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Tu prenais du plaisir A faire des ronds dans l'eau... ;=)
By Bonduel Tanguy
posted Friday, December 02, 2011
137 votes

Spanish Shawl Nudibranch at Point Dume, Malibu.
By Sevag Mehterian
posted Tuesday, December 20, 2011
114 votes

Nautilus pompilius. Taken at LIFOU island, New Caledonia, in night dive. Very rare prehistorycal animal who lives very deep, so i had a chance to meet it
By Antonio Pastorelli
posted Monday, March 17, 2008
93 votes

Inspired by nearby competition, this male humpback put some serious power into this series of forward lunges. In 7 years of whale watching, I had never seen a lunge like this from this angle. Taken with a canon 350d and 70-300 lens.
By Tyania Diffin
posted Wednesday, May 31, 2006
92 votes

SHARKS
By Pedro L Burguera
posted Friday, January 25, 2008
91 votes

Overwater Bungalows-Moorea
By Frank Greco
posted Thursday, June 07, 2007
88 votes

This image was taken in Guadalupe Islanda in October 2008 using a Nikonos RS with a 20-35mm lens. THs film I used was Fuji Velvia 100 speed, f8 at approximately 125. Color corrected in photoshop CS.
By Steven Kl Smith
posted Tuesday, December 16, 2008
84 votes

Green Sea Turtle, South Kohala Coast, Hawaii - 2007 AUG 06
By Gus Saldana
posted Wednesday, December 05, 2007
82 votes

Red Eye Frog Costa Rica
By Doris Vierkoetter
posted Friday, October 28, 2011
82 votes

Ship wreck off Orchid Island, Taiwan.
By Steve Kuo
posted Thursday, December 28, 2006
81 votes
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Something different. by Stuart Ganz
Something different.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Dancing away... A Dendronotus Iris swimming (fleeing) ab... by Cindy Dugger
Dancing away... A Dendronotus Iris swimming (fleeing) above the wreck of the Ruby-E. An amazing find.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 16, 2012
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Whale shark swimming circles around our boat one magical ... by David Valencia
Whale shark swimming circles around our boat one magical day.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 16, 2012
date posted category: Over/Under (shots half topside, half U/W)
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Baitball action with silky sharks and yellowfin tuna. by David Valencia
Baitball action with silky sharks and yellowfin tuna.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 16, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
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This is where the whales roam. This image was taken off t... by Steven Anderson
This is where the whales roam. This image was taken off the coast of Maui.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 16, 2012
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
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Glowing on the reef. A spanish shawl nudibranch, common i... by Douglas Klug
Glowing on the reef. A spanish shawl nudibranch, common in california, can still make a brilliant image. Shot with a canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in an ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
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Better to go over than under.... :) Giant Sheep Crab han... by Matthew Fischbach
Better to go over than under.... smile Giant Sheep Crab hanging around inside a wreck...
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
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Whale shark swimming circles around roca partida, mex. by David Valencia
Whale shark swimming circles around roca partida, mex.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
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This friendly black manta played behind the boat for hour... by David Valencia
This friendly black manta played behind the boat for hours. It allowed everyone to jump in and have a play. He stayed on the surface the entire time.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012
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Puffer against the colorful Hawaiian reef. by Stuart Ganz
Puffer against the colorful Hawaiian reef.
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"Family Outing" - lots of playful and inquisitive Califor... by Terry Goss
"Family Outing" - lots of playful and inquisitive California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) among the Channel Islands. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, ambient light.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012
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"Contemplating the Rock" - me and my buddy Bob drift by t... by Terry Goss
"Contemplating the Rock" - me and my buddy Bob drift by the massive wall in an unnamed area of Beqa, scanning for critters; Nikon D70s in Ikelite, Nikkor 12-24mm, ambient light.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 14, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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This school of silky sharks stuck around roca partida for... by David Valencia
This school of silky sharks stuck around roca partida for at least three weeks. They came from the blue again and again. The school seemed to be largest in the mornings.
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These are false killer whales that frequent isla san bene... by David Valencia
These are false killer whales that frequent isla san benedicto. They can be very friendly and curious of divers. This day we ran into a huge aggregation of more than 200 individuals. Most were too busy to pay us any attention, but these two did.
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This striped marlin and dolphin tag-teamed the bait until... by David Valencia
This striped marlin and dolphin tag-teamed the bait until it was no more. They didn't attack it like you would expect. They moved slow and deliberate, as if the bait knew they didn't have a chance.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 13, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This diver and I watched numerous sailfish and even strip... by David Valencia
This diver and I watched numerous sailfish and even striped marlin feed on this tiny baitball. In our experience, there is more action on the smaller baitballs.
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Hanging around. Isla Socorro. D3 15mm by Mark Thomas
Hanging around.
Isla Socorro.
D3 15mm
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 12, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A great find in the Channel Islands, a horn shark (Hetero... by Terry Goss
A great find in the Channel Islands, a horn shark (Heterodontus francisci), one of the cutest of all sharks. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 12, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A young white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) frolics in t... by Terry Goss
A young white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) frolics in the sunlight, of the coast of Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. Nikon D70s in Ikelite, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 12, 2012
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A fierce yet patient garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) - t... by Terry Goss
A fierce yet patient garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) - the California State Fish - off the coast of Santa Rosa Island, CA. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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jacks - nikon D200 by Manfred Bail
jacks - nikon D200
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Cocos Islands
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Hello .. I am welcoming You to join UW Photo Community :) by Agung Djaja Rachwan
Hello .. I am welcoming You to join UW Photo Community smile
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date posted posted: Monday, July 09, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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The smallest of smallest sea-horses. by Larissa Roorda
The smallest of smallest sea-horses.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 09, 2012
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date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Coonstripe shrimp (Pandalus danae) showing that it was wi... by Cindy Dugger
Coonstripe shrimp (Pandalus danae) showing that it was wide awake and ready for a fight. Taken at "The Garden Spot" near Anacapa Island, with a Sony NEX-7, (2) - Inon S-2000 strobes and a single Inon UCL-165M67 close-up lens.
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California Brown Pelican. by Matthew Fischbach
California Brown Pelican.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 08, 2012
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An elegant Whale Shark with its Remoras .. by Agung Djaja Rachwan
An elegant Whale Shark with its Remoras ..
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Limacia cockerel taken at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with ... by Cindy Dugger
Limacia cockerel taken at Anacapa Island, CA. Shot with a Sony NEX-7, 2 - Inon S-2000 strobes and 2 - stacked Inon UCL-165M67 close up lenses.
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