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Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula) shot at the Los Coronados Islands in Mexico
By Richard Alvarado
posted Thursday, September 4, 2008
27 votes


By Richard Alvarado
posted Saturday, October 4, 2008
27 votes

Reef shark taken at
By Richard Alvarado
posted Thursday, July 23, 2009
26 votes

Divers leaving the water after their dive.
By Richard Alvarado
posted Monday, November 3, 2008
22 votes

A mother and her chic Taken with a Canon 40d
By Richard Alvarado
posted Sunday, October 3, 2010
22 votes

Galapagos Sea Lion pup approximatly two to three days old.
By Richard Alvarado
posted Friday, September 5, 2008
21 votes

Flamingo Tongue on Gorgonian Sea Fan - Taken at the Coronado Islands, Mexico
By Richard Alvarado
posted Wednesday, September 10, 2008
21 votes

Galapagos Sealion taken in the Galapagos Islands
By Richard Alvarado
posted Sunday, September 7, 2008
19 votes

Sea Turtle watching diver's swim by
By Richard Alvarado
posted Saturday, September 13, 2008
18 votes

Reef shark taken at
By Richard Alvarado
posted Wednesday, July 22, 2009
17 votes
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20 Entries Found
A diver back-rolls into a different world. Taken with a ... by Richard Alvarado
A diver back-rolls into a different world. Taken with a Canon 20d f/4.5 @ 1/400.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: United States
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Snorkeling in “Jellyfish Lake” at Eil Malk Island in Pala... by Richard Alvarado
Snorkeling in “Jellyfish Lake” at Eil Malk Island in Palau. Shot on snorkel with a canon 40d and natural lighting.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Palau
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A mother and her chic Taken with a Canon 40d by Richard Alvarado
A mother and her chic
Taken with a Canon 40d
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 3, 2010
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Amundsen Sea Antarctica
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Natural light through an iceberg. Taken with a Canon EOS... by Richard Alvarado
Natural light through an iceberg. Taken with a Canon EOS 40d while on snorkle.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 1, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Amundsen Sea Antarctica
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Reef shark taken at "Danger Reef", Bahamas with Canon 40D... by Richard Alvarado
Reef shark taken at "Danger Reef", Bahamas with Canon 40D / 17-85 zoom lens in an Ikelite housing. Taken with natural lighting.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 23, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Reef shark taken at "Danger Reef" by Richard Alvarado
Reef shark taken at "Danger Reef"
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Divers leaving the water after their dive. by Richard Alvarado
Divers leaving the water after their dive.
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 3, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sunrise in the Galapagos by Richard Alvarado
Sunrise in the Galapagos
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 19, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Coral growth on a wreck in Truk Lagoon by Richard Alvarado
Coral growth on a wreck in Truk Lagoon
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 18, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Bow of the Shinkoku Maru with dive buddy. Ship sunk by A... by Richard Alvarado
Bow of the Shinkoku Maru with dive buddy. Ship sunk by American aircraft, February 1944 during the attack on Truk Lagoon.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 17, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"Blue Holes" in Koror, Palau. by Richard Alvarado
"Blue Holes" in Koror, Palau.
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 4, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Diver looking at sea fan by Richard Alvarado
Diver looking at sea fan
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 14, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Sea Turtle watching diver's swim by by Richard Alvarado
Sea Turtle watching diver's swim by
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 13, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Flamingo Tongue on Gorgonian Sea Fan - Taken at the Coron... by Richard Alvarado
Flamingo Tongue on Gorgonian Sea Fan - Taken at the Coronado Islands, Mexico
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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My Dive Buddy by Richard Alvarado
My Dive Buddy
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 8, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Galapagos Sealion taken in the Galapagos Islands by Richard Alvarado
Galapagos Sealion taken in the Galapagos Islands
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 7, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Swallow-tailed Gull It is unique among the gulls as it i... by Richard Alvarado
Swallow-tailed Gull
It is unique among the gulls as it is the only gull species that is a nocturnal forager
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 6, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Galapagos Sea Lion pup approximatly two to three days old. by Richard Alvarado
Galapagos Sea Lion pup approximatly two to three days old.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 5, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula) shot at the Los Coronado... by Richard Alvarado
Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula) shot at the Los Coronados Islands in Mexico
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Morray eel taken in Palau. by Richard Alvarado
Morray eel taken in Palau.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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20 Entries Found