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- Crossways - Tarpon hunting Silversides. This is an image I've been striving for, for over a year now....
By Nina Baxa
posted Monday, October 20, 2014
74 votes

Cenote Silhoette - Little Rhamdia Catfish in a Mexican Cenote.
By Nina Baxa
posted Wednesday, August 13, 2014
44 votes

Hunter
By Nina Baxa
posted Tuesday, October 7, 2014
44 votes

Portal. Tarpon with Silversides – Grand Cayman 2013. Olympus E-PL3, 9mm, dual UFL-2 strobes. f/16, 1/50sec, ISO400.
By Nina Baxa
posted Tuesday, June 3, 2014
41 votes

Honeymooners - a couple on a dive with Silversides a day after their wedding.
By Nina Baxa
posted Tuesday, November 18, 2014
40 votes

Fanning out for the feed - Tarpon with Silversides, Grand Cayman.
By Nina Baxa
posted Monday, October 20, 2014
36 votes

Innerspace. Diver and Tarpon with Silversides – Grand Cayman 2013, with Frans de Backer. Olympus E-PL3, 10mm, ambient light. f/4.2, 1/50sec, ISO640.
By Nina Baxa
posted Wednesday, June 4, 2014
35 votes

Lobster and Sponge. Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Panulirus argus, and Giant Barrel Sponge, Xestospongia muta - Little Cayman. We'd spotted various fish being cleaned at Barrel cleaning stations here, the Lobster was new! E-PL3, 8mm fisheye,UFL2 str...
By Nina Baxa
posted Friday, May 16, 2014
34 votes

Dramatic Entrance! Gymnothorax moringa - Spotted Moray Eel, Grand Cayman, Olympus E-PL3, PT Housing, dual UFL-2 strobes, 14-42mm lens, Subsee +5 Diopter, f14, 1/120sec, ISO200
By Nina Baxa
posted Wednesday, May 28, 2014
33 votes

