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15637 Entries Found: Page 29  of  580
Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Soon I will be a daddy
Jawfish with eggs, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines. Nikon D80, Nikkor 105mm, ISO 100, f/16, 1/160, Ikelite housing with two Ikelite strobes
A star is born
The Sun never sets underwater
The beauty of a cup coral
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Home sweet home_a nice tube blenny peering out of its house hole on the bottom of the sea_Majahuitas dive site_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250, f/16, iso 125)
Waiting for a dental cleaning
Morray eel getting cleaned
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Parablennius gattorugine
Contour by the torch
Hypsoblennius invemar (Tessellated blenny)_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/20,iso160)
Sandy anemone dressed in a beautiful blue dress
Perfect mimetism for this specimen of Achaeus Japonicus_P.V._2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/20,iso 160)
A beautiful goby with crest disheveled by the current_Puerto Vallarta_2022
(Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso 200)
The Hideaway
Cardinal fish
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The Beauty of Sea Anemones
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Soft coral close up_2022
(Canon60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
Fang Blenny
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This is a photo of my cuttlefish friend, nuki! I have been diving on the house reef of my friend's dive resort and this fella always shows up towards the end of my photo dives. He always poses before my camera and always gets intrigue by lights.
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Goby profile_Los Arcos dive site_Puerto Vallarta_2022
(Canon100mm ,t1/250,f/20,iso160)
Protector of the jewel.
Goldentail moray eel portrait
Christmas Tree Worm
Elacatinus puncticulatus_2022
(Canon100mm, t1/250, f/20, iso 125)
This is a photo of a flamboyant cuttlefish. You can't see in the photo but this little fella is actually pregnant. She is quite more friendly than most I've encountered underwater. She appears to enjoy the light flashes smile
Los Arcos_P.V._2022
(Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso200)
Porcelain crab 🦀
Sculpin fish_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250, f/20,iso125)
Soft coral close up_2022
(Canon60 mm, t1/200, f/20,iso 200)
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