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Astroides calycularis, very beautyfull
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Thursday, February 14, 2008
70 votes

Great mimetism of Blennide fish: Bavosa
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008
58 votes

Jellyfish named Pelagia noctiluca
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Friday, March 14, 2008
39 votes

Spiro between two red Gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata) with a lot of fish. Taken with Nikon D60 in Easydive Housing with Nikkor 18-55VR. Two strobes: Nikon SB-105 and Sea&Sea YS-300, manual mode.
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Wednesday, July 22, 2009
34 votes

Hypselodoris picta. Taken with Nikon D90 with Nikkor 60mm Micro in Easydive Leo II Housing. Onte strobe Nikonos SB-105 with snoot. Manual setting.
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Saturday, November 5, 2011
33 votes

The two lovers.
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Sunday, October 7, 2012
33 votes

Beautyfull Parazoantus axinellae
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Tuesday, February 12, 2008
32 votes

Double exposure. Big cerianthus.
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Monday, March 26, 2012
32 votes

[:b:]Felmidia luteorosea[:/b:]
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Tuesday, June 3, 2014
32 votes

Beautyfull Anthias in Red Sea
By Francesco Pacienza
posted Monday, February 11, 2008
30 votes
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398 Entries Found: Page 13  of  15
Sea Horse inside crinoids by Francesco Pacienza
Sea Horse inside crinoids
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Gold Seahorse by Francesco Pacienza
Gold Seahorse
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cannitello's wrecks. The upside-down bow. by Francesco Pacienza
Cannitello's wrecks. The upside-down bow.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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The stern of KT-12 wrecks. by Francesco Pacienza
The stern of KT-12 wrecks.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 23, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Lazzaro's wreck: Bettolina. Nikon coolpix P7000 with ... by Francesco Pacienza
Lazzaro's wreck: Bettolina.
Nikon coolpix P7000 with Fish-eye dome
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Mermaid in Scilla. Above&Below by Francesco Pacienza
Mermaid in Scilla. Above&Below
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2011
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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SeaHorse Hyppocampus guttulatus by Francesco Pacienza
SeaHorse Hyppocampus guttulatus
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Detail of the arm of a Seastar of the species Martasteria... by Francesco Pacienza
Detail of the arm of a Seastar of the species Martasteria glacialis
Particolare del braccio di una stella marina Martasteria glacialis
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Janolus cristatus, details. by Francesco Pacienza
Janolus cristatus, details.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Purple flames. Flabellina affinis. by Francesco Pacienza
Purple flames.
Flabellina affinis.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Details of Janolus cristatus. by Francesco Pacienza
Details of Janolus cristatus.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cormorant on a rock. Photographed with Nikon Coolpix P70... by Francesco Pacienza
Cormorant on a rock.
Photographed with Nikon Coolpix P7000 with Fisheye Dome in Easysnap Housing by Easydive. Two strobes Nikonos SB105. Manual settings.
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 26, 2011
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Flame on the deep. Cratena peregrina photographed with N... by Francesco Pacienza
Flame on the deep.
Cratena peregrina photographed with Nikon D90, Nikkor 60mm Micro in Easydive Housing. One strobe Nikonos SB105 with snoot; manual settings.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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I see you, you will not see me. Nikon D90 with 60mm Nik... by Francesco Pacienza
I see you, you will not see me.
Nikon D90 with 60mm Nikkor Micro. One strobe Nikonos SB105 with Snoot.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Tylodina perversa. Nikon D90 with 60mm Nikkor. One strobe... by Francesco Pacienza
Tylodina perversa. Nikon D90 with 60mm Nikkor. One strobe Nikonos SB105 witj snoot.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Cratena peregrina with eggs and Flabellina's eggs. Taken ... by Francesco Pacienza
Cratena peregrina with eggs and Flabellina's eggs. Taken with Nikon D90 in Easydive Leo II Housing, with Micro Nikkor 60mm. One strobe Nikonos SB-105 with Snoot.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Hypselodoris picta. Taken with Nikon Coolpix P7000 in Eas... by Francesco Pacienza
Hypselodoris picta. Taken with Nikon Coolpix P7000 in Easysnap housing by Easydive, with Fish-Eye dome. Two strobes, Nikonos SB-105 with fiber cable connector. Manual settings.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 13, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cratena peregrina. Taken with Nikon D90 with Nikkor 60mm... by Francesco Pacienza
Cratena peregrina. Taken with Nikon D90 with Nikkor 60mm Micro in Easydive Leo II Housing. One strobe Nikonos SB-105 with snoot. Manual setting.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Hypselodoris picta. Taken with Nikon D90 with Nikkor 60mm... by Francesco Pacienza
Hypselodoris picta. Taken with Nikon D90 with Nikkor 60mm Micro in Easydive Leo II Housing. Onte strobe Nikonos SB-105 with snoot. Manual setting.
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Thalassoma pavo, male. Taken with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 60... by Francesco Pacienza
Thalassoma pavo, male. Taken with Nikon D90 and Nikkor 60mm Micro. One strobe Nikonos SB-105, manual setting. Easydive Leo housing.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Gorgonian bicolors with fish. Taken with Nikon Coolpix P7... by Francesco Pacienza
Gorgonian bicolors with fish. Taken with Nikon Coolpix P7000 in Easydive Easysnap Housing. Two strobes Nikonos SB-105 with optical fiber cable. Manual mode settings, non TTL.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Aplysia depilans on wreck. Taken with Nikon P7000 in Easy... by Francesco Pacienza
Aplysia depilans on wreck. Taken with Nikon P7000 in Easysnap housing with 12mm Fish-Eye. Two Nikonos SB-105 strobes with optical cable.
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 2, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cerianhus with gorgonian bicolors. Taken with Nikon P7000... by Francesco Pacienza
Cerianhus with gorgonian bicolors. Taken with Nikon P7000 in Easysnap Housing by Easydive. With 12mm fish-eye dome, two strobes Nikonos SB-105 with optical fiber. Manual mode settings.
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Syngnathus typhle Taken with Nikon D90 and 60mm Micro N... by Francesco Pacienza
Syngnathus typhle
Taken with Nikon D90 and 60mm Micro Nikkor. One strobe Nikonos SB-105. No crop, manual settings. Easydive Housing Leo II.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pictures taken with Nikon P7000 in Easysnap housing by Ea... by Francesco Pacienza
Pictures taken with Nikon P7000 in Easysnap housing by Easydive, with fish-eye lens 12mm. One strobe: Nikonos SB-105 in manual mode.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Yellow-red gorgonian. Take with Nikon P7000 in Easysnap H... by Francesco Pacienza
Yellow-red gorgonian. Take with Nikon P7000 in Easysnap Housing with 12mm fish-eye dome. One strobe: Nikonos SB-105. Manual mode and settings.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 27, 2011
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Red polyps. Taken with Nikon D60 with Nikkor 18-55VR in E... by Francesco Pacienza
Red polyps. Taken with Nikon D60 with Nikkor 18-55VR in Easydive Leo Housing. One strobe Nikon SB105; Manual mode.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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