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Peoples' Vote


The eye contact.
Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

The moment of peace.. 
A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025
(CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
CONCH EYES. Take 52...
Tube worm
This spiny devilfish was well camouflaged until it moved. Upon closer inspection there were two of them, the other one was smaller and it had a different color. The smaller one was following the bigger one every time it moved.
"Snake Eel & companion" from a different perspective :o)
Mimic Octopus portrait. Canon G10, 2xInon closeup lenses, Sea and Sea Strobes. Taken in Anilao
Green Moray (Gymnothorax funebris)
Roatan, Honduras 09
Sea & Sea DX 1G
Skittles. A tiny blue-banded goby takes refuge under an urchin. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with dual Ikelite DS51 strobes.
He doesn't look very happy.... I really like his expression.... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
There were many starfish to photograph but i think this one worked...
picasso trigerfish ( rhinecanthus assasi) shot in khor fakkan UAE nikon D70s with a 70mm macro lense
Clown Anemonefishes (Amphiprion ocellaris) - Moyo island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w)
Blak&Yellow Feather Star (Comanthina schlegeli) on orange sponge.
Nikon 801s+60 macro- Ikelite Housing&strobe
Cockatoo Waspfish. Secret Bay, Bali.
No strobe, No filters or lenses. Just the camera and housing with natural light. This was taken near Stavern in Norway
2009 Kenting,TAIWAN...Casio EX-Z1000
Colpophyllia natans in Utila, Honduras. My favourite coral to photograph. with beautiful color contrasts / Canon G9 with Ikelite housing & DS160 strobe
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
surface of a green moon?
This big red scorpion fish was taken in a vertical swim through at Cirkewwa, Malta
Portrait study of Flambouyant Cuttlefish. Taken with D200 and 105mm lens.
Spotted Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri)
Roatan, Honduras 2009
Sea & Sea DX1G
Banded jawfish with eggs; spent a long time just watching how careful the jawfish was.
2009 in Kenting ,TAIWAN...Casio EX-Z1000
Hermit Crab with Conch shell in Grand Bahamas. Photo taken with a Canon SD 550 May 2009.
Arothron diatematosus
Apnea skin diving in Sharm el Sheickh Sheraton Hotel reef. Sealife DC-800- internal strobe.
Flagfin Wrasse - according to Neville Coleman "a rarely seen or photographed species" our dive guide Ben had never seen it before in the Strait.
i have no idear what is that algaes is but i like the way it looks.
Olympus C 8080
Surprising colors... Que du Bonheur... :O)...
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