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Peoples' Vote


I'm glad we don't have shrimp wandering around our lungs
By Richard Smith
posted Tuesday, January 15, 2008
25 votes

The reefs of southern komodo are amazingly vibrant and diverse
By Richard Smith
posted Wednesday, January 9, 2008
24 votes

Snorkeller in the shallows of a coral lagoon inspects a Linkia starfish
By Richard Smith
posted Thursday, July 6, 2006
22 votes

I had seen these two yellow blue ribbon eels in separate holes for a few days then one morning they had suddenly become all cosy!
By Richard Smith
posted Sunday, July 22, 2007
21 votes

This xeno crab was on a whip coral at only 11m depth (they are usually 30m+).
By Richard Smith
posted Thursday, January 17, 2008
20 votes

Blue Ribbon Eel on the attack
By Richard Smith
posted Wednesday, April 25, 2007
19 votes

Slightly abstract shot of a starfish on a soft coral.
By Richard Smith
posted Tuesday, December 5, 2006
18 votes

This was taken over the side of our boat at the famed Great White spot of Guadalupe island, Mexico. A polariser helped cut down glare off the water.
By Richard Smith
posted Sunday, July 2, 2006
16 votes

Gaudy Nudibranch (Hypselodoris bullocki)
By Richard Smith
posted Thursday, April 26, 2007
16 votes

Pair of gobies laying their eggs on a whip coral
By Richard Smith
posted Tuesday, December 11, 2007
14 votes
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Arty Goby by Richard Smith
Arty Goby
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 29, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Solomon islands
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Hairy Frogfish must be one of the craziest creatures in n... by Richard Smith
Hairy Frogfish must be one of the craziest creatures in nature!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 28, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Found this guy off Exmouth, Western Australia. I think it... by Richard Smith
Found this guy off Exmouth, Western Australia. I think it's an Aphelodoris.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 27, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Found this stunning nudibranch (Ceratosoma magnificum) of... by Richard Smith
Found this stunning nudibranch (Ceratosoma magnificum) off Komodo
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 25, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Plenty of these cheeky Toadfish around the Exmouth Navy P... by Richard Smith
Plenty of these cheeky Toadfish around the Exmouth Navy Pier. They litterally croak, hence the name!
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 24, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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The Pyjama Cardinalfish must have one of the craziest pat... by Richard Smith
The Pyjama Cardinalfish must have one of the craziest patterns in the animal kingdom - and so aptly named!
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Solomon islands
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Before snorkelling with Whalesharks at Ningaloo reef I di... by Richard Smith
Before snorkelling with Whalesharks at Ningaloo reef I did a dive and was found by this enormous Giant Grouper which swam directly infront of the sun for this shot.I consider the reefs of western Australia much more rewarding than the Barrier reef
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Another small shrimp, Horned bumblebee shrimp (Phyllognat... by Richard Smith
Another small shrimp, Horned bumblebee shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratopthalmus), which feeds on starfish although somewhat rarer than my submission from yesterday, the Harlequin shrimp. This pair were living among sponges on a rocky outcrop.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 17, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Harlequin shrimp feed on starfish and work as a pair to m... by Richard Smith
Harlequin shrimp feed on starfish and work as a pair to move their prey from the reef to a larder where they feats on it over a week or so. This shot shows a solitary shrimp sat on a starfish arm taking a rest.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 16, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Pair of Clark's Anemonefish tend to their eggs. I spent a... by Richard Smith
Pair of Clark's Anemonefish tend to their eggs. I spent a whole dive with these guys and got plenty of shots with one parent and their eggs but just two of both parents.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 14, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Diver returning from dusk dive. by Richard Smith
Diver returning from dusk dive.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 13, 2006
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Solomon islands
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An efficient symbiosis - the blind but hard working Alphe... by Richard Smith
An efficient symbiosis - the blind but hard working Alpheid shrimp with the ever vigilant partner Goby.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Getting up at 5.30am paid off - I saw my first ever Blue ... by Richard Smith
Getting up at 5.30am paid off - I saw my first ever Blue ring Octopus! Unfortunately and unbelievably it got eaten before my very eyes! After one attack the flounder returned to finish off the octopus despite its deadly toxin. The flounder lived!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Whilst searching for the dugong in Marsa Alam egypt, we c... by Richard Smith
Whilst searching for the dugong in Marsa Alam egypt, we came accross this huge green turtle feeding on the sea grass, with his remora buddy. This shot was taken with a 20mm wide angle so the turtle was inches away from the lens.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 10, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A large pod of Rough Tooth Dolphins passed by Mary island... by Richard Smith
A large pod of Rough Tooth Dolphins passed by Mary island in the Solomons. For this image i shot from the surface with a 20mm wide angle as quite a few inquisitive individuals were checking us out.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 9, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Solomon islands
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This school of Gold saddled goatfish were hunting a group... by Richard Smith
This school of Gold saddled goatfish were hunting a group of baitfish at Ningaloo reef in western Australia
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 8, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Free swimming Weedy Pygmy Seahorse. I found small colonie... by Richard Smith
Free swimming Weedy Pygmy Seahorse. I found small colonies of these guys in both Fiji and Solomon Is. last year. Neither of the boats I was on had seen them before, which was pretty exciting. Getting this free swimming shot was a nightmare!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 7, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Snorkeller in the shallows of a coral lagoon inspects a L... by Richard Smith
Snorkeller in the shallows of a coral lagoon inspects a Linkia starfish
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 6, 2006
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific Cook islands
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A shrimp rest on a vivd red corallimorph. by Richard Smith
A shrimp rest on a vivd red corallimorph.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Portrait of an undersea beast - Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhino... by Richard Smith
Portrait of an undersea beast - Weedy Scorpionfish, Rhinopias frondosa, taken in Lembeh Straits.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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This adolescent Napoleon Wrasse had been snacking on a se... by Richard Smith
This adolescent Napoleon Wrasse had been snacking on a sea urchin which left many painful looking spines in the fish's lips along with some pigmentation. The shot was taken with a 20mm lens and he came within inches of the lens.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 3, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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This was taken over the side of our boat at the famed Gre... by Richard Smith
This was taken over the side of our boat at the famed Great White spot of Guadalupe island, Mexico. A polariser helped cut down glare off the water.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 2, 2006
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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