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Peppermint Shrimp in a purple tube sponge
By Robert Michaelson
posted Sunday, October 16, 2016
28 votes

Fireworm on a coral at Witch's Hut, Bonaire. Sealife DC1000, no flash.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, February 15, 2010
23 votes

Canon 95 with single Ikelite AF 35 strobe.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Tuesday, June 28, 2011
23 votes

Crayfish in the Comal River New Braunfels, Texas. Maybe lost, aren't these the Virginia Tech colors?
By Robert Michaelson
posted Wednesday, April 18, 2012
22 votes

Freshwater Perch in the Comal River, New Braunfels Texas. I like that you can see the built in swim goggles fish have.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, December 2, 2013
22 votes

Taken in Aquarena Spring Lake San Marcos, Texas. The turtles' shells are covered with algae making them hard to spot from above.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Sunday, January 2, 2011
21 votes

Horse-eye Jacks at Capt Don's House reef, Bonaire.
By Robert Michaelson
posted Tuesday, October 8, 2013
21 votes

Juvenile Slender File ish. Nikon D90, 105 macro, dual DS125 strobes
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, March 17, 2014
21 votes

Peacock Flounder
By Robert Michaelson
posted Sunday, May 11, 2014
21 votes

Frogfish at Ladania's Leap Bonaire
By Robert Michaelson
posted Monday, May 12, 2014
21 votes
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Tongue eating louse in pink clownfish. Nikon D90, dual st... by Robert Michaelson
Tongue eating louse in pink clownfish. Nikon D90, dual strobes
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Split toning used. The mantas sort of magically appear an... by Robert Michaelson
Split toning used. The mantas sort of magically appear and I think gives them the ethereal nature they have.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 11, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Spinner dolphin leaps in front of our dive boat by Robert Michaelson
Spinner dolphin leaps in front of our dive boat
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Pink Anemone. Nikon D90 Dual Strobes by Robert Michaelson
Pink Anemone. Nikon D90 Dual Strobes
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Could use some help with identification of this crab, tha... by Robert Michaelson
Could use some help with identification of this crab, thanks. About 8 inches (21 cm) wide.
Nikon D90 85mm, dual strobes.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Nikon D90, 85 macro by Robert Michaelson
Nikon D90, 85 macro
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Zanzibar shrimp, Nikon D90, dual strobes, 85 mm with +5 d... by Robert Michaelson
Zanzibar shrimp, Nikon D90, dual strobes, 85 mm with +5 diopter
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Sun anemone shrimp. Nikon D90 with dual strobes a +5 diopter by Robert Michaelson
Sun anemone shrimp. Nikon D90 with dual strobes a +5 diopter
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Secretary Blennie at Capt Don's Bonaire. Nikon D90 with d... by Robert Michaelson
Secretary Blennie at Capt Don's Bonaire. Nikon D90 with dual strobes.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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There always seems to be one who didn't get the memo abou... by Robert Michaelson
There always seems to be one who didn't get the memo about which way we're swiming today
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 24, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Sailfin Blenny at Capt Don's House Reef by Robert Michaelson
Sailfin Blenny at Capt Don's House Reef
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Sunset at the Jeff Davis, MD Memorial Dive Site in Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Sunset at the Jeff Davis, MD Memorial Dive Site in Bonaire
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 16, 2015
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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At Karpata, Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
At Karpata, Bonaire
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 10, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Lettuce Nudibranch, Bonaire Can't match the flamboyancy ... by Robert Michaelson
Lettuce Nudibranch, Bonaire
Can't match the flamboyancy of the Pacific species
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Sun Anemone Shrimp by Robert Michaelson
Sun Anemone Shrimp
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 31, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Secretary Blennie. Don't see them out swimmimg freely ver... by Robert Michaelson
Secretary Blennie. Don't see them out swimmimg freely very often.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Squid at dive site Country Garden, Bonaire. by Robert Michaelson
Squid at dive site Country Garden, Bonaire.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 23, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Comfortable resting spot by Robert Michaelson
Comfortable resting spot
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 17, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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THe resident grouper at Capt Don's House Reef by Robert Michaelson
THe resident grouper at Capt Don's House Reef
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 13, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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At Capt Don's House Reef. by Robert Michaelson
At Capt Don's House Reef.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Slender File Fish at Carl's Hill Klein Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Slender File Fish at Carl's Hill Klein Bonaire
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Reminds me of DeNiro- "You talking to me?" by Robert Michaelson
Reminds me of DeNiro- "You talking to me?"
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 29, 2014
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Night time tube anemone. Manipulated the colors quite a bit. by Robert Michaelson
Night time tube anemone. Manipulated the colors quite a bit.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 22, 2014
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Horse-eye Jacks at Capt Don's Bonaire by Robert Michaelson
Horse-eye Jacks at Capt Don's Bonaire
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 23, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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I like the rainbow of colors in mouth. Didn't know there ... by Robert Michaelson
I like the rainbow of colors in mouth. Didn't know there were that many different colors in a grouper's mouth

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Picture could be composed slightly better but still a great closeup of this grouper.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Very immature crayfish, about 5 mm in size. Comal River, ... by Robert Michaelson
Very immature crayfish, about 5 mm in size. Comal River, New Braunfels, TX
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 18, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: United States
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This guy thinks he's in a dance contest. by Robert Michaelson
This guy thinks he's in a dance contest.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 17, 2014
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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