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Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in i... by Antonio Venturelli
Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in its typical protective shell,taken a few meters deep in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Palermo_ June 2023 (Canon60,1/200,f16,iso200)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cratena nudibranchs, fascinating creatures of Mediterrane... by Antonio Venturelli
Cratena nudibranchs, fascinating creatures of Mediterranean sea .This is taken at La Formica dive site, in Sicily_August 2022.
(Canon100, 1/250,f18,iso200)
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 25, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A blenny looks out of its burrow suspiciously. Note the f... by Susanna Randazzo
A blenny looks out of its burrow suspiciously. Note the fleshy branching appendages (named cirri) found above their eyes and nostrils. The biological role of cirri remains unclear but make them very nice!
(Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso200)
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Italy
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I took this photo one second before this Cratena nudibran... by Antonio Venturelli
I took this photo one second before this Cratena nudibranch disappeared into the sea grass. I often enjoy waiting for them to emerge from some bush to photograph their big orange eyes!
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso400)
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date posted posted: Monday, May 15, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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That day the visibility was terrible, a meter or less .. ... by Antonio Venturelli
That day the visibility was terrible, a meter or less .. at the end of the dive our guide pointed out these two Chromodoris trimarginata ,two white flames that emerge from fog ! Beautiful, colored with their red spots.
(Canon100,1/250,f20,iso200)
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 11, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Flabellina of Mediterranean sea_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f22... by Antonio Venturelli
Flabellina of Mediterranean sea_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f22,iso400)
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Flabellina affinis_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f22,iso400) by Antonio Venturelli
Flabellina affinis_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f22,iso400)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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The underwater world becomes ever more fascinating when y... by Antonio Venturelli
The underwater world becomes ever more fascinating when you learn to dive slowly, look closely and appreciate the little things like this beautiful Cratena nudibranch , photographed in the Sicilian sea, in 2022.
(Canon 100, 1/200,f20,iso100)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Mediterranean moray_Casteldaccia_Sicily-2021 (Canon60,1/... by Antonio Venturelli
Mediterranean moray_Casteldaccia_Sicily-2021
(Canon60,1/125,f7.1,iso200)
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 9, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A slow moving Cratena nudibranch,an ideal subject for pho... by Antonio Venturelli
A slow moving Cratena nudibranch,an ideal subject for photographs along with the bright, contrasting colours_Sicily-2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Photographers love nudis because although they can be sma... by Antonio Venturelli
Photographers love nudis because although they can be small, are slow moving, sometimes stationary which makes them ideal subjects along with the bright, contrasting colours. This is Flabellina of Mediterranean sea_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f20,iso400)
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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As you can see in this shot, C. peregrina orients head-fi... by Antonio Venturelli
As you can see in this shot, C. peregrina orients head-first, with the head being the end with two orange horns, two white tusks, and two orange eye patches in between_La Formica_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso100)
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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The incredible evolution of nudibranchs always surprise m... by Antonio Venturelli
The incredible evolution of nudibranchs always surprise me! I would stop and watch them for a long time to photograph them in the right position.. This is the iconic Cratena_La Formica dive site of Casteldaccia_Italy_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f22,iso400)
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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So much life, so many colors are hidden in the Mediterran... by Antonio Venturelli
So much life, so many colors are hidden in the Mediterranean Sea. This is a specimen of Cratena peregrina nudibranch photographed at La Formica dive site,in 2022.
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso400)
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 12, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Intensely colorful Cratena nudibranch_2022 (Canon100,1/2... by Antonio Venturelli
Intensely colorful Cratena nudibranch_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso250)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Iconic Cratena nudibranch of Mediterranean Sea_2022 (Can... by Antonio Venturelli
Iconic Cratena nudibranch of Mediterranean Sea_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso400)
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date posted posted: Friday, January 27, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cratena nudibranch. These little creatures are tiny splas... by Antonio Venturelli
Cratena nudibranch. These little creatures are tiny splashes of color in the sea. The hard part is getting focus..I usually shot many attempts but I'm happy when I get a nice photo!
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso200)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Beauty of Cratena nudibranch_2022 (Canon100,1/200,f22,is... by Antonio Venturelli
Beauty of Cratena nudibranch_2022
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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This Flabellina here is about 3 cm. long.. I like to shot... by Antonio Venturelli
This Flabellina here is about 3 cm. long.. I like to shot them because of its bright purple which stands out in the blue despite its small size_La Formica dive site_Sicily_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f25,iso400)
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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You do a wreckdive to the U455 (92-118m depth), and then ... by Brenda De Vries
You do a wreckdive to the U455 (92-118m depth), and then at 101m, you see this. So a mola mola on a wreckdive, not bad in my eyes.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2022
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Part of a sponge in Sardinia Italy by Brenda De Vries
Part of a sponge in Sardinia Italy
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Asteridea by Salvatore Lauro
Asteridea
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2022
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Fish on the Milford Haven wreck in Italy. This very big w... by Brenda De Vries
Fish on the Milford Haven wreck in Italy. This very big wreck is suitable for all kind of divers, depths from 34m till 79m.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2022
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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The U455 wreck in Italy. This wreck lies in a depth betwe... by Brenda De Vries
The U455 wreck in Italy. This wreck lies in a depth between 92m and 118m. A very big seastar has found a home on it.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Magnificent Cratena nudibranch_2022 (Canon100,1/200,f22,... by Antonio Venturelli
Magnificent Cratena nudibranch_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f22,iso400)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cratena macro shot taken with strobes and high shutter sp... by Antonio Venturelli
Cratena macro shot taken with strobes and high shutter speed to darken ambient light (the background) as much as possible_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f22,iso400)
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date posted posted: Monday, November 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Kleptopredator Cratena_2022 (Canon100,1/200,f20,iso250) by Antonio Venturelli
Kleptopredator Cratena_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso250)
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date posted posted: Friday, November 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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