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In Rajah Ampat the divesite airborek is well known for the nice occasions you can get to play with light and composition
By Danny Van Belle
posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016
56 votes

Who has ever seen a diving dog ?
By Danny Van Belle
posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016
38 votes

Thecacera sp. feeding
By Danny Van Belle
posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016
37 votes

It was one of the most demanding efforts to shoot this shot with the Inon Macro Wide angle of a Sargassum frogfish floating around in between some weed just below the surface.
By Danny Van Belle
posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016
35 votes

Jamur Boo is one of the most famous divesites in Rajah Ampat.
By Danny Van Belle
posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016
32 votes

Tubeworm enjoying the sun
By Danny Van Belle
posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016
31 votes

The psychedelic frogfish - size about 5 - 6 cm
By Danny Van Belle
posted Thursday, March 3, 2016
31 votes

Pikeblennie fight
By Danny Van Belle
posted Monday, March 21, 2016
31 votes

Jawning Rhinopias
By Danny Van Belle
posted Thursday, March 10, 2016
28 votes

The first time this squatlobster was shown to me by the guy who discovered it in 1987 in Tulamben, Mr. Wally Siagian.
By Danny Van Belle
posted Tuesday, March 1, 2016
25 votes
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Cordecka wreck - Porto Santo by Danny Van Belle
Cordecka wreck - Porto Santo
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2021
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Portugal
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The Madeirense wreck near the island of Porto Santo near ... by Danny Van Belle
The Madeirense wreck near the island of Porto Santo near Madeira - Portugal
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2021
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Atlantic Portugal
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Picture taken in the cold water of the Netherlands by Danny Van Belle
Picture taken in the cold water of the Netherlands
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Netherlands
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Lurking in the dark by Danny Van Belle
Lurking in the dark
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Whaleshark by Danny Van Belle
Whaleshark
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 13, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Comet longfin from the bay of Dahab by Danny Van Belle
Comet longfin from the bay of Dahab
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Flabelina exoptata by Danny Van Belle
Flabelina exoptata
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Indonesia
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Shrimp head on by Danny Van Belle
Shrimp head on
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Grouper gets cleaned by Danny Van Belle
Grouper gets cleaned
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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The reef near manta mantra by Danny Van Belle
The reef near manta mantra
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indonesia
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Sawblade shrimp on colonial tunicates by Danny Van Belle
Sawblade shrimp on colonial tunicates
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Sawblade shrimp from St. Eustatius by Danny Van Belle
Sawblade shrimp from St. Eustatius
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Grouper with companion by Danny Van Belle
Grouper with companion
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Experimenting on photo techniques. Hairy frogfish through... by Danny Van Belle
Experimenting on photo techniques. Hairy frogfish through magic ball lens but with aperture at F4
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Nembrotha feeding on tunicate by Danny Van Belle
Nembrotha feeding on tunicate
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 18, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippines
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Squid by Danny Van Belle
Squid
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 15, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Unusual wide angle picture with magic ball lens by Danny Van Belle
Unusual wide angle picture with magic ball lens
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 13, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Philippines
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Baramundi cod by Danny Van Belle
Baramundi cod
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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Hairy frogfish by Danny Van Belle
Hairy frogfish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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Flabellina sp. by Danny Van Belle
Flabellina sp.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Indonesia
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Jellyfish on a rainy day by Danny Van Belle
Jellyfish on a rainy day
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Netherlands
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Pikeblennie excited by Danny Van Belle
Pikeblennie excited
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Tailgating nudibranchs head on by Danny Van Belle
Tailgating nudibranchs head on
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 29, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippines
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Pipefish move always around. Here I was lucky to get the ... by Danny Van Belle
Pipefish move always around. Here I was lucky to get the focus just right on the head.
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Editor's Comment
Love the leading lines and color separation on this shot. Perfect post and spot on focus! Not easy with a swimming subject!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 27, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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Coleman shrimps seen through a magic ball lens by Danny Van Belle
Coleman shrimps seen through a magic ball lens
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippines
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The sailfin blennie male attract females by flashing his ... by Danny Van Belle
The sailfin blennie male attract females by flashing his huge dorsal fin in a blink of an eye. An almost impossible job to get it in the picture.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Looking around in the tunicates of the green waters of Ho... by Danny Van Belle
Looking around in the tunicates of the green waters of Holland
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 24, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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