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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 (6 days ago)
6 votes

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

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

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes


By Salvatore Lauro
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes


By Salvatore Lauro
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Imperial Eagle | Malta
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Octopus vulgaris
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Yesterday
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (6 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

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Octopus walking on the Reef, Puerto Vallarta Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Octopus walking on the Reef, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Cockpit of C-47 Dakota plane wreck in Bodrum/Turkey by Alp Baranok
Cockpit of C-47 Dakota plane wreck in Bodrum/Turkey
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2013

Final RoundThrough to 2013 awards final round judging
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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close encounter with a bumphead parrotfish by Andre Philip
close encounter with a bumphead parrotfish
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 3, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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grasenconters by Marc Van Den Broeck
grasenconters
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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[:b:]The flower of life.[:/b:] by Francesco Pacienza
The flower of life.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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This blenny lives in u/w museum. by Blagodarova Elena
This blenny lives in u/w museum.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Black Sea Ukraine
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A nice encounter an early morning at the Liberty Wreck in... by Christian Nielsen
A nice encounter an early morning at the Liberty Wreck in Tulamben. Good times smile
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 30, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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under the guillotine? ;-) by Andre Philip
under the guillotine? ;-)
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 29, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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stone fish by Marc Van Den Broeck
stone fish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 29, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Red Sea , Egypt by Helmy Hashim
Red Sea , Egypt
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Turtle shots are common but few are worthy.. Great shot Helmy!
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 29, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Turtle in thermocline, Galapagos Ecuador by Alejandro Topete
Turtle in thermocline, Galapagos Ecuador
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Two for lunch! We found this huge green turtle eating and... by Marc Damant
Two for lunch! We found this huge green turtle eating and managed to sit down and watch for awhile!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Blue Jacks on the Dark, Galapagos Ecuador by Alejandro Topete
Blue Jacks on the Dark, Galapagos Ecuador
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 26, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Bullethead Blenny hiding in crevice by Ralph Turre
Bullethead Blenny hiding in crevice
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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morey's hiding, Puerto Vallarta Mexico by Alejandro Topete
morey's hiding, Puerto Vallarta Mexico
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 20, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Impressive how these great animals can hover and swim aga... by Christian Nielsen
Impressive how these great animals can hover and swim against the strong current seemingly without any effort
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 20, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Manta ray in strong current (watch bubbles) and divers ly... by Christian Nielsen
Manta ray in strong current (watch bubbles) and divers lying low on (dead) coral. Komodo rocks.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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The batfish wants to be a model. Nikon D800 and Nikkor 16... by Mehmet Salih Bilal
The batfish wants to be a model. Nikon D800 and Nikkor 16-35.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 19, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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Pinguin on surface, Galapagos Ecuador by Alejandro Topete
Pinguin on surface, Galapagos Ecuador
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Neighbours by Nadya Kulagina
Neighbours
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Purple haze @ Barren Island by Wolfgang Zwicknagl
Purple haze @ Barren Island
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 16, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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These batfish followed me for about 30minutes today. They... by James Deverich
These batfish followed me for about 30minutes today. They numbered 50+ were curious and playful, following me, swooping close to the camera and maneuvering near my fins. Made the dive so much fun.
Location: Wakatobi
Dive Site: Teluk Waitii
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 16, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Mullus surmuletus by Marco Gargiulo
Mullus surmuletus
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Squid's under the Boat, Veracruz Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Squid's under the Boat, Veracruz Mexico
42 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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crab by Blagodarova Elena
crab
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 9, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Black Sea Ukraine
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UW-photographer-retro by Sergiy Glushchenko
UW-photographer-retro
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 8, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Black Sea Ukraine
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Nice cooperation by Philippe Brunner
Nice cooperation
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 8, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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