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Frogfish. Anilao, Philippines. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, March 26, 2009
55 votes

SMILE! Armina Sp. G9/Ikelite DS160/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Monday, March 30, 2009
54 votes


By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, June 17, 2010
44 votes

Wonderpuss (Wunderpus photogenicus).
By Richard Witmer
posted Thursday, November 24, 2011
43 votes

Glossodoris cincta. Anilao, Philippines. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160.
By Richard Witmer
posted Tuesday, February 17, 2009
39 votes

Glossodoris rufomarginata, at Anilao. G9/Ikelite DS160.
By Richard Witmer
posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009
39 votes

Kiss My Glass Shrimp! Shrimp on an anemone. No Crop. G9/Ikelite DS160s/Stacked Inon UCL165 lenses.
By Richard Witmer
posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009
39 votes

Mimic Cowries on soft coral. These guys are TINY. D300, 105MM, Macro Mate. Cropped approximately 5% for composition.
By Richard Witmer
posted Monday, April 26, 2010
39 votes

Hypselodoris infucata. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160 Strobe/UCL 165.
By Richard Witmer
posted Friday, March 20, 2009
38 votes

Thecacera Pacifica. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + Diopter
By Richard Witmer
posted Sunday, November 21, 2010
37 votes
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very small polycera sp.? D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + woody... by Richard Witmer
very small polycera sp.? D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + woody's diopter.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Thecacera Pacifica. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + Diopter by Richard Witmer
Thecacera Pacifica. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + Diopter
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Another nudi???? (Glossodoris cincta). D300/Inon Strobes... by Richard Witmer
Another nudi???? (Glossodoris cincta). D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Nudi eating lunch. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Nudi eating lunch. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Why so serious? A big smile from an Armina semperi in An... by Richard Witmer
Why so serious? A big smile from an Armina semperi in Anilao.
D300/Inon Strobes/105mm
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Chromodoris lochi. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Chromodoris lochi. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Risbecia tryoni. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Risbecia tryoni. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Glossodoris atromarginata. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Glossodoris atromarginata. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hypselodoris Kaname. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Hypselodoris Kaname. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! D300/Inon St... by Richard Witmer
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Golden Pygmy (hippocampus bargibanti). D300/Inon Strobes... by Richard Witmer
Golden Pygmy (hippocampus bargibanti). D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + Diopter.
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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"Take my picture!" On a liveaboard, a non-photographer ke... by Richard Witmer
"Take my picture!" On a liveaboard, a non-photographer kept asking me to take his photo on one of the dives. I tried to explain that I was using a 105mm! I finally took his photo so he would stop bugging me! Don't bother smiling!!! :D
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Actual Color (or lack of color). This shrimp and its hos... by Richard Witmer
Actual Color (or lack of color). This shrimp and its host are black and white. D300/105mm + diopter.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Rainbow Sorbet Dessert! (Glossodoris cincta) D300/105mm by Richard Witmer
Rainbow Sorbet Dessert! (Glossodoris cincta) D300/105mm
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Editor's Comment
good enough to eat
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Hypselodoris apolegma. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm by Richard Witmer
Hypselodoris apolegma. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Chromodoris willani. D300/Inon strobes/105mm by Richard Witmer
Chromodoris willani.
D300/Inon strobes/105mm
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Editor's Comment
a very relaxed nudi!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Juvenile Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera Elegans). This guy ... by Richard Witmer
Juvenile Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera Elegans). This guy is tiny at only 6mm (.25 inch)! D300/105mm + Diopter.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Camelback Shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis). D300/Inon... by Richard Witmer
Camelback Shrimp (Rhynchocinetes durbanensis). D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + diopter.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Tiger Shrimp. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Tiger Shrimp. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I'm on Fire! Notice the "eye spot." D300/Inon Strobes/1... by Richard Witmer
I'm on Fire! Notice the "eye spot."
D300/Inon Strobes/105mm
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lunch Break! "A lot of choices today...I think I'll have... by Richard Witmer
Lunch Break!
"A lot of choices today...I think I'll have the starfish."
D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ice Cream! D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Ice Cream!
D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ring Tailed Cardinal Fish with Eggs. D300/Inon Strobes/1... by Richard Witmer
Ring Tailed Cardinal Fish with Eggs.
D300/Inon Strobes/105mm
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34 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ring Tailed Cardinal Fish with Eggs. He was under a tabl... by Richard Witmer
Ring Tailed Cardinal Fish with Eggs.
He was under a table coral and swimming with 30 others (4 had eggs). Very difficult to focus 105mm in low light. Fish were too skittish to use focus light. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hypselodoris infucata. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Hypselodoris infucata. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Gold Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). Notice the... by Richard Witmer
Gold Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti). Notice the polyps on the sea fan are open. D300/Inon Strobes/ 105mm+diopter.
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Chromodoris lochi on a sponge. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. ... by Richard Witmer
Chromodoris lochi on a sponge. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. No cropping.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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