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Gulf signal blenny in an tube wormhole, cosy!
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, September 30, 2013
72 votes

Tarpon entering grotto at dawn During daytime silversides hide in caverns, swim-throughs, grottos and wrecks. As dawn settles the predators follow them.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, July 1, 2013
59 votes

MANTA MAGIC
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Wednesday, April 23, 2014
59 votes

Freediver meets Eagle Ray
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Sunday, December 15, 2013
58 votes

APOCALYPSE
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Tuesday, September 23, 2014
57 votes

On precious planet Earth, change is needed. Sometimes people are driven by fear or greed and that causes damage to the balance. One victim is the species sharks, the cruel act of finning decimated numbers by 70%, they deserve respect & protection.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Tuesday, November 26, 2013
55 votes

Manatee in the springs to keep warm
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, January 6, 2014
53 votes


By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Thursday, July 10, 2014
52 votes

Out in the blue
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Saturday, February 22, 2014
51 votes

The girl in the picture is my firstborn and she saw the light:-) more than 14 years ago under water...I guess this makes this image predestined! Shot with Olympus EPL-2, Panasonic 8mm, 1/320 f6.3 Iso 200, magic filter.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Sunday, April 15, 2012
50 votes
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Wishing everybody lots of tears of happiness in 2015! by Ellen Cuylaerts
Wishing everybody lots of tears of happiness in 2015!
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 29, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Goodbye Captain Marvin, RIP (Capt. Marvin Ebanks, who is... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Goodbye Captain Marvin, RIP
(Capt. Marvin Ebanks, who is the 'granddaddy' and founder of snorkel trips to the Stingray City sandbar)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 28, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Wishing everybody a serene holiday season! by Ellen Cuylaerts
Wishing everybody a serene holiday season!
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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'Simplicity is complicated' Fingerprint cyphoma by Ellen Cuylaerts
'Simplicity is complicated'
Fingerprint cyphoma
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"My shadow and me" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"My shadow and me"
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 15, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Precious" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Precious"
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Tiger Shark close encounters are the best by Ellen Cuylaerts
Tiger Shark close encounters are the best
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 12, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do th... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King, Jr
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Home is where the heart is by Ellen Cuylaerts
Home is where the heart is
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Ahhhh, almost fireworks time" Secretary blenny by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Ahhhh, almost fireworks time"
Secretary blenny
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Big blue & curvy" Physeter macrocephalus or cachalot by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Big blue & curvy"
Physeter macrocephalus or cachalot
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 6, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Manatee time by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manatee time
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 4, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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"Tail slap" "It's not how hard you can hit, it's how h... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Tail slap"
"It's not how hard you can hit, it's how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." Rocky Balboa
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 3, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"I see Nudi's everywhere' For nudibranch lovers: while p... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"I see Nudi's everywhere'
For nudibranch lovers: while processing this image I saw the shape of a nudi in the blue. I think I should take a break;-)!
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 30, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Refraction" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Refraction"
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 28, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Stormy weather" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Stormy weather"
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 27, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Chasing Clouds" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Chasing Clouds"
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 15, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order."
Carl Jung
Barrel rolling mantas on a Kona night dive
Kona, Hawaii
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 10, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Do you love me" Tige beach shark at surface shot by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Do you love me" Tige beach shark at surface shot
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 5, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Swirl" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Swirl"
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 2, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Stand into my light" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Stand into my light"
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 31, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Glory" Tarpon having its moment as silversides arrived... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Glory"
Tarpon having its moment as silversides arrived late these year!
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34 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Bow down Mister" Tiger shark passing above a videograph... by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Bow down Mister"
Tiger shark passing above a videographer, humbling.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 13, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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"Tiger in the sky" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Tiger in the sky"
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 29, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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APOCALYPSE by Ellen Cuylaerts
APOCALYPSE
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Editor's Comment
After so many shots from stingray city, hard to imagine you would pull of such a special one. Very well done!
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 23, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Rhapsody in blue" Manta's in Kona by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Rhapsody in blue"
Manta's in Kona
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 19, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"Order in Chaos" by Ellen Cuylaerts
"Order in Chaos"
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 6, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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