Edible crab

A monkfish, Bømlo, Norway

Small fish in the green waters of the Netherlands.
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Freya, taken on 14 November 2021 at Seahouses harbour, North East UK when she came ashore for 24 hours before travelling up to Norway and being slaughtered because the authorities could not protect her from humans

Necora puber (velvet crab). In the North Sea most creatures try to blend in with their environment rather than stand out. I guess investing in bright colours is less rewarding in environments with lower visibility. (f/5, 1/250, ISO-200, 14mm). - Els

Hippocampus hippocampus (short-snouted seahorse). The visibility in the estuary of the river Scheldt ranges from 0 to max. 6 meters. Finding beautiful creatures like this makes it rewarding. (f/8, 1/80, ISO-250, 50mm). - Erik

Seahorse taken in the Netherlands. A few years ago, a seahorse was rare in my country, but last year there were over 15 different seahorses found. It is amazing that we have these creatures in our murky waters.

Palaemon serratus (common prawn) seeking refuge in an empty oyster in the Scheldt estuary. Torch pointed from the left on the light background behind the oyster, leaving the prawn a bit in the shadow; no strobe. (f/4, 1/60, ISO-125, 16mm) - Erik

Small fireworks to end the year : Metridium senile (frilled anemone) at Scapa Flow, Orkney islands, Scotland. (f/5.6, 1/80, ISO-250, 42mm, no flash only strobe). Best wishes for 2023 to everyone ! - Erik & Els

"SURPRISE !", this Macropodia rostrata looking like Sid the Sloth yelled while jumping from the mud in front of my lens just when I was trying to shoot an elusive submarined alien vehicle in the Scheldt estuary. (f/8, 1/60, ISO-200, UCL-165) - Els

Xmas menu : Taurulus bubalis (longspined bullhead) on a bed of Ophiothrix fragilis (brittle stars). Scapa Flow, Orkney islands, Scotland. No strobes, only torch. (f/5.6; 1/80 sec; ISO-800, 50mm). - Erik

Sepia officinalis camouflaged on a silty sloping bottom in the estuary of the river Scheldt. Never seen big ones here. The one in the picture was 10cm at most. Every year they migrate from the sea up the river to mate and lay their eggs. - Erik

Polycera quadrilineata. Shot in the estuary of the river "Scheldt" at the location "Zeelandbrug". Inon UCL-165 wet lens. - Els

Bouquet of sea anemones, Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sealife Sea Dragon 2000 torch, no strobes. - Erik

Nightdive in the estuary of the river Scheldt (Schelde). Light from buddy's torch. Shot with my old Sea&Sea 1G in Sea&Sea housing. - Els

A small sea star is climbing a "dead man's rope"

The view of Ålesund

150mm canon SMS Karlsruhe
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A little squid

I wanted to create the illusion with this photo that this slug is crawling through a hoop...
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Ghost Shark

TURNINGGREEN

ONTHEHOUR

MORETHANYOUCANHANDLE

GOLDENHOUR

TIGHTROPE

MANJA