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Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) in magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica).
Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
By Marco Faimali
posted Tuesday, January 12, 2010
56 votes

....
By Marco Faimali
posted Monday, January 11, 2010
54 votes

..under my soft umbrella!!
By Marco Faimali
posted Saturday, March 21, 2009
53 votes

...U-UFO!!.....(Underwater Unidentified Flying Organism)

This species of very large, strong-swimming sea slug (spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus) is one of the largest of all nudibranchs: in this case more than 60 cm in length.
By Marco Faimali
posted Thursday, March 19, 2009
48 votes

Little red coral (Corallium rubrum) into the epibenthic assemblages of a Mediterranean coralligenous reef in Portofino, Liguria, Italy.
By Marco Faimali
posted Thursday, April 09, 2009
45 votes

Sixth remoras under!

(Manta birostris and some fish from Echeneidae family)
By Marco Faimali
posted Friday, March 27, 2009
43 votes

The cold look of stingray

Taeniura meyeni (Black-Blotched Stingray)
By Marco Faimali
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009
42 votes

Tentacular flower......

(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
By Marco Faimali
posted Monday, February 22, 2010
42 votes

Tango......

Composition of different shots of Hexabranchus sanguineus (Spanish dancer) from my friend Roberto Bacigalupi
By Marco Faimali
posted Wednesday, March 03, 2010
42 votes

The Sentinel.....

(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
By Marco Faimali
posted Thursday, May 20, 2010
42 votes
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112 Images by Marco Faimali (ismar-Cnr) Found: Page 4  of  5
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Underwater Easter Eggs...........Happy Easter!!
(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
shortlistedShortlisted!
votes: 38
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Tango......
Composition of different shots of Hexabranchus sanguineus (Spanish dancer) from my friend Roberto Bacigalupi
shortlistedShortlisted!
votes: 42
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Mediterranean sea-gulls during night fishing....
(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
shortlistedShortlisted!
votes: 33
vote

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date posted posted: Monday, March 01, 2010
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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silhouette....
(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
votes: 18
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date posted posted: Friday, February 26, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Pink sunset in Trondheim (Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400)
votes: 22
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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Tentacular flower......
(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
shortlistedShortlisted!
votes: 42
vote
Quicksand! (photoshopped Stargazer)
Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes
votes: 28
vote
Blu star after the sunset! (Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).

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a technically difficult shot to balance up light sources - Kinda purple!
votes: 40
vote
unstable equilibrium!.......(anemones on nylon fishing-line)
Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes
votes: 30
vote
Night-ghost-swimming (Solenostomus paradoxus)
Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes
votes: 40
vote
Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) in magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica).
Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
votes: 56
vote
...."aliens" into the night.....(Diodon hystrix).
Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes.
votes: 54
vote
Leaf scorpion fish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes.
votes: 33
vote
Mediterranean yellow jewels! (Leptosammia pruvoti)
votes: 25
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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inter-species connection!
votes: 24
vote

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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 02, 2009
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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Gym(sea)Star!
Echinaster sepositus (Mediterranean red sea-star)
votes: 38
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 28, 2009
date posted category: Humorous
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum) in semi-dark cave (Marine Protected Area of Portofino)
votes: 17
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date posted posted: Monday, May 11, 2009
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Strange pigmentation of mediterranean jewel anemone (Corynactis viridis).
votes: 14
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date posted posted: Friday, May 08, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Another macro close-up shot of the sea anemone Radianthus magnifica
votes: 24
vote
Little red coral (Corallium rubrum) into the epibenthic assemblages of a Mediterranean coralligenous reef in Portofino, Liguria, Italy.
votes: 45
vote
Sixth remoras under!
(Manta birostris and some fish from Echeneidae family)
votes: 43
vote
Djibouti giant (Hexabranchus sanguineus) one of the world's biggest nudibranch (in this case more then 40 cm in length).
votes: 34
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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..under my soft umbrella!!
votes: 53
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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...U-UFO!!.....(Underwater Unidentified Flying Organism)
This species of very large, strong-swimming sea slug (spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus) is one of the largest of all nudibranchs: in this case more than 60 cm in length.
votes: 48
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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The call of the Christ of the Abyss.
"Il Cristo degli Abissi" is in the Mediterranean sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. It was placed in the water on 22 August 1954 at approximately 17 metres depth.
votes: 26
vote
The egg-case of spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus
canicula)
votes: 41
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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... to stand open-mouthed!....(Magnificent anemone, Radianthus magnifica)
votes: 30
vote
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