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By Gaetano Gaetgiulo
posted Tuesday, January 8, 2013
36 votes


By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Wednesday, December 24, 2014
34 votes

Swimming...
By Gaetano Gaetgiulo
posted Wednesday, May 15, 2013
31 votes

OMG...my water just broke!!!
By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Sunday, January 26, 2014
31 votes

space-jelly
By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Wednesday, January 8, 2014
30 votes

creative experiment with a friendly weedy sea-draqon. Shot during a population survey...
By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Friday, January 10, 2014
29 votes

Meanwhile in the sand of chowder-bay
By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Tuesday, June 20, 2017
29 votes

when the sun was my 3rd strobe
By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Wednesday, August 15, 2018
29 votes

Bobtail squids mating... They are not shy and if you are lucky enough they come very close to your camera!!! I used a 105 micro-lens for this shot
By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Thursday, August 29, 2013
28 votes

Fiddler ray eye close-up
By Gaetano Gargiulo
posted Tuesday, January 7, 2014
28 votes
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Whaat? they said that ghosts cannot reflect in mirrors...... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Whaat? they said that ghosts cannot reflect in mirrors... (in reality what looks alike water surface is the high reflecting sand in Chowder bay and they are a pair...)
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Now I know why they are called white sea-horses... they g... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Now I know why they are called white sea-horses... they glow white :D
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Despite the appearance, the white background is not artif... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Despite the appearance, the white background is not artificial. The water is so full of small algae that the strobe reflects almost entirely when angled. This shot is with 3 strobes to illuminate the subject too
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
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Editor's Comment
Very impressive technique! White background with minimum post processing is very hard to achieve, especially while lighting up the subject so well.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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... and then she looked at me with big brown eyes and sai... by Gaetano Gargiulo
... and then she looked at me with big brown eyes and said: "you ain't seen nothing yet..." :D
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Swimming ghost. The female of the pair by Gaetano Gargiulo
Swimming ghost. The female of the pair
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 19, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"the dark knight" no PS to achieve the background I used ... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"the dark knight" no PS to achieve the background I used a 3rd strobe to blow the water. shot in Clifton too much south for them how long they will stay around is not known...
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Ghost pipefishes are sometimes stranded by the current de... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Ghost pipefishes are sometimes stranded by the current descending from the GBR to Sydney. Here they are shot in midwater with a very close aperture to just make their stunning color popping up...
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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close up and personal portrait of a friendly wobbegong...... by Gaetano Gargiulo
close up and personal portrait of a friendly wobbegong... in reality I was very mindful not to spook it :-)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 11, 2016
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"The alien" They get carried by the current and end up d... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"The alien"
They get carried by the current and end up dead because of the cold Sydney water. Illuminated with low strobe powers and UV video lights
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Somebody wastes it... somebody enjoys it... Some fisherm... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Somebody wastes it... somebody enjoys it...
Some fisherman decided that the fish was too small/not of taste (although > 20 cm) and dumped dead in the water for the joy of this small octopus (that was not in the idea to share it)!!!
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 31, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Hello, my name is Pinky and I am the new ruler of the whi... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Hello, my name is Pinky and I am the new ruler of the white sponges of Clifton Gardens!!!
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 29, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Black-scatter Angler-fish. Conditions were so bad that v... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Black-scatter Angler-fish.
Conditions were so bad that visibility was less than a meter. I was with fisheye so I had to improvise the illumination in order to get pictures. So all the pictures where blown out background and full of backscatter...
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"Sweet-dancer-lipps": composed from rapid shot-burst of t... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"Sweet-dancer-lipps": composed from rapid shot-burst of the same specimen. Very small and very crazy swimmer...shot in Tulamben
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 17, 2015
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I got the key... do you? (playing with may new snouts) by Gaetano Gargiulo
I got the key... do you? (playing with may new snouts)
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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white on white... playing with a very patient shrimp. the... by Gaetano Gargiulo
white on white... playing with a very patient shrimp. the fused background is achieved pointing the main strobes to the sand
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"sealhouette" a playful sea-lion dancing near the surface... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"sealhouette" a playful sea-lion dancing near the surface for us
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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one subject but 2 photographers... :D by Gaetano Gargiulo
one subject but 2 photographers... :D
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 6, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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"Baffone" this goat fish was swimming towards me when I s... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"Baffone" this goat fish was swimming towards me when I snapped this shot!!!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Ain't sharing!!! large octopus feasting (and not sharing)... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Ain't sharing!!! large octopus feasting (and not sharing) on a fish just caught
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 2, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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The golden one. Caught using my lights to hunt by Gaetano Gargiulo
The golden one. Caught using my lights to hunt
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 31, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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super small aplysia detail (105+1.4x+10subsee) resting on... by Gaetano Gargiulo
super small aplysia detail (105+1.4x+10subsee) resting on a leaf
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Stuck on my dome (1) ... the octopus after the attack to ... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Stuck on my dome (1) ... the octopus after the attack to its reflection explored the camera then coiled itself and sprung out. that is just before going away
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 26, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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ready to take off. After checking that "inside my dome" t... by Gaetano Gargiulo
ready to take off. After checking that "inside my dome" there was no competitor the octopus took off with a fluid movement
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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The octopus "provoked" by its reflection in my dome port,... by Gaetano Gargiulo
The octopus "provoked" by its reflection in my dome port, attacked the virtual octopus...
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2015

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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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shot in midwater, the withe is been produced lmost entire... by Gaetano Gargiulo
shot in midwater, the withe is been produced lmost entirely with PS
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 4, 2015
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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The last supper: The crab thought that got lucky... its ... by Gaetano Gargiulo
The last supper:
The crab thought that got lucky... its dinner will be paid with its life... Never play with blue-ringed...
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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"The Hulk" this large moray eel is also known as "old man... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"The Hulk" this large moray eel is also known as "old man" and always sits in a hole at the base of the pylons in Clifton Gardens
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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super small pygmy squid (105+10subsee) the white backgrou... by Gaetano Gargiulo
super small pygmy squid (105+10subsee) the white background is achieved using the highly reflective sand and enhanced with PS
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date posted posted: Monday, September 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Red Indian fish surprised on the bare sand (night dive) by Gaetano Gargiulo
Red Indian fish surprised on the bare sand (night dive)
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 5, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Glass... Using 3 strobes and a wet lens I was able to ill... by Gaetano Gargiulo
Glass... Using 3 strobes and a wet lens I was able to illuminate its glass like texture
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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