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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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Face to face with a very mature Caretta Caretta Turtle; o... by Raul Posse
Face to face with a very mature Caretta Caretta Turtle; off Magnetic Island...
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 12, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Lionfish are the coolest fish but they can literally get ... by Michael Canzoniero
Lionfish are the coolest fish but they can literally get in the way when you're shooting something else. rthis guy followed our light looking for food. Olympus 3040 with Nikonos SB105 strobe
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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Giant Clam... by Raul Posse
Giant Clam...
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Spinecheek Anemonefish from Whitsundays Islands. Nikon 99... by Brian Mayes
Spinecheek Anemonefish from Whitsundays Islands. Nikon 990 and URPro filter. (see if you can spot the spine on his cheek)
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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North Horn Beauty - taken at the incredible Osprey Reef. by David Sevier
North Horn Beauty - taken at the incredible Osprey Reef.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 21, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Coral Sea Magic: First time using a Motormarine II-Ex by David Sevier
Coral Sea Magic: First time using a Motormarine II-Ex
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 19, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Spangled Emperor, I like the composition of this shot... ... by Joshua Miles
Spangled Emperor, I like the composition of this shot... GBR Aust.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Just clowning about here on the reef! by Brian Mayes
Just clowning about here on the reef!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 10, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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I cant resist shooting Nemo, GBR Aust. by Joshua Miles
I cant resist shooting Nemo, GBR Aust.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 8, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Enjoying 4 Mile Beach - Port Douglas Aust. by Joshua Miles
Enjoying 4 Mile Beach - Port Douglas
Aust.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 7, 2006
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Napolean Wrasse, GBR Aust.He is called Phang,One of the l... by Joshua Miles
Napolean Wrasse, GBR Aust.He is called Phang,One of the locals.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Risbecia tyroni out for a crawl in the Whitsundays. Nikon... by Brian Mayes
Risbecia tyroni out for a crawl in the Whitsundays. Nikon coolpix 990 with Ikelite Pro II Video Light
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Another reef shot of Little Black reef in the Whitsundays... by Brian Mayes
Another reef shot of Little Black reef in the Whitsundays. Taken with the UR Pro filter and Nikon Coolpix 990
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 13, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Starfish from Whitsundays. I liked the patterns, so I fra... by Brian Mayes
Starfish from Whitsundays. I liked the patterns, so I framed the shot to concentrate on the center. I don't know if it normally looks like this or if it has some purple spotted disease. Nikon Coolpix 990, Ikelite Pro Video Light
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 9, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Chelidonura electra from the Whitsundays. A sophisticated... by Brian Mayes
Chelidonura electra from the Whitsundays. A sophisticated Nudibranch, note the sleek lines and voluptuous body. A real posh Nudi !!!!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Too posh to show it's gills
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 7, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Reef Shot from the Black Reef in the Whitsundays. Taken u... by Brian Mayes
Reef Shot from the Black Reef in the Whitsundays. Taken using the available light at the top of the reef with Nikon Coolpix 990 and UR Pro filter.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 6, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Hawksbill turtle by Joseph Moore
Hawksbill turtle
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea United States
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During the Australian winter Minke whales congregate near... by Don Bruschera
During the Australian winter Minke whales congregate near the far northern Great Barrier Reef. This animal displays unusual behavior-checking out snorkelers upside down.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Unknown Nudibranch from Heron Island. If anyone knows wha... by Brian Mayes
Unknown Nudibranch from Heron Island. If anyone knows what sort of Nudibranch this is, then please let me know.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 10, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Minke whale-Up close and personal. Taken near ribbon reef... by Don Bruschera
Minke whale-Up close and personal. Taken near ribbon reef #10, The Great Barier Reef.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 2, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Open Wide- gReen Moray w 2 Species of Cleaner Shrimp. ... by Paul Waldeck
Open Wide- gReen Moray w 2 Species of Cleaner Shrimp.
It took an entire dive for the shrimp and moray to cooperate like this
Mikon 8008 w 105 mm Micro Mikkor and 2 Ikelite 50 Strobes- Kodak EVP film
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 29, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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Juvenile Pufferfish Housed Nikon 8008 with Nikkor 105m... by Paul Waldeck
Juvenile Pufferfish
Housed Nikon 8008 with Nikkor 105mm Macro 2 Ikelite 200 strobes. Kodak EVP film
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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This is a face only a mother - or another scorpionfish - ... by Michael Canzoniero
This is a face only a mother - or another scorpionfish - could love! Olympus 3030 with nokonos SB 105
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 12, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Fiji
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Hairy Ghost Pipefish, Tawali Resort, Milne Bay, Nikon F90... by Per Lagerberg
Hairy Ghost Pipefish, Tawali Resort, Milne Bay, Nikon F90, 60 mm, 5 mtrs depth,
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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Colour Explosion, Elephant Ear Sponge, early sunrise dive... by Per Lagerberg
Colour Explosion, Elephant Ear Sponge, early sunrise dive outside Tawali Resort, 10 metres deep.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 5, 2006
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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1 out of 72 pictures was almost Ok, all other pictures ov... by Per Lagerberg
1 out of 72 pictures was almost Ok, all other pictures overexposed due to the white shell of the Nautilus that reflected the light too much.
42 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 4, 2006
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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Green Turtle, waiting about 2m under the surface, waited ... by Gary Brennand
Green Turtle, waiting about 2m under the surface, waited for turtle to surface for air. Positioned myself under turtle and waited for it to return to bottom (12m) to feed.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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