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Two Two bar Clown fish at their anemone with recently lai... by Chris Pienaar
Two Two bar Clown fish at their anemone with recently laid egss in the foreground. the eggs become darker as the mature
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 3, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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In the north Ari Atoll small stingrays came close to shor... by Rasmus Raahauge
In the north Ari Atoll small stingrays came close to shore, an excellent opportunity for practicing over-under shots
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 1, 2016
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Painted face by Chris Pienaar
Painted face
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date posted posted: Monday, February 29, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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I was recovering from a shooting a whip coral goby in a s... by Chris Pienaar
I was recovering from a shooting a whip coral goby in a strenuous position when I saw this interaction just a bit above me. The Angelfish kept returning even when the wrasse was nipping it a bit painfully from time to time.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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A golden Nembrotha, Nembrotha aurea on Hotspots reef. by Chris Pienaar
A golden Nembrotha, Nembrotha aurea on Hotspots reef.
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date posted posted: Friday, February 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Two Yellow (Cubic) boxfish swimming in almost a mirror im... by Chris Pienaar
Two Yellow (Cubic) boxfish swimming in almost a mirror image in a pocket on Rooneys, Sodwana
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date posted posted: Friday, February 26, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Nosestripe anemonefish or skunk clownfish by Chris Pienaar
Nosestripe anemonefish or skunk clownfish
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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I love the way that light changes the scene underwater fr... by Chris Pienaar
I love the way that light changes the scene underwater from a drab blue grey to these contrasting bright colours. Horseshoe Hawkfish in coral
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Thresher shark by Xiaoqian Cui
Thresher shark
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Mantas in Hanifaru Lagoon, Maldives by Alberto Gallucci
Mantas in Hanifaru Lagoon, Maldives
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A tiny wreck at 35 meters by Xiaoqian Cui
A tiny wreck at 35 meters
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Hairy squat lobster by Xiaoqian Cui
Hairy squat lobster
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date posted posted: Monday, February 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Night dive urchin closed up for the evening , looks amazing by Helen Hansen
Night dive urchin closed up for the evening , looks amazing
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date posted posted: Monday, February 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Thailand
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A blue ribbon eel shouting at me to keep my distance. by Chris Pienaar
A blue ribbon eel shouting at me to keep my distance.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Leaf scorpion fish by Xiaoqian Cui
Leaf scorpion fish
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 20, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Anemonefish by Leena Roy
Anemonefish
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date posted posted: Friday, February 19, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Djibouti
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Lovely clever life by Xiaoqian Cui
Lovely clever life
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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My little boy playing in the water in the Maldives by Rasmus Raahauge
My little boy playing in the water in the Maldives
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Facial- I needed a yellow mouthed eel to replace a bungle... by Chris Pienaar
Facial- I needed a yellow mouthed eel to replace a bungled shot in my portfolio for the Sodwana Shootout 2015 on the last day. Found this one with two minutes dive time left
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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I don't want to move,I don't care anything,I'm a lazy turtle by Xiaoqian Cui
I don't want to move,I don't care anything,I'm a lazy turtle
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Anemonefish & Lory by Marco Gargiulo
Anemonefish & Lory
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Clownfish family & Lory by Marco Gargiulo
Clownfish family & Lory
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Lovely nudibranch,very nice color by Xiaoqian Cui
Lovely nudibranch,very nice color
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Small lion fish by Helen Hansen
Small lion fish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2016
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Thailand
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Have you ever seen three frog fish parking together?it wa... by Xiaoqian Cui
Have you ever seen three frog fish parking together?it was so funny -- dude,this is a great parking place.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Platax by Alberto Gallucci
Platax
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Reef Busy-ness by Chris Pienaar
Reef Busy-ness
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date posted posted: Monday, February 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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