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I was recovering from a shooting a whip coral goby in a strenuous position when I saw this interaction just a bit above me. The Angelfish kept returning even when the wrasse was nipping it a bit painfully from time to time.
By Chris Pienaar
posted Sunday, February 28, 2016
21 votes

Painted face
By Chris Pienaar
posted Monday, February 29, 2016
18 votes

Blue and yellow and...
By Chris Pienaar
posted Friday, March 4, 2016
15 votes

Facial- I needed a yellow mouthed eel to replace a bungled shot in my portfolio for the Sodwana Shootout 2015 on the last day. Found this one with two minutes dive time left
By Chris Pienaar
posted Thursday, February 18, 2016
14 votes

Two Two bar Clown fish at their anemone with recently laid egss in the foreground. the eggs become darker as the mature
By Chris Pienaar
posted Thursday, March 3, 2016
14 votes

Two Yellow (Cubic) boxfish swimming in almost a mirror image in a pocket on Rooneys, Sodwana
By Chris Pienaar
posted Friday, February 26, 2016
13 votes

A golden Nembrotha, Nembrotha aurea on Hotspots reef.
By Chris Pienaar
posted Friday, February 26, 2016
11 votes

A Devil firefish (Pterois miles) While on assigment in Yanbu I dived the Ilona, a wreck lying slanted not far from the beach in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
By Chris Pienaar
posted Sunday, February 7, 2016
10 votes

The beautiful coastline of Kommetjie as one looks back towards Chapmans peak
By Chris Pienaar
posted Sunday, February 7, 2016
10 votes

Reef Busy-ness
By Chris Pienaar
posted Monday, February 15, 2016
10 votes
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Blue and yellow and... by Chris Pienaar
Blue and yellow and...
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Two Clown triggerfish getting a bit territorial and chasi... by Chris Pienaar
Two Clown triggerfish getting a bit territorial and chasing past a surprised surgeonfish.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Two Two bar Clown fish at their anemone with recently lai... by Chris Pienaar
Two Two bar Clown fish at their anemone with recently laid egss in the foreground. the eggs become darker as the mature
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Painted face by Chris Pienaar
Painted face
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 29, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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I was recovering from a shooting a whip coral goby in a s... by Chris Pienaar
I was recovering from a shooting a whip coral goby in a strenuous position when I saw this interaction just a bit above me. The Angelfish kept returning even when the wrasse was nipping it a bit painfully from time to time.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A golden Nembrotha, Nembrotha aurea on Hotspots reef. by Chris Pienaar
A golden Nembrotha, Nembrotha aurea on Hotspots reef.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Two Yellow (Cubic) boxfish swimming in almost a mirror im... by Chris Pienaar
Two Yellow (Cubic) boxfish swimming in almost a mirror image in a pocket on Rooneys, Sodwana
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Nosestripe anemonefish or skunk clownfish by Chris Pienaar
Nosestripe anemonefish or skunk clownfish
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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I love the way that light changes the scene underwater fr... by Chris Pienaar
I love the way that light changes the scene underwater from a drab blue grey to these contrasting bright colours. Horseshoe Hawkfish in coral
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A blue ribbon eel shouting at me to keep my distance. by Chris Pienaar
A blue ribbon eel shouting at me to keep my distance.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Facial- I needed a yellow mouthed eel to replace a bungle... by Chris Pienaar
Facial- I needed a yellow mouthed eel to replace a bungled shot in my portfolio for the Sodwana Shootout 2015 on the last day. Found this one with two minutes dive time left
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Reef Busy-ness by Chris Pienaar
Reef Busy-ness
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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found thsi almost transparent littel fish in the weeds at... by Chris Pienaar
found thsi almost transparent littel fish in the weeds at the end of a dive on Rooneys, Sodwana. I initially thought it was a pipe fish but is was too small to see. Only when processing the pictures, could I see that it was a small trumpetfish.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Shot off Scottburgh in the region of Aliwal Shoal in blue... by Chris Pienaar
Shot off Scottburgh in the region of Aliwal Shoal in blue water while diving with ScubaXcursions.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2016
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A Dutoiti Dottyback (Pseudochromis dutoiti) . One of the ... by Chris Pienaar
A Dutoiti Dottyback (Pseudochromis dutoiti) . One of the benefits of using a 100mm macro lens instead of the shorter 60mm, one can take shots of the more skittish species too.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A Durban Dancer shrimp mounting a Honeycomb eel fro soem ... by Chris Pienaar
A Durban Dancer shrimp mounting a Honeycomb eel fro soem spa treatment. Roonies reef, Sodwana Bay
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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The beautiful coastline of Kommetjie as one looks back to... by Chris Pienaar
The beautiful coastline of Kommetjie as one looks back towards Chapmans peak
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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African Chromodoris, Sodwana B ay by Chris Pienaar
African Chromodoris, Sodwana B ay
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A Devil firefish (Pterois miles) While on assigment in Ya... by Chris Pienaar
A Devil firefish (Pterois miles) While on assigment in Yanbu I dived the Ilona, a wreck lying slanted not far from the beach in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Golden Blennie, a beautiful little fish. by Chris Pienaar
Golden Blennie, a beautiful little fish.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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