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Dive site is Bai Su at Whale Island, Vietnam. Taken 2010 with no strobes.
By Ricardo Gonzalez
posted Wednesday, September 15, 2010
86 votes

A crab taking a ride in a jelly fish
By Andrew Macleod
posted Thursday, September 18, 2008
81 votes

Charging Nudi. Taken in Tenggol with Canon G9, Inon Z240 & lenses. Full frame.
By Edvin Eng
posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008
79 votes

My reflection in my dive-buddy's bubbles. I use the Casio Exilim ZX1200
By Andrew Macleod
posted Friday, September 19, 2008
70 votes

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a large sea cucumber. <><><><>Canon G9, full frame shot with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
By Brian Mayes
posted Saturday, July 12, 2008
69 votes

Jellyfish & Sun Ray. Taken in Redang, with Canon Ixus750
By Joe Teo
posted Friday, July 10, 2009
66 votes

This is the Mirror effect of a friendly and curious Batfish couple! Taken in Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, on the Secret Wreck alias Fish Heaven Dive site.
By Cynthia Campbell
posted Saturday, June 11, 2011
65 votes

This charming little Red-Papulose Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris rubropapillosa) is one of the predator nudibranchs that hunts down and eats other nudibranchs. ..¸><((((º>·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, August 10, 2008
65 votes

EYE Love You! Full Frame Close Up Filter - X Magnifier - new powerful Inon Z240 Strobes. Same crappy Canon Xti. But what a difference good Quality Strobe make.
By Jeff Chua De Guzman
posted Sunday, March 30, 2008
65 votes

Fire
By Paul Ng
posted Wednesday, November 16, 2011
63 votes
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baby porcelain crab fishing from the top of a sea pen by Alan Johnson
baby porcelain crab fishing from the top of a sea pen
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date posted posted: (2 days ago)
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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hippocampus pigmy seahorse , Lembeh, Sulawesi by Alan Johnson
hippocampus pigmy seahorse , Lembeh, Sulawesi
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date posted posted: (4 days ago)
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a whip coral Goby with parasite , taken in Lembeh Sulawesi by Alan Johnson
a whip coral Goby with parasite , taken in Lembeh Sulawesi
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The Pikachu Tenggol Island, Malaysia. Canon Powershot S... by Irwin Ang
The Pikachu
Tenggol Island, Malaysia.
Canon Powershot S100
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date posted posted: (5 days ago)
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Bicycle for Rent, Interested? by Munawir Muslim
Bicycle for Rent, Interested?
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date posted posted: (last week)
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Candid shot of diver taking photo at Tioman Island, Malaysia by Munawir Muslim
Candid shot of diver taking photo at Tioman Island, Malaysia
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Heart shaped Sunlight. Redang Island, Malaysia. April 2013 by Irwin Ang
Heart shaped Sunlight.
Redang Island, Malaysia. April 2013
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I'm trying hard to claim.. Tenggol Island, Malaysia. Mar... by Irwin Ang
I'm trying hard to claim..
Tenggol Island, Malaysia. March 2013
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Monday Bluuuuueee!! Sea Star Scale Worm ( Asterophilia c... by Irwin Ang
Monday Bluuuuueee!!
Sea Star Scale Worm ( Asterophilia carlae )
Dayand Island, Malaysia. March 2013
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
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Tuesday Blue ahead =) by Irwin Ang
Tuesday Blue ahead =)
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date posted posted: Monday, March 18, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Hairy seahorse by Richard (qingran) Meng
Hairy seahorse
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Flatworms Redang, Malaysia. March 2013 Canon Powersho... by Irwin Ang
Flatworms
Redang, Malaysia. March 2013
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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Psychedelic Batwing Slug ( Sagaminopteron Psychedelicum )... by Irwin Ang
Psychedelic Batwing Slug ( Sagaminopteron Psychedelicum )
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date posted posted: Monday, March 04, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
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This is the tail end of a typhoon which passed over the P... by Richard Eidal
This is the tail end of a typhoon which passed over the Philippines. The rain and wind had just stopped and the clouds cleared up as the sun was setting.
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date posted posted: Friday, March 01, 2013
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Taken in a dive at Puerto Galera. This little guy was cu... by Richard Eidal
Taken in a dive at Puerto Galera. This little guy was curious and all alone.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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This monstrous 4m Sailfish passed by at some speed, unfor... by Miles Jackson
This monstrous 4m Sailfish passed by at some speed, unfortunately for me I was facing directly into the sun whilst trying to photograph her.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 20, 2013
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date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Batfish visits a cleaning station during a dawn dive. by Miles Jackson
Batfish visits a cleaning station during a dawn dive.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Susanne admires a majestic Whaleshark by Miles Jackson
Susanne admires a majestic Whaleshark
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date posted posted: Friday, February 08, 2013
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Cuttlefish by Lawrence Lee
Cuttlefish
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 07, 2013
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Brown Marbled Grouper poses for a second shot by Miles Jackson
Brown Marbled Grouper poses for a second shot
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 03, 2013
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Curious Brown Marbled Grouper loves posing for the camera by Miles Jackson
Curious Brown Marbled Grouper loves posing for the camera
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 02, 2013
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A tiny juvenile Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion occ... by Paul Flandinette
A tiny juvenile Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion occellaris) nestles in the safety of the arms of this Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) which are deadly to other fish species
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date posted posted: Friday, February 01, 2013
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Twin Chromodoris by Miles Jackson
Twin Chromodoris
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Eye-Spy a Durban Dancing Shrimp by Miles Jackson
Eye-Spy a Durban Dancing Shrimp
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Fire Urchin showing all it glow. by Marylin Batt
Fire Urchin showing all it glow.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 27, 2013
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Hello Saddleback Anenomefish! by Miles Jackson
Hello Saddleback Anenomefish!
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Bull Shark swims close by Miles Jackson
Bull Shark swims close
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 26, 2013
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