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Peppermint Shrimp in a purple tube sponge
By Robert Michaelson
posted Sunday, October 16, 2016
29 votes

Fireworm on a coral at Witch's Hut, Bonaire. Sealife DC1000, no flash.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, February 15, 2010
23 votes

Canon 95 with single Ikelite AF 35 strobe.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Tuesday, June 28, 2011
23 votes

Crayfish in the Comal River New Braunfels, Texas. Maybe lost, aren't these the Virginia Tech colors?
By Robert Michaelson
posted Wednesday, April 18, 2012
22 votes

Freshwater Perch in the Comal River, New Braunfels Texas. I like that you can see the built in swim goggles fish have.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, December 2, 2013
22 votes

Taken in Aquarena Spring Lake San Marcos, Texas. The turtles' shells are covered with algae making them hard to spot from above.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Sunday, January 2, 2011
21 votes

Horse-eye Jacks at Capt Don's House reef, Bonaire.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Tuesday, October 8, 2013
21 votes

Juvenile Slender File ish. Nikon D90, 105 macro, dual DS125 strobes
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, March 17, 2014
21 votes

Peacock Flounder
By Robert Michaelson
posted Sunday, May 11, 2014
21 votes

Frogfish at Ladania's Leap Bonaire
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, May 12, 2014
21 votes
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137 Entries Found: Page 1  of  6
A little blue heron harvesting a crayfish in the San Anto... by Robert Michaelson
A little blue heron harvesting a crayfish in the San Antonio River, San Antonio, TX
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 25, 2018
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: United States
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Do Not Touch by Robert Michaelson
Do Not Touch
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Peterson shrimp cleaning a sharpnose puffer by Robert Michaelson
Peterson shrimp cleaning a sharpnose puffer
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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This is what you call a deep cleaning by Robert Michaelson
This is what you call a deep cleaning
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Squid with fish. It may be a sergeant major. by Robert Michaelson
Squid with fish. It may be a sergeant major.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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The Milky Way at dive site White Slave on Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
The Milky Way at dive site White Slave on Bonaire
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2017
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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The salt pier on Bonaire. One of Bonaire's premier diving... by Robert Michaelson
The salt pier on Bonaire. One of Bonaire's premier diving sites
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 19, 2017
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Rock Hind at cleaning station by Robert Michaelson
Rock Hind at cleaning station
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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The Milky Way at the lighthouse on Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
The Milky Way at the lighthouse on Bonaire
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2017

Final RoundThrough to 2017 awards final round judging
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 5, 2017
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Bogas at dive site Something Special in Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Bogas at dive site Something Special in Bonaire
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Peppermint Shrimp in a purple tube sponge by Robert Michaelson
Peppermint Shrimp in a purple tube sponge
shortlistedShortlisted!
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Passing Storm at dawn at dive site Lighthouse Point, Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Passing Storm at dawn at dive site Lighthouse Point, Bonaire
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 15, 2016
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Needlefish just below the surface gave a nice rippled ref... by Robert Michaelson
Needlefish just below the surface gave a nice rippled reflection
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 10, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Octocoral by Robert Michaelson
Octocoral
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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A sun anemone shrimp who is king of the hill. 60mm with +... by Robert Michaelson
A sun anemone shrimp who is king of the hill. 60mm with +10 diopter.
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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These are very small juvenile squid, perhaps 3 inches (8... by Robert Michaelson
These are very small juvenile squid, perhaps 3 inches
(8cm) seeking refuge under a dive boat. They came out in the afternoon sun.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Juvenile Viper Moray, Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Juvenile Viper Moray, Bonaire
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Red slave huts in Bonaire, maintained as a reminder to th... by Robert Michaelson
Red slave huts in Bonaire, maintained as a reminder to the past. They develop an achingly beautiful glow at sunset. An incongrous effect when you think back how they were used.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2016
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Whip Coral Goby taken near Labuan Bajo, ndonesia by Robert Michaelson
Whip Coral Goby taken near Labuan Bajo, ndonesia
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Black Coral Shrimp with eggs. 60 mm macro with +10 diopter. by Robert Michaelson
Black Coral Shrimp with eggs. 60 mm macro with +10 diopter.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Dive Site Oil Slick in Bonaire just after sunset. by Robert Michaelson
Dive Site Oil Slick in Bonaire just after sunset.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Nikon D90 with 60mm macro by Robert Michaelson
Nikon D90 with 60mm macro
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Sunrise Kralendijk, Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Sunrise Kralendijk, Bonaire
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 15, 2015
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Nikon D90. 85mm with +5 diopter by Robert Michaelson
Nikon D90. 85mm with +5 diopter
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Near Nesa Lembongan by Robert Michaelson
Near Nesa Lembongan
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 3, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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False Clowns by Robert Michaelson
False Clowns
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Indonesian fishermen at first light by Robert Michaelson
Indonesian fishermen at first light
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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