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Found this Basket star at 30m in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa. Just Love them
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Wednesday, February 12, 2014
32 votes

Nikon P7000 Shot in Simonstown
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Saturday, June 15, 2013
22 votes

Floating Nudibrach. Shot in Hermanus South Africa
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Sunday, May 26, 2013
17 votes

Aliwal Shoal, South Africa
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Monday, July 22, 2013
15 votes

Shot in Hermanus, South Africa. Hakskeen reef
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Wednesday, May 22, 2013
14 votes

Stonefish - A very good reason not to go touching the reef...
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Thursday, July 18, 2013
13 votes

Crab blanket
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Monday, September 23, 2013
13 votes

African Star - Shot in Hermanus, South Africa
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Thursday, May 23, 2013
11 votes

Kelp forest, One of my favorite diving spots in Hermanus South Africa
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Monday, May 27, 2013
10 votes

Such beautifull colours in Simonstown S.A
By Leon Van Zijl
posted Tuesday, June 18, 2013
10 votes
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17 Entries Found
Juvenile Octopus in Hermanus South Africa by Leon Van Zijl
Juvenile Octopus in Hermanus South Africa
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 9, 2015
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Anemone on Rietfontein reef in Hermanus by Leon Van Zijl
Anemone on Rietfontein reef in Hermanus
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Found this Basket star at 30m in Hermanus, Western Cape, ... by Leon Van Zijl
Found this Basket star at 30m in Hermanus, Western Cape, South Africa. Just Love them
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 12, 2014
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Crab blanket by Leon Van Zijl
Crab blanket
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 23, 2013
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Crab on a rope :-D by Leon Van Zijl
Crab on a rope big grin
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Nudibranch on the SAS PMB wreck Simonstown S.A by Leon Van Zijl
Nudibranch on the SAS PMB wreck
Simonstown S.A
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 8, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Caught in the act, Nudibranch laying eggs. by Leon Van Zijl
Caught in the act, Nudibranch laying eggs.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Aliwal Shoal, South Africa by Leon Van Zijl
Aliwal Shoal, South Africa
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Stonefish - A very good reason not to go touching the ree... by Leon Van Zijl
Stonefish - A very good reason not to go touching the reef...
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 18, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Taken on the Produce wreck, Aliwal Shoal S.A by Leon Van Zijl
Taken on the Produce wreck, Aliwal Shoal S.A
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Honeycomb Eel at castle in Aliwal Shoal S.A by Leon Van Zijl
Honeycomb Eel at castle in Aliwal Shoal S.A
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 11, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Such beautifull colours in Simonstown S.A by Leon Van Zijl
Such beautifull colours in Simonstown S.A
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Nikon P7000 Shot in Simonstown by Leon Van Zijl
Nikon P7000 Shot in Simonstown
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 15, 2013
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Kelp forest, One of my favorite diving spots in Hermanus ... by Leon Van Zijl
Kelp forest, One of my favorite diving spots in Hermanus South Africa
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 27, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Floating Nudibrach. Shot in Hermanus South Africa by Leon Van Zijl
Floating Nudibrach. Shot in Hermanus South Africa
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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African Star - Shot in Hermanus, South Africa by Leon Van Zijl
African Star - Shot in Hermanus, South Africa
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Shot in Hermanus, South Africa. Hakskeen reef by Leon Van Zijl
Shot in Hermanus, South Africa. Hakskeen reef
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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17 Entries Found