Lips. Friendly Nassau Grouper - Little Cayman. Olympus E-PL3, 8mm, UFL-2 strobes. f/7, 1/125sec, ISO200.
By Nina Baxa
posted Tuesday, June 24, 2014
33 votes
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Gaze - Back-selfie. Ik Kil Cenote, Yucatan Peninsula by Nina Baxa
Gaze - Back-selfie. Ik Kil Cenote, Yucatan Peninsula
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 11, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Midnight Snack - Butterflyfish feeding on spawning Brain ... by Nina Baxa
Midnight Snack - Butterflyfish feeding on spawning Brain Coral, night dive Grand Cayman.
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Subtle - Young Triplefin blenny (sp. Tripterygiidae) on S... by Nina Baxa
Subtle - Young Triplefin blenny (sp. Tripterygiidae) on Star Coral.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Harmony. Olympus EM5, 8mm, natural light. by Nina Baxa
Harmony.
Olympus EM5, 8mm, natural light.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 8, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Partners - little male Southern Stingray and his Bar Jack... by Nina Baxa
Partners - little male Southern Stingray and his Bar Jack sidekick.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 8, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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International Whale Shark Day - unforgettably beautiful g... by Nina Baxa
International Whale Shark Day - unforgettably beautiful giants - let the knowledge flow.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 30, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Whiskers - A broader view of a little Rhamdia Catfish,Ik ... by Nina Baxa
Whiskers - A broader view of a little Rhamdia Catfish,Ik Kil Cenote, Yucatan. I had plenty of focused fun trying to get these images, as you can see with the concentration on my face wink
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 14, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Cenote Silhoette - Little Rhamdia Catfish in a Mexican Ce... by Nina Baxa
Cenote Silhoette - Little Rhamdia Catfish in a Mexican Cenote.
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Three in Harmony - 2014. A seldom occurrence this year. by Nina Baxa
Three in Harmony - 2014.
A seldom occurrence this year.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 9, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Egg-Rippled Surface – Manta birostris glides just below t... by Nina Baxa
Egg-Rippled Surface – Manta birostris glides just below the calm surface, taking in the tuna roe. OM-D E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 7, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Curiosity Gull, happy Wednesday! by Nina Baxa
Curiosity Gull, happy Wednesday!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 6, 2014
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Epic Langarm! (term for 'selfie' in Afrikaans, directly... by Nina Baxa
Epic Langarm!
(term for 'selfie' in Afrikaans, directly translated as 'long-arm') A fun memory-shot for us.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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On Cue - a special surprise drifted into shot as I was se... by Nina Baxa
On Cue - a special surprise drifted into shot as I was setting up for an over/under with the deep blue ocean. 4inch dome, OM-D E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 2, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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A serene pair of feeding Whale Sharks, a ballet couple co... by Nina Baxa
A serene pair of feeding Whale Sharks, a ballet couple come to mind....
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 1, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Tagalong ~ Whitefin Sharksucker prospecting a potential c... by Nina Baxa
Tagalong ~ Whitefin Sharksucker prospecting a potential companion, turned out to be a friendly little guy. 4inch dome, OM-D E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
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Special, clearly stands out.
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 31, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Breakfast Invite ~ Whale Shark breakfast – ‘egg soup’ – b... by Nina Baxa
Breakfast Invite ~ Whale Shark breakfast – ‘egg soup’ – breakfast of champions! OM-D E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 25, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Peace ~ Whale Shark feeding in peace on the roe-strewn su... by Nina Baxa
Peace ~ Whale Shark feeding in peace on the roe-strewn surface. OM-D E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 25, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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'Daniel and (gentle) Goliath' Those who know me well, kn... by Nina Baxa
'Daniel and (gentle) Goliath'
Those who know me well, know my favourite colour is grey.
I'm a big lover of the dapple grey horses for their patterned coats.
I now have a new favourite pattern!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Mingle. Free-diving off Isla Mujeres, Mexico – my group’s... by Nina Baxa
Mingle. Free-diving off Isla Mujeres, Mexico – my group’s boat in the background wink
OM-D E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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~Swish~ Taken while free-diving off Isla Mujeres, Mexico.... by Nina Baxa
~Swish~ Taken while free-diving off Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
Oly E-M5, 8mm, natural light, no strobes.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 21, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Lunch Date.A Remora detaches from a Whale Shark during a ... by Nina Baxa
Lunch Date.A Remora detaches from a Whale Shark during a calm moment to take in the bounty of eggs on the surface.
Taken while free-diving off Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
Oly E-M5, 8mm, natural light, no strobes.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 21, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Drinking the Sun. Taken while free-diving off Isla Mujer... by Nina Baxa
Drinking the Sun.
Taken while free-diving off Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
Oly E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 19, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Surface Interval. Taken with 4-inch dome, Oly E-M5, 8mm,... by Nina Baxa
Surface Interval.
Taken with 4-inch dome, Oly E-M5, 8mm, natural light, while free-diving off Isla Mujeres, Mexico.
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 19, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Hitch Hiker - Remora hitching a ride by a Whale Shark's g... by Nina Baxa
Hitch Hiker - Remora hitching a ride by a Whale Shark's gills.
Oly OMD EM5, 8mm Fisheye, natural light.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 18, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Open Wide! Feeding Whale Shark with eggs and Remoras see... by Nina Baxa
Open Wide!
Feeding Whale Shark with eggs and Remoras seen within.
Oly OMD EM5, 8mm Fisheye, natural light.
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 18, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Friendship.Friendship. Freediver Len de Vries filming a ... by Nina Baxa
Friendship.Friendship.
Freediver Len de Vries filming a smaller Whale Shark.
Oly E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 17, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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The Dance. A smaller male Green Turtle courting a potent... by Nina Baxa
The Dance.
A smaller male Green Turtle courting a potential mate.
Oly E-M5, 8mm, natural light.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 10, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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