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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 (3 days ago)
4 votes

Cirkewwa Marine Park
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (5 days ago)
2 votes

Cratena nudibranch_September2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Thuridilla hopei_October 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

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

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Tuesday, December 24, 2024
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted 05:47 CST Today (2 hours 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
sealions. Galapagos. 10.5mm. by Derek Haslam
sealions. Galapagos. 10.5mm.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 24, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Schooling Glassfish around soft coral at Hin Daeng, Thail... by Fatt Chuen Foo
Schooling Glassfish around soft coral at Hin Daeng, Thailand taken with Olympus SP 350, Inon fisheye conversion lens, two Inon strobes
49 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Just scanned negative for much clearer shot than from low... by Mordechai Saxon
Just scanned negative for much clearer shot than from low res CD from store. Shot at wreck off reef by Sunset House
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Cayman islands
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Was looking to photograph the reef when the fish came int... by Mordechai Saxon
Was looking to photograph the reef when the fish came into view to add a nice element in the composition
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 21, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Cayman islands
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Hanging Soft Coral. Taken in Sipadan with Canon S80, Inon... by Edvin Eng
Hanging Soft Coral. Taken in Sipadan with Canon S80, Inon Z240 strobe & lens.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 20, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Reef seen with a Greasy Grouper(epinephelus tauvina) taki... by Marko Perisic
Reef seen with a Greasy Grouper(epinephelus tauvina) taking center stage.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 18, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Getty-Up little Horse sea, Seahorse swimming from one pla... by Fred Lentz
Getty-Up little Horse sea, Seahorse swimming from one place to another.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Lets see some teeth. A Giant Moray (gymnothorax javanicus... by Marko Perisic
Lets see some teeth. A Giant Moray (gymnothorax javanicus) not scared to show its set.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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This is a photo of a porcupinefish and my daughter, while... by David Heidemann
This is a photo of a porcupinefish and my daughter, while snorkeling at night.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 15, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Often attracted by divers lights this Common Lionfish (pt... by Marko Perisic
Often attracted by divers lights this Common Lionfish (pterois miles) is on the hunt on this night dive. Using the light of my strobe to find its prey. South Red Sea.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Spiny spider crab. Not very happy! Trefor pier. D200, 10.... by Derek Haslam
Spiny spider crab. Not very happy! Trefor pier. D200, 10.5mm.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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A Napoleon Wrasse (cheilinus undulatus) faces up for a po... by Marko Perisic
A Napoleon Wrasse (cheilinus undulatus) faces up for a portrait. I would have liked to crop this one but i'm not sure how it would turn out.
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 13, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Reef seen with Red Sea Anemonefish (amphiprion bicinctus)... by Marko Perisic
Reef seen with Red Sea Anemonefish (amphiprion bicinctus) while divers approach from the background. South Red Sea.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 12, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A very territorial male Speckled Sandperch (parapercis he... by Marko Perisic
A very territorial male Speckled Sandperch (parapercis hexophthalma). Looking after his harem and keeping an eye on me at the same time.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 10, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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sharm el seik,ras mohamed,nikond2x 10,5mm 2 strobes by Puddu Massimo
sharm el seik,ras mohamed,nikond2x 10,5mm 2 strobes
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2008

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Editor's Comment
Another classic CFWA shot
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 9, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Royal Gramma: Protecting it's Turf by Fred Lentz
Royal Gramma: Protecting it's Turf
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 7, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Big fun gorgonias in Moal Boal Nikon D200 , !0,5 wide an... by Marchione Giacomo
Big fun gorgonias in Moal Boal
Nikon D200 , !0,5 wide angle, two strobo and amd one very good model
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2008
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2008 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
Another classic CFWA shot
51 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 7, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Chasing tails Orbicular Spadefish (platax orbicularis) So... by Marko Perisic
Chasing tails Orbicular Spadefish (platax orbicularis) South Red Sea.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 7, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A Napoleon Wrasse (cheilinus undulatus) the keeper of the... by Marko Perisic
A Napoleon Wrasse (cheilinus undulatus) the keeper of the reef in for a closer look. South Red Sea.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 5, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A Greasy Grouper (epinephelus tauvina). Set to ambush its... by Marko Perisic
A Greasy Grouper (epinephelus tauvina). Set to ambush its prey. South Red Sea.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 3, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Butterfly fish. Santiago. Galapagos. D200, 10.5mm. by Derek Haslam
Butterfly fish. Santiago. Galapagos. D200, 10.5mm.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Clown fish at Tiger Reef, Tioman Island. Shot on my Olym... by Grahame Massicks
Clown fish at Tiger Reef, Tioman Island. Shot on my Olympus 5060.
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Leave sleeping Nurse's lye by Fred Lentz
Leave sleeping Nurse's lye
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 28, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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PL"ACE" of Spade's (Spade Fish that is) by Fred Lentz
PL"ACE" of Spade's (Spade Fish that is)
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 27, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Sawtoothed Feather Sar (oligometra serripinna) perches on... by Marko Perisic
Sawtoothed Feather Sar (oligometra serripinna) perches on soft corals. South Red Sea.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 27, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Keeping a eye on me and the reef. A Freckled Hawkfish (pa... by Marko Perisic
Keeping a eye on me and the reef. A Freckled Hawkfish (paracirrhites forsteri) South Red Sea.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Anthias family by Thierry Lannoy
Anthias family
44 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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