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Peoples' Vote


Lucky shot of squid having just caught a lizard
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Tuesday, October 8, 2013
44 votes

A blenny close-up in Lembeh Strait
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Monday, January 6, 2014
43 votes

Lembeh Style: Two yellow pygmy gobies in the bottle
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Thursday, May 1, 2014
42 votes

A beautiful tiny tiger shrimp almost posing for a shot. Taken with a Canon EF 100mm lens with +5 diopter
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Monday, October 7, 2013
40 votes


By Marteyne Van Well
posted Wednesday, May 7, 2014
36 votes

Glossodoris rufomarginata on tunicates at dive site Bethleham in Anilao, Philippines. Taken with Canon EF100mm lens with +5 diopter
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Sunday, October 6, 2013
34 votes

Porcelain crab taken with Canon's 100mm macro lens with +5 diopter and 2 strobes
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Sunday, December 15, 2013
33 votes

Peaceful coexistence? A Whip Coral Goby with a Xeno Crab
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Wednesday, May 7, 2014
33 votes

A yellow crinoid shrimp taken at dive site 'Balanoy' in Anilao. Taken with Canon EF 100mm lens and +5 diopter
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Monday, October 7, 2013
32 votes

A cute little goby playing hide and seek. Canon EF100mm f/2.8l macro IS USM lens with +5 diopter. 1/160, f/11, ISO 160
By Marteyne Van Well
posted Friday, January 16, 2015
32 votes
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228 Entries Found: Page 6  of  9
A blenny peaking its head out at Nudi Falls in Lembeh
A shrimp with eggs on a bubble coral. Taken at Nudi Falls in Lembeh with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III EF 100mm f2.8L IS USM lens with +5 diopter and 1 strobe
Gotcha!!
A whip coral shrimp at Bethleham in Anilao
A very small coral hermit crab taken at Basura in Anilao, Philippines. EF100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens at f19 1/180 ISO 100
A nembrotha chamberlain nudi munching on a tunicate in Anilao

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Great colors and sharpness, composition could be better.
A juvenile starry pufferfish looking at the camera. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens and +5 diopter with one strobe
A pipefish taking a peak at the camera port. Taken with EF 100mm F/2.8L IS USM lens at 200 ISO 1/250 f/19 with one strobe
Blue ring octopus on the move at Pintu Colada in Lembeh Strait
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Two mantas swimming in a 'train'. Taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III and EF 8-15mm fisheye lens at Six Senses Laamu in Maldives
Majestic manta ray at Six Senses Laamu's Manta Point. Taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III and EF 8-15mm fisheye lens
A hairy squat lobster posing for the camera at Lembeh Strait
Mantis Shrimp with Eggs at Arthur's Rock in Anilao. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens, ISO 100, f13, 1/180 and 1 strobe
Two emperor shrimps on a sea cucumber taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens in Lembeh
A blenny close-up in Lembeh Strait
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A magnificent partner shrimp with eggs with little eyes visible. Taken in Lembeh with Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens and +5 diopter
A snapper posing for the camera while hiding under the jetty at the Divi Flamingo Beach Resort House Reef in Bonaire
A lucky shot of a pygmy squid having caught a shrimp. Taken at Jahir I in Lembeh Strait with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens with +5 diopter and one strobe
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Two yellow pygmy gobies in a bottle at dive site Tandurusa in Lembeh Strait. Taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens and +5 diopter
An Algae Octopus at Lembeh on night dive taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens
A juvenile spotted drum (not cropped) taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens and two strobes
Believe it to be a needle finger shrimp but would welcome advice. It was no bigger than 2mm and was taken with Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF100mm F/2.8L IS USM lens and +10 diopter in Secret Bay in Anilao
Phyllodesmium colemani nudi at Nudi Falls in Lembeh. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens and one strobe
Fish with Attitude. Taken at Dive Site Hairball I with Canon EOS 5D Mark III and EF 100mm f2.8L IS USM lens
A little yellow boxfish up close and personal. Taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III and EF100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens
A Rhinopia at Nudi Falls in Lembeh taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III with EF100mm f/2.8L IS USM lens
Peek-A-Boo meets Hide & Seek at Lembeh Strait
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