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Blue Bishamon Shrimp by Yosuke Tsuchida
Blue Bishamon Shrimp
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 4, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Bull Gnathiidae/ This creature looks like an insect but i... by Yosuke Tsuchida
Bull Gnathiidae/ This creature looks like an insect but its not. It's a family of isopod crustaceans.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 3, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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The Gnathiidae/ Gnathiidae is approx. 5~8mm isopod crusta... by Yosuke Tsuchida
The Gnathiidae/ Gnathiidae is approx. 5~8mm isopod crustacean. This image is full grown adult male. I tested SMC-1 close-up lens.
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 31, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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The Yokozuna Fish/ This fish bossing around his territory... by Yosuke Tsuchida
The Yokozuna Fish/ This fish bossing around his territory for more than two decades. Wow! I think protecting his position for more than two decades is enough to say "Yokozuna". I used my TG-3 with INON wide conversion lens and single INTOVA light.
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 24, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Huge Bulgyhead Wrasse was almost hit my camera. I took th... by Yosuke Tsuchida
Huge Bulgyhead Wrasse was almost hit my camera. I took this image with my TG3 with attached wide lens and S2000 strobe.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 5, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Japanese style cartinal fish with egg by Chun Zhou
Japanese style cartinal fish with egg
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 28, 2019
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Japan
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The mother of Pygmy seahorse gives eggs to the father's p... by Reiko Takahashi
The mother of Pygmy seahorse gives eggs to the father's pouch of a marsupial and he grows eggs.This pygmy seemed to have a close birth.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Japan
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We can encounter big Jackfish school at sea of Aguni Isla... by Reiko Takahashi
We can encounter big Jackfish school at sea of Aguni Island in spring. The school of Jack fish changes into various forms.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Mikura is surrounded by mountains. The dolphin living bay... by Reiko Takahashi
Mikura is surrounded by mountains. The dolphin living bay is a sharp cliff. The green of the mountain is reflected on the surface of the photo. They are dolphins of Mikurajima in Japan. They may not be exactly family. The smallest dolphin is a baby b
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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We can encounter a big Jackfish school sea of Aguni Islan... by Reiko Takahashi
We can encounter a big Jackfish school sea of Aguni Island in spring. Sometimes several Giant trevallys(GT) are swimming in a big Jackfish school. It is waiting for the timing of GT to eat Jackfish.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2019
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Shelter by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Shelter
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2018
date posted category: Fashion
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Winter light and clear water in Okinawa by Andrew Delano
Winter light and clear water in Okinawa
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date posted posted: Friday, December 21, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Nembrotha standing tall in Okinawa by Andrew Delano
Nembrotha standing tall in Okinawa
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Watercolors Dart fish in the pastels of wide aperture by Andrew Delano
Watercolors
Dart fish in the pastels of wide aperture
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Chiroteuthis picteti（maybe) Date: 01/12/2018 Location ... by Jinggong Zhang
Chiroteuthis picteti（maybe)
Date: 01/12/2018
Location : OSEZAKI Japan
Camera : Nikon D850
Housing : Nauticam
Lens : 60mm marco
Strobe : Retra X 2
Settings : 1/250sec, f/20, ISO 400
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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Diver taking picture for Asian sheepshead wrasse by Jinggong Zhang
Diver taking picture for Asian sheepshead wrasse
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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Love dance by Jinggong Zhang
Love dance
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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seahorse mating by Jinggong Zhang
seahorse mating
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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leopard blenny Date: 30/07/2018 Location : ishigaki Jap... by Jinggong Zhang
leopard blenny
Date: 30/07/2018
Location : ishigaki Japan
Camera : Nikon D850
Housing : Nauticam
Lens : 105mm marco
Strobe : Retra +Retra LSD
Settings : 1/200sec, f/25, ISO 250
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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Date: 15/08/2018 Location : miwura Japan Camera : Nikon... by Jinggong Zhang
Date: 15/08/2018
Location : miwura Japan
Camera : Nikon D850
Housing : Nauticam
Lens : 105mm marco
Strobe : Retra +Retra LSD
Settings : 1/250sec, f/29, ISO 100
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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Date: 28/07/2018 Location : ishigaki Japan Camera : N... by Jinggong Zhang
Date: 28/07/2018
Location : ishigaki Japan
Camera : Nikon D850
Housing : Nauticam
Lens : 105mm marco
Strobe : Retra X2 +Retra LSD X2
Settings : 1/250sec, f/22, ISO 400
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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Roar by Jinggong Zhang
Roar
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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fire dancer by Jinggong Zhang
fire dancer
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36 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Japanese dragonet by Jinggong Zhang
Japanese dragonet
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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New Life by Jinggong Zhang
New Life
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Flying Yasha Gobby by Chun Zhou
Flying Yasha Gobby
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date posted posted: Friday, June 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Japan
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Cute by Iyad Suleyman
Cute
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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