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Planaria rosa ( Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii) -June 2025 (Canon RF100,1/200,f14,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
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Chromodoris annae_February 2025 (CanonEF100,1/200,f22,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
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Cratena peregrina nudibranch_May 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f20,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
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Hypselodoris bullockii _February 2025 (CanonEF100,1/200,f22,iso200)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver
Spinner Dolphins, Big Island, Hawaii by Alison Ranheim
Spinner Dolphins, Big Island, Hawaii
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"Dirty" - Pufferfish by Joachim Neumann
"Dirty" - Pufferfish
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Surgeonfish by Joachim Neumann
Surgeonfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Natural predation of a Humpback Whale carcass by sharks i... by Allen Walker
Natural predation of a Humpback Whale carcass by sharks including some Great Whites of the coast of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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'Crab Hair Day' - diver looking at an arrow crab nestled ... by Jim Catlin
'Crab Hair Day' - diver looking at an arrow crab nestled in the hair of the mermaid statue at Sunset House, Grand Cayman!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Cayman islands
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porcelain crab by Joachim Neumann
porcelain crab
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 22, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Compass Jelly at Porthkerris by Mark Hedges
Compass Jelly at Porthkerris
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: United Kingdom
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The Guard by Ari Nieminen
The Guard
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Finland
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Whale Shark encounter, Isla Contoy Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Whale Shark encounter, Isla Contoy Mexico
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Cleaning by Joachim Neumann
Cleaning
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 17, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Clownfish & anemone by Marco Gargiulo
Clownfish & anemone
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Grey Seal Portrait - Sigma 15mm + TC 1.4 by Spencer Burrows
Grey Seal Portrait - Sigma 15mm + TC 1.4
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Coral with diver by Mathias Weck
Coral with diver
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Porcospino fish by Marco Gargiulo
Porcospino fish
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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HOME, night dive by Marco Gargiulo
HOME, night dive
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Inquisitive Grey Seal, UK Farne Islands by Spencer Burrows
Inquisitive Grey Seal, UK Farne Islands
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Dramatic close-up! Lighting brings out the best of the subject here. Very cool action shot!
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Seal framed by diver fins by Mark Hedges
Seal framed by diver fins
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 9, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: United Kingdom
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School of butterfly fish by Dave Difiore
School of butterfly fish
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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Colorfull Reef, El Morro México by Alejandro Topete
Colorfull Reef, El Morro México
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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The statue is Amphritite - Siren of Sunset Reef I shot t... by Patricia Sinclair
The statue is Amphritite - Siren of Sunset Reef I shot this fairly close up in order to show the beautiful growth in her hair.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cayman islands
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octopus eye by Susanna Randazzo
octopus eye
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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snorkeling with whale sharks near Isla Mujeres ,Mexico by Susanna Randazzo
snorkeling with whale sharks near Isla Mujeres ,Mexico
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Photobombing beluga whale, does not happen every day! by Ellen Cuylaerts
Photobombing beluga whale, does not happen every day!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Canada
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Green Turtles in Akumal , Quintana Roo by Susanna Randazzo
Green Turtles in Akumal , Quintana Roo
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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"The Gathering" These guys are pretty territorial and ... by Allen Walker
"The Gathering"
These guys are pretty territorial and defend their areas with vigour, so pretty cool to see 4 of them together.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A diver gets an overhead view of the healthy reef system ... by Steven Anderson
A diver gets an overhead view of the healthy reef system that surround the waters of the Bahamas.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Cuckoo Wrasse half lit , at Porthkerris Cornwall by Mark Hedges
Cuckoo Wrasse half lit , at Porthkerris Cornwall
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2015
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date posted location: United Kingdom
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