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The end of the day - Brother Islands!
By Oktay Calisir
posted Thursday, January 10, 2013
29 votes

Bodrum - Coast Guard Wreck
By Oktay Calisir
posted Thursday, March 21, 2013
28 votes

Descend into 'The Pit'.
By Oktay Calisir
posted Thursday, May 1, 2014
26 votes

Cave System - Nahoch Nah Chich | Tulum/Mexico. Taken with Olympus OMD EM1 in Nauticam Housing. Used extra lights to add contrast and color to the image.
By Oktay Calisir
posted Thursday, May 1, 2014
25 votes

Decompressing divers after a cave dive into the 'The Pit'...
By Oktay Calisir
posted Thursday, May 1, 2014
23 votes

Limestone Cave Restriction Color Reflections!
By Oktay Calisir
posted Saturday, May 3, 2014
23 votes

Emerald Green
By Oktay Calisir
posted Monday, May 5, 2014
22 votes

Divers descending into 'The Pit' - Olympus OM-D EM-1, Panasonic 8mm f3.5 Fisheye.
By Oktay Calisir
posted Thursday, April 6, 2017
22 votes

Jamaica - Negril / Just before the Night Dive
By Oktay Calisir
posted Thursday, March 21, 2013
21 votes

Crocodile Fish Eye
By Oktay Calisir
posted Friday, March 22, 2013
21 votes
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23 Entries Found
Longnose Needlefish hunting on a baitball of schooling fi... by Oktay Calisir
Longnose Needlefish hunting on a baitball of schooling fish / Olympus OM-D EM-1, Panasonic 7-14mm.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 8, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Divers descending into 'The Pit' - Olympus OM-D EM-1, Pan... by Oktay Calisir
Divers descending into 'The Pit' - Olympus OM-D EM-1, Panasonic 8mm f3.5 Fisheye.
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 6, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Mexico
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Divers decompressing after a cave dive in the Cenote 'The... by Oktay Calisir
Divers decompressing after a cave dive in the Cenote 'The Pit'...Olympus OM-D EM-1, Panasonic 8mm f3.5 Fisheye.
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Mexico
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Pygmy Squid - Size = 6-8mm (No Crop) Olympus OM-D EM-1... by Oktay Calisir
Pygmy Squid - Size = 6-8mm (No Crop)
Olympus OM-D EM-1 / 60mm f2.8 Macro, Nauticam CMC-2, 2x INON Z240.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Pygmy Seahorse, Anilao Philippines, Olympus OM-D EM-1, Na... by Oktay Calisir
Pygmy Seahorse, Anilao Philippines, Olympus OM-D EM-1, Nauticam CMC-2, INON Z240's
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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CFWA by Oktay Calisir
CFWA
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 3, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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SEA SNAKE DESCENDING ON DIVER AFTER A BREATH OF AIR :) by Oktay Calisir
SEA SNAKE DESCENDING ON DIVER AFTER A BREATH OF AIR smile
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 2, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Boom Boom Dan along the reef :) by Oktay Calisir
Boom Boom Dan along the reef smile
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 2, 2015
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Hmmmm...! by Oktay Calisir
Hmmmm...!
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 5, 2014
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Emerald Green by Oktay Calisir
Emerald Green
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 5, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Limestone Cave Restriction Color Reflections! by Oktay Calisir
Limestone Cave Restriction Color Reflections!
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 3, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Decompressing divers after a cave dive into the 'The Pit'... by Oktay Calisir
Decompressing divers after a cave dive into the 'The Pit'...
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Descend into 'The Pit'. by Oktay Calisir
Descend into 'The Pit'.
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Cave System - Nahoch Nah Chich | Tulum/Mexico. Taken with... by Oktay Calisir
Cave System - Nahoch Nah Chich | Tulum/Mexico. Taken with Olympus OMD EM1 in Nauticam Housing. Used extra lights to add contrast and color to the image.
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Crocodile Fish Eye by Oktay Calisir
Crocodile Fish Eye
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bodrum - Coast Guard Wreck by Oktay Calisir
Bodrum - Coast Guard Wreck
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Editor's Comment
one from the Med
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 21, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Jamaica - Negril / Just before the Night Dive by Oktay Calisir
Jamaica - Negril / Just before the Night Dive
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 21, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Jamaica
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Yellow Head Blenny - Sony NEX 7 with 50mm f1.8 + Extensio... by Oktay Calisir
Yellow Head Blenny - Sony NEX 7 with 50mm f1.8 + Extensions + Diopter.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Red Night Shrimp - Cozumel Island / Sony NEX 7 + 50mm f1.... by Oktay Calisir
Red Night Shrimp - Cozumel Island / Sony NEX 7 + 50mm f1.8 Lens, Electronic Macro Extension, +3 Dry Diopter.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Cenote "The Pit" - The Abyss... by Oktay Calisir
Cenote "The Pit" - The Abyss...
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 10, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Silhouette of Cave Diver in Mexico - Cenotes by Oktay Calisir
Silhouette of Cave Diver in Mexico - Cenotes
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Turtle and Divers! by Oktay Calisir
Turtle and Divers!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 10, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The end of the day - Brother Islands! by Oktay Calisir
The end of the day - Brother Islands!
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 10, 2013
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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23 Entries Found