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We were underwater at about 45ft. at a cleaning station waiting for what seemed forever. Then after 40 minutes out of the blue comes this huge Manta flying gracefully overhead. This was the first Manta we had ever seen and Wow! what a beauty.
By Rick Ouellette
posted Monday, November 16, 2009
81 votes

This Decorator War Bonnet was shot on the world famous Browning Wall near Port Hardy B.C. The wall drops off to hundreds of feet. I used a Nikon D2X with a 105 macro lense.
By Wendy Carey
posted Friday, May 07, 2010
78 votes

Port Hardy Brown Irish Lord.Olympus SP500-UZ in an Ikelite Housing with a Sea& Sea YS90Dx strobe.
By Rick Ouellette
posted Monday, September 04, 2006
73 votes

Un-named wreck in Lake Ontario, Canada, near Picton. Depth 170'.
By Tom Wilson
posted Friday, August 08, 2008
66 votes

Common Jellyfish.
By Robert Polo
posted Sunday, February 13, 2011
66 votes

Hermit crab in pink
By Robert Polo
posted Thursday, December 30, 2010
58 votes

Free Ride! A small crab hitches a ride on a Red eye Medusa Jellyfish. Port Hardy, B.C. Canada
By Rand Mcmeins
posted Wednesday, January 14, 2009
57 votes

Warbonnet portrait
By Robert Polo
posted Sunday, October 09, 2011
56 votes

Simple, cold water shot.
By Robert Polo
posted Wednesday, February 09, 2011
55 votes

Nudibranch
By Robert Polo
posted Tuesday, October 11, 2011
54 votes
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View of Chantry Island, with Lighthouse, from Southhampto... by David Gilchrist
View of Chantry Island, with Lighthouse, from Southhampton Beach, Lake Huron
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Wolf Eel..My sea andn sea DGX-1 was crapping out.. Took a... by Len Nuttall
Wolf Eel..My sea andn sea DGX-1 was crapping out.. Took a lot of photos but most of them look good only in black and white...Time to upgrade...
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A Baby Long Fin Gunnel This little guy is only 1.5 inch... by Marc Damant
A Baby Long Fin Gunnel
This little guy is only 1.5 inches long and sat still for a close up just long enough to show off his true colours
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Pacific Bay Pipefish This one seemed interested in the r... by Marc Damant
Pacific Bay Pipefish
This one seemed interested in the reflection of my port and allowed me to get very close to it (2-3 inches).
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On Guard Male Ling Cod guarding a mass of eggs in the ba... by Marc Damant
On Guard
Male Ling Cod guarding a mass of eggs in the background. I couldn't get to close a he would run me off.
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Small locomotive in Sherkston Quarry. About a century und... by David Gilchrist
Small locomotive in Sherkston Quarry. About a century underwater and still on the tracks at this limestone quarry near Lake Erie.
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Checking us out! This curious Sea Lion played with us fo... by Marc Damant
Checking us out!
This curious Sea Lion played with us for 4-5 minutes before speeding off.
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Diver swims over one of two locomotives at bottom of Sher... by David Gilchrist
Diver swims over one of two locomotives at bottom of Sherkston Quarry near Lake Erie.
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Portrait of a Warbonnet This Decorated Warbonnet was jus... by Marc Damant
Portrait of a Warbonnet
This Decorated Warbonnet was just starting to come out and hunt on a dusk dive. He paused for a couple photos before successfully hunting and eating several prawns.
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Colour Testure Dignity Grunt Sculpin with extreme close ... by Marc Damant
Colour Testure Dignity
Grunt Sculpin with extreme close up. I love all the colour and the many textures and contours.
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All Eyes on Beauty! A nest of Kelp Greenling eggs just a... by Marc Damant
All Eyes on Beauty!
A nest of Kelp Greenling eggs just about to hatch surrounding a Feather Duster worm
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The Hunting Dragon A Giant Nudibranch with a successful ... by Marc Damant
The Hunting Dragon
A Giant Nudibranch with a successful hunt on a tube dwelling anemone.
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Decorated War Bonnet on eggs in a Boot Sponge. Taken on a... by Marc Damant
Decorated War Bonnet on eggs in a Boot Sponge. Taken on a Canon T2I in a Aquatica housing with a Canon 100mm Macro.
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I call this one "Translucent Hunger" Hooded Nudibranch o... by Marc Damant
I call this one "Translucent Hunger"
Hooded Nudibranch on eel grass
Taken with a Canon T2I and Canon 100mm macro and +5 diopter on an Aquatica housing
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Hanging with friends On a safety stop just off shore som... by Marc Damant
Hanging with friends
On a safety stop just off shore some playful Stellar and Californian sea lions came out to play.
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Sleepy Baby by Pat Gