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Frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, March 26, 2009
55 votes

SMILE! Armina Sp. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Monday, March 30, 2009
54 votes


By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, June 17, 2010
44 votes

Wonderpuss (Wunderpus photogenicus).
By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, November 24, 2011
43 votes

Glossodoris cincta. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160.
By Richard Witmer
posted Tuesday, February 17, 2009
39 votes

Glossodoris rufomarginata, at Anilao. G9/Ikelite DS160.
By Richard Witmer
posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009
39 votes

Kiss My Glass Shrimp! Shrimp on an anemone. No Crop. G9/Ikelite DS160s/Stacked Inon UCL165 lenses.
By Richard Witmer
posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
39 votes

Mimic Cowries on soft coral. These guys are TINY. D300, 105MM, Macro Mate. Cropped approximately 5% for composition.
By Richard Witmer
posted Monday, April 26, 2010
39 votes

Hypselodoris infucata. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160 Strobe/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Friday, March 20, 2009
38 votes

Thecacera Pacifica. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + Diopter
By Richard Witmer
posted Sunday, November 21, 2010
37 votes
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Electric Nudi (Nembrotha kubaryana) in Davao. G9/Ikelite... by Richard Witmer
Electric Nudi (Nembrotha kubaryana) in Davao. G9/Ikelite DS160s/Stacked Inon UCL165 Macro lenses.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Kiss My Glass Shrimp! Shrimp on an anemone. No Crop. G9/... by Richard Witmer
Kiss My Glass Shrimp! Shrimp on an anemone. No Crop. G9/Ikelite DS160s/Stacked Inon UCL165 lenses.
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A pair of gobies in Anilao. G9/DS160. by Richard Witmer
A pair of gobies in Anilao. G9/DS160.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Orangutan Crab (Achaeus japonicus) in Anilao, Philippines. by Richard Witmer
Orangutan Crab (Achaeus japonicus) in Anilao, Philippines.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Xeno Crab in Tulamben, Bali. G9/DS160s/Stacked UCL165s. by Richard Witmer
Xeno Crab in Tulamben, Bali. G9/DS160s/Stacked UCL165s.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hypselodoris infucata in Tulamben, Bali. G9/DS160s/Stack... by Richard Witmer
Hypselodoris infucata in Tulamben, Bali. G9/DS160s/Stacked Inon UCL165s.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Pair of Coleman Shrimp on a Fire Urchin in Bali. G9/DS160... by Richard Witmer
Pair of Coleman Shrimp on a Fire Urchin in Bali. G9/DS160s/Stacked UCL165s.
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Jewel Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) on the USAT Liberty... by Richard Witmer
Jewel Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) on the USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. This U.S. warship was torpedoed in WWII and is now an incredible artificial reef, housing not only coral, but hundreds of species of fish. G9/DS160s.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Beautiful Nudi on a night dive in Anilao. Species? G9/D... by Richard Witmer
Beautiful Nudi on a night dive in Anilao. Species? G9/DS160s/Stacked Inon UCL165s.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Hypselodoris maculosa. Anilao. G9/DS160s/Inon UCL165. by Richard Witmer
Hypselodoris maculosa. Anilao. G9/DS160s/Inon UCL165.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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This one looks like a puppy :) Chromodoris willani in Ani... by Richard Witmer
This one looks like a puppy smile Chromodoris willani in Anilao. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL165.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Caloria Indica in Anilao. G9/DS160/Inon UCL 165. by Richard Witmer
Caloria Indica in Anilao. G9/DS160/Inon UCL 165.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Shrimps on a fire urchin. G9/DS160s/stacked UCL165s by Richard Witmer
Shrimps on a fire urchin. G9/DS160s/stacked UCL165s
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Candy Crab on the USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. ... by Richard Witmer
Candy Crab on the USAT Liberty Wreck in Tulamben, Bali. G9/DS160s/2 INON UCL165s.
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Shrimp on a sea star (Periclimenes soror). He has a littl... by Richard Witmer
Shrimp on a sea star (Periclimenes soror). He has a little friend behind him smile G9/Ikelite DS 160s/stacked Inon UCL 165s. Cropped.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hairy Squat Lobster. Taken next to the USAT Liberty wrec... by Richard Witmer
Hairy Squat Lobster. Taken next to the USAT Liberty wreck in Tulamben, Indonesia. Lighting was done by angling strobes down the channel of the barrel sponge from each direction. G9/Ikelite DS160s/stacked Inon UCL165s.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Reach for the Sky! Reef Crab with eggs. He thought this w... by Richard Witmer
Reach for the Sky! Reef Crab with eggs. He thought this was a stick up because I had a "canon" in his face smile ... hahahaha. Canon G9/Ikelite DS 160s/ Stacked Inon UCL165s.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Fancy Eyebrow :) Large moray being attended by a cleane... by Richard Witmer
Fancy Eyebrow smile Large moray being attended by a cleaner. G9/DS160s.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Candy. :) Mexichromis multituberculata. G9/DS160s/Stack... by Richard Witmer
Candy. smile Mexichromis multituberculata. G9/DS160s/Stacked INON UCL 165s.
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Trichesia yamasui in Bali. Notice the "eye spot" in the ... by Richard Witmer
Trichesia yamasui in Bali. Notice the "eye spot" in the shadow of the rhinophore. Also you can see the transparent portion of the cerata. G9/DS160s/2 UCL 165s.
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Crinoid Shrimp. G9/DS160s/2 UCL165s. by Richard Witmer
Crinoid Shrimp. G9/DS160s/2 UCL165s.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Jorunna funebris. G9/Ikelite DS160s/2 UCL165s. by Richard Witmer
Jorunna funebris. G9/Ikelite DS160s/2 UCL165s.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 5, 2009
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Riding the Nudi Train! :) G9/DS160s/2 UCL165s. by Richard Witmer
Riding the Nudi Train! smile G9/DS160s/2 UCL165s.
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Porcelain Crab with its legs wrapped around the side of t... by Richard Witmer
Porcelain Crab with its legs wrapped around the side of the anemone. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160s/2 Inon UCL165s.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans). G9/DS160s/UCL165. by Richard Witmer
Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera elegans). G9/DS160s/UCL165.
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Editor's Comment
a nice sharp study
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Reef Crab with Eggs. This crab is about 2.5cm from claw ... by Richard Witmer
Reef Crab with Eggs. This crab is about 2.5cm from claw to claw. Notice that the eyes are visible within the eggs. G9/DS160s/2- UCL165s.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Flames :) - Phidiana indica. G9/DS160s/2-UCL165s. by Richard Witmer
Flames smile - Phidiana indica. G9/DS160s/2-UCL165s.
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Editor's Comment
it's red alright!
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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