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Experimenting with fibre optic snoots I managed to find a grey moray docile enough to allow me to place the snoots on either side of its head, creating this unusual lighting effect as if lighting from the inside out
By Paul Flandinette
posted Tuesday, December 6, 2011
66 votes

Grey morays
By Paul Flandinette
posted Friday, December 9, 2011
57 votes

I think the contrast of the yellowmouth to the brown body with speckled blue markings is extremely striking so it was worth putting time in to get this shot. Taken with Inon Z240 with fiber optic snoots, 60mm macro and a wet close up lens
By Paul Flandinette
posted Sunday, December 11, 2011
45 votes

What a fasinating nudibranch - It reminds me of a mythical winged horse
By Paul Flandinette
posted Thursday, December 22, 2011
38 votes

I spent a fascinating hour or so with a group of lionfish as they glided over a large bommie. I wanted a crisp portrait with a clean blue background
By Paul Flandinette
posted Thursday, December 8, 2011
36 votes

Bluestripe snapper
By Paul Flandinette
posted Saturday, December 31, 2011
31 votes

I was fascinated with this Stargazer's tongue lure and spent 20 minutes or so with it as it tried to capture passing prey
By Paul Flandinette
posted Monday, December 12, 2011
29 votes

Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Maldives, Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Halimatha Jetty Night Dive
By Paul Flandinette
posted Thursday, January 31, 2013
29 votes

Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on nudibranch Glossodoris cincta, Lembeh, North Sulawesi; Indonesia,
By Paul Flandinette
posted Tuesday, February 5, 2013
25 votes

Taken on a cleaning station, using a Tokina 10-17
By Paul Flandinette
posted Saturday, December 10, 2011
23 votes
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Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on... by Paul Flandinette
Emperor shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) hitches a ride on nudibranch Glossodoris cincta, Lembeh, North Sulawesi; Indonesia,
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Tambja gabrielae, Nudibranch, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Ind... by Paul Flandinette
Tambja gabrielae, Nudibranch, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Flabellina rubrolineata, Nudibranch, Bunaken, North Sulawesi by Paul Flandinette
Flabellina rubrolineata, Nudibranch, Bunaken, North Sulawesi
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date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Pregnant Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, Tiger Beach, Bah... by Paul Flandinette
Pregnant Tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvier, Tiger Beach, Bahamas;
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date posted posted: Monday, February 4, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Purple spotted commensal shrimp, Periclimenes holthuisi, ... by Paul Flandinette
Purple spotted commensal shrimp, Periclimenes holthuisi, Bunaken, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Reef Lizardfish, Synodus variegatus, North Sulawesi, Lemb... by Paul Flandinette
Reef Lizardfish, Synodus variegatus, North Sulawesi, Lembeh, Indonesia;
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, Tiger Beach, Bahamas; by Paul Flandinette
Lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, Tiger Beach, Bahamas;
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Maldives anemonefish, Amphiprion nigripes, Maldives, Maya... by Paul Flandinette
Maldives anemonefish, Amphiprion nigripes, Maldives, Maya Thila, Rasdhoo Atoll
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 2, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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A tiny juvenile Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion occ... by Paul Flandinette
A tiny juvenile Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion occellaris) nestles in the safety of the arms of this Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) which are deadly to other fish species
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Maldives, Al... by Paul Flandinette
Grey Reef Shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Maldives, Alifu Dhaalu Atoll, Halimatha Jetty Night Dive
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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Axelrod's clown blenny; Ecsenius axelrodi, Bunaken Nation... by Paul Flandinette
Axelrod's clown blenny; Ecsenius axelrodi, Bunaken National Marine Park
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A friendly trumpetfish stayed with me for a while. I like... by Paul Flandinette
A friendly trumpetfish stayed with me for a while. I liked the effect of seeing the background through the eye of the trumpetfish. 60mm macro
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Bluestripe snapper by Paul Flandinette
Bluestripe snapper
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Tricky to keep steady enough for these types of shots. Xe... by Paul Flandinette
Tricky to keep steady enough for these types of shots. Xeno shrimp
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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The orbicular burrfish seemed very much at home in this o... by Paul Flandinette
The orbicular burrfish seemed very much at home in this old paint can
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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I particularly liked the colour contrasts of the anemone ... by Paul Flandinette
I particularly liked the colour contrasts of the anemone and waited until the anemonefish dropped into frame
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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The Giannis D is a great wreck to photograph with its dra... by Paul Flandinette
The Giannis D is a great wreck to photograph with its dramatic resting position and relatively shallow water, Tokina 10-17 and magic filter
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Male scalefin Anthia. Taken with D300, Nikkor 105 plus 1.... by Paul Flandinette
Male scalefin Anthia. Taken with D300, Nikkor 105 plus 1.4 Teleconverter. I laid on the sand for 30 minutes or so trying to get focus lock on a grouo of Anthias
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Soft Coral Crab by Paul Flandinette
Soft Coral Crab
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Now, here's a really strange one! Phillodesmium briareum by Paul Flandinette
Now, here's a really strange one! Phillodesmium briareum
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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I was really fascinated with this nudi's rudimentary eyes... by Paul Flandinette
I was really fascinated with this nudi's rudimentary eyes. Tambja morosa
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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What a fasinating nudibranch - It reminds me of a mythica... by Paul Flandinette
What a fasinating nudibranch - It reminds me of a mythical winged horse
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38 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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I had a great time with a group of Lionfish and wondered ... by Paul Flandinette
I had a great time with a group of Lionfish and wondered how they might look in black and white
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The Spanish Dancer has to be one of the most thrilling of... by Paul Flandinette
The Spanish Dancer has to be one of the most thrilling of nudibranchs to encounter. Taken with Nikon 17-55 at 38mm, f18, 1/125
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date posted posted: Monday, December 12, 2011
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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I was fascinated with this Stargazer's tongue lure and sp... by Paul Flandinette
I was fascinated with this Stargazer's tongue lure and spent 20 minutes or so with it as it tried to capture passing prey
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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I think the contrast of the yellowmouth to the brown body... by Paul Flandinette
I think the contrast of the yellowmouth to the brown body with speckled blue markings is extremely striking so it was worth putting time in to get this shot. Taken with Inon Z240 with fiber optic snoots, 60mm macro and a wet close up lens
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I stayed with this Blacktip grouper for quite a while as ... by Paul Flandinette
I stayed with this Blacktip grouper for quite a while as he flitted from one coral to another, but eventually it got used to me enough so that I could get close
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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