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Gulf signal blenny in an tube wormhole, cosy!
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, September 30, 2013
72 votes

Tarpon entering grotto at dawn During daytime silversides hide in caverns, swim-throughs, grottos and wrecks. As dawn settles the predators follow them.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, July 1, 2013
59 votes

MANTA MAGIC
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Wednesday, April 23, 2014
59 votes

Freediver meets Eagle Ray
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Sunday, December 15, 2013
58 votes

APOCALYPSE
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Tuesday, September 23, 2014
57 votes

On precious planet Earth, change is needed. Sometimes people are driven by fear or greed and that causes damage to the balance. One victim is the species sharks, the cruel act of finning decimated numbers by 70%, they deserve respect & protection.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Tuesday, November 26, 2013
55 votes

Manatee in the springs to keep warm
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Monday, January 6, 2014
53 votes


By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Thursday, July 10, 2014
52 votes

Out in the blue
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Saturday, February 22, 2014
51 votes

The girl in the picture is my firstborn and she saw the light:-) more than 14 years ago under water...I guess this makes this image predestined! Shot with Olympus EPL-2, Panasonic 8mm, 1/320 f6.3 Iso 200, magic filter.
By Ellen Cuylaerts
posted Sunday, April 15, 2012
50 votes
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It fills 50% of the frame so that fits the macro category... by Ellen Cuylaerts
It fills 50% of the frame so that fits the macro category, but the subject was larger than 1ft: whaleshark mouth with remora inside on a sunny day!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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The essence 'Love in its essence is spiritual fire.' Se... by Ellen Cuylaerts
The essence
'Love in its essence is spiritual fire.'
Seneca
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 20, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Pederson cleaning shrimp by Ellen Cuylaerts
Pederson cleaning shrimp
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Oceanic Whitetip I called this picture Colgate tip becau... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Oceanic Whitetip
I called this picture Colgate tip because of the 'bling' when the dorsal fin slices the surface
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Lemon shark contact by Ellen Cuylaerts
Lemon shark contact
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Freediver in his natural element by Ellen Cuylaerts
Freediver in his natural element
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2014
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2014 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
Wow, very artistic and perfectly composed
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 13, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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In between In between night & day, clouds & sun, air & w... by Ellen Cuylaerts
In between
In between night & day, clouds & sun, air & water...
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 12, 2014
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Catfish & evasion tactics in Raja Ampat by Ellen Cuylaerts
Catfish & evasion tactics in Raja Ampat
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 11, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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'Shool's out' Emma, most famous tigershark, getting a gr... by Ellen Cuylaerts
'Shool's out'
Emma, most famous tigershark, getting a grip on the chum bucket, while the reef sharks follow her.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Hawskbill encounter at North Wall reeftop by Ellen Cuylaerts
Hawskbill encounter at North Wall reeftop
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Freedivers in action at the Ex-USS Kittiwake. They call h... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Freedivers in action at the Ex-USS Kittiwake. They call her the wreck with 1000 faces (Dr. A. Mustard) and indeed every time you can discover a different angle depending on light, vizibility and action. (Natural light)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Manatee in the springs to keep warm by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manatee in the springs to keep warm
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53 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 6, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Freedom Barrel rolling manta during whale shark feeding ... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Freedom
Barrel rolling manta during whale shark feeding aggregation visit in Isla Mujeres
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 5, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Manatee observing at 3 Sisters spring last winter by Ellen Cuylaerts
Manatee observing at 3 Sisters spring last winter
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 4, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Wisdom Detail of a hawskbill turtle's eye by Ellen Cuylaerts
Wisdom
Detail of a hawskbill turtle's eye
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Two is better than one! So cheers to you and yours with a... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Two is better than one! So cheers to you and yours with a glass of bubbles or two! Happy 2014 to you all and happy shooting in the next fresh year!
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 31, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Secretary blenny on the lookout for food...what it does a... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Secretary blenny on the lookout for food...what it does all day. Symbolic image for a personal crazy 2013 where good prevailed over bad. I wish everybody a great 2014!
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 30, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Again no real photoshop but grey & sepia conversions in A... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Again no real photoshop but grey & sepia conversions in Aperture: Caribbean reef shark at Tiger Beach!
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Dwarf hawkfish, resting. Looks like a scene on a tropical... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Dwarf hawkfish, resting. Looks like a scene on a tropical island to me.
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 29, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Really lost my heart to Tiger Sharks....all sharks in fac... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Really lost my heart to Tiger Sharks....all sharks in fact!
(Tiger Beach stirrup included;-)
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Secretary blenny matches colours with Star Coral by Ellen Cuylaerts
Secretary blenny matches colours with Star Coral
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 28, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Winter mood Yellowface pikeblenny I didn't use photoshop... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Winter mood Yellowface pikeblenny
I didn't use photoshop but played with some Aperture effects (color sepia conversion and monochrome adds) to get the mood I wanted!
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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A Blenny Bouquet! by Ellen Cuylaerts
A Blenny Bouquet!
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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Let there be light! Merry Christmas to all! by Ellen Cuylaerts
Let there be light!
Merry Christmas to all!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 24, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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One of my top encounters in 2013! This female manatee fol... by Ellen Cuylaerts
One of my top encounters in 2013! This female manatee followed me around for 2 hours, photobombed us, really encouraging interaction. You're not allowed to touch...unless they initiate. I tried this selfie and she stayed with me. Priceless!
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Great shot with a nice story behind it of a friendly Manatee.
46 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 23, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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I'm dreaming of some white bellies! Happy holidays to all! by Ellen Cuylaerts
I'm dreaming of some white bellies!
Happy holidays to all!
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Tiger shark photography :-) by Ellen Cuylaerts
Tiger shark photography :-)
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 22, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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