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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 (6 days ago)
6 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
3 votes

sepiola hiding and modulating chromatophores
By Michele Lazzari
posted Yesterday
2 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes


By Salvatore Lauro
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes


By Salvatore Lauro
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Imperial Eagle | Malta
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Octopus vulgaris
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Yesterday
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes
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Jellyfish - Nikon D70, 14mm Lens by Grant Kennedy
Jellyfish - Nikon D70, 14mm Lens
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 23, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Scorpaena scrofa by Marko Perisic
Scorpaena scrofa
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47 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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HMS Mouri, Malta. Nikon D70, 14mm Lens, Natural Light. by Grant Kennedy
HMS Mouri, Malta. Nikon D70, 14mm Lens, Natural Light.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 21, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Blenny.."Bokeh style" ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Blenny.."Bokeh style" ;-)
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Wreck of the HMS Mauri, near the fort of St. Elmo, Malta by Grant Kennedy
Wreck of the HMS Mauri, near the fort of St. Elmo, Malta
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Pteragogus pelycus_lessepsian species by Mathieu Foulquié
Pteragogus pelycus_lessepsian species
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Syrian Arab Republic
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"Shrimp at night" Size = 2 cm. / 60mm Makro lens with... by Rico Besserdich
"Shrimp at night"
Size = 2 cm. / 60mm Makro lens with +10 diopter.
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54 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Beautiful eyes ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Beautiful eyes ;-)
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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A dive in the Gozo caves. by Nick Blake
A dive in the Gozo caves.
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nice graphic silhouette shot Nick
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 19, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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"small but brave" - Juvenile ( only 6-7 cm. ) cuttlefish ... by Rico Besserdich
"small but brave" - Juvenile ( only 6-7 cm. ) cuttlefish (sepia) is giving me a "warning".
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Razorfish by Rico Besserdich
Razorfish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Squid by Rico Besserdich
Squid
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Female Cave Cleaner Shrimp with eggs. This one was only a... by Rico Besserdich
Female Cave Cleaner Shrimp with eggs. This one was only around 2 cm small. Kas/Turkey 2010
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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triton by Levent Albas
triton
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Introducing Seda :-) by Rico Besserdich
Introducing Seda :-)
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Boxer-Shrimp is ready to rumble ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Boxer-Shrimp is ready to rumble ;-)
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Shrimp ( 2 cm small ) by Rico Besserdich
Shrimp ( 2 cm small )
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Common Octopus ( octopus vulgaris ) closeup. F 2.8, 1/250... by Rico Besserdich
Common Octopus ( octopus vulgaris ) closeup. F 2.8, 1/250 sc., ISO 200
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Pelagia noctiluca by Mathieu Foulquié
Pelagia noctiluca
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Wreckage of an italian bomber from the second world war. ... by Rico Besserdich
Wreckage of an italian bomber from the second world war. Depht : 65 meter ( 213 feet ). Tricky to get a proper shot done while the nitrogen is dancing mambo in your blood ;-)
Canon 40D with Sigma 10-20mm ( set at 10 mm ), 1 Ikelite DS125 strobe.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 8, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hermid crab by Rico Besserdich
Hermid crab
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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young octopus on small artificial reef by Mathieu Foulquié
young octopus on small artificial reef
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 7, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Cuttlefish and Diver, Gozo by Nick Blake
Cuttlefish and Diver, Gozo
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 6, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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No diving today! Stormy weather at Marselforn, Gozo by Nick Blake
No diving today!
Stormy weather at Marselforn, Gozo
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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"Seahorse in danger" . NEVER DO THIS ! To my sitemod coll... by Rico Besserdich
"Seahorse in danger" . NEVER DO THIS ! To my sitemod collegues : This is NOT my hand on the pic and the animal was NOT harmed in any way. ( I stopped my buddy in time...after my "de-briefing" to him, I don't think that he will ever try this again ).
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hermid Crab with a nice "Sombrero" hat ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Hermid Crab with a nice "Sombrero" hat ;-)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Spanish Lobster closeup by Rico Besserdich
Spanish Lobster closeup
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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