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2024 has been the year of the bait ball in Bonaire. This tired turtle is looking for a place to rest, oblivious of the cyclone of big eye scan just meters away. Shot with a Nikon Z8/Nauticam housing/INON z330 strobes.
By Leslie Howell
posted (3 days ago)
4 votes

Cirkewwa Marine Park
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (5 days ago)
2 votes

Cratena nudibranch_September2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Thuridilla hopei_October 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch ( named also G. tumulifera) _February 2024 (Canon EF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Tuesday, December 24, 2024
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted 05:47 CST Today (2 hours ago)
0 votes
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104 Entries Found: Page 1  of  4
This is a photo of an incredibly rare white humpback whal... by Adam Mcknight
This is a photo of an incredibly rare white humpback whale calf in Vava'u, Tonga 2024.
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date posted posted: (Last month)
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Mom and Her Calf by Yuping Chen
Mom and Her Calf
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date posted posted: Monday, December 30, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tonga
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A calf, mother, & escort humpback whale dance & spin in t... by Sean Steininger
A calf, mother, & escort humpback whale dance & spin in the emerald blue of Tonga. The leviathans circled directly beneath me. The calf began to ascend towards the surface, as the youngling needs to breath much more often than the adults.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 9, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Let's play together! 2 Humpback whales are playing with... by Yuping Chen
Let's play together!
2 Humpback whales are playing with a school Rough-toothed dolphins.
With Canon5Dmark IV camera, Canon8-15mm Fisheye Lens, nature light.
F/5,1/320,ISO500.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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This cheeky humpback rolled and frolicked at the surface ... by Shane Keena
This cheeky humpback rolled and frolicked at the surface before giving me an up close swish of it's fluke and returning back down to mom resting below.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 30, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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A playful humpback whale rolls and frolics just below the... by Shane Keena
A playful humpback whale rolls and frolics just below the surface of the water in Ha'apai, Kingdom of Tonga.
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 15, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Humpbacks in Tonga by Norm Vexler
Humpbacks in Tonga
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 19, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Humpback whale calf fly-by This gorgeous calf gave us o... by Shane Keena
Humpback whale calf fly-by
This gorgeous calf gave us one this one epic fly-by as mom rested below before swimming off into the blue. Ha'Apai, Kingdom of Tonga.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Magical world swimming with Humpback Whales in Tonga. by Norm Vexler
Magical world swimming with Humpback Whales in Tonga.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Humpback mom and calf Sometimes things go just right. A... by Shane Keena
Humpback mom and calf
Sometimes things go just right. A mother and calf humpback approach within 15 feet in gin clear water off the sandy shallows of Ha'apai, Tonga.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Eye to eye with a humpback whale. by Shane Keena
Eye to eye with a humpback whale.
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) I only had a co... by Shane Keena
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
I only had a couple of seconds to reset my focus points and switch to portrait orientation as this stunning adult humpback whale slowly ascended to the surface off the coast of Ha'apai, Kingdom of Tonga.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Mother and baby Humpbacks in the shallow waters of Tonga. by Norm Vexler
Mother and baby Humpbacks in the shallow waters of Tonga.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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I encountered this baby humpback in Tonga , this year. I ... by Reiko Takahashi
I encountered this baby humpback in Tonga , this year. I stayed there for about half a month, but I have a stronger impression than any whale I have ever met. Even though new born calf was curious and played well with me.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Tonga
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This energetic boy was very artistic. His dance was like ... by Reiko Takahashi
This energetic boy was very artistic. His dance was like a solo ballet.
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Tonga
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Flip. Humpback calf rolls around belly up. by Kim Ramsay
Flip.
Humpback calf rolls around belly up.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 31, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tonga
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Looking up in Swallows Cave by Kim Ramsay
Looking up in Swallows Cave
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 30, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Tonga
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The stillness of Swallows Cave - Tonga by Kim Ramsay
The stillness of Swallows Cave - Tonga
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 27, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Tonga
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Humpback calf. by Kim Ramsay
Humpback calf.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 17, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tonga
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Vortex. Freediver floats amidst the baitfish of Swallows... by Kim Ramsay
Vortex.
Freediver floats amidst the baitfish of Swallows Cave, Tonga
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Tonga
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Reverence. Young adult male humpback poses for a shot. by Kim Ramsay
Reverence.
Young adult male humpback poses for a shot.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 10, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Tonga
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Joy. Humpback calf frolics near the surface. by Kim Ramsay
Joy.
Humpback calf frolics near the surface.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 7, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tonga
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FLUKE Every whale has unique markings on its fluke. Sho... by Kim Ramsay
FLUKE
Every whale has unique markings on its fluke.
Shot taken in Vava'u Tonga with the Olympus OMD EM1Markii & 12mm lens
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 5, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tonga
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Cosmic Humpback whale suspended in the deep sea, lookin... by Kim Ramsay
Cosmic
Humpback whale suspended in the deep sea, looking like it's floating in space.
Shot on Olympus OMDEm1 Markii, Contrast and brightness, saturation adjustments in Lightroom
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 4, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tonga
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Humpback calf comes closer for a look. by Kim Ramsay
Humpback calf comes closer for a look.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 2, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tonga
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Having fun with a Humpback Whale by Norm Vexler
Having fun with a Humpback Whale
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 9, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Tonga
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Tiny crab living living underneath a nodosus starfish. by Bianca Spruit
Tiny crab living living underneath a nodosus starfish.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tonga
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