Red Serpent Star @ Crash Boat Beach Aguadilla PR
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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amphiprion akallopisos by Alex Varani
amphiprion akallopisos
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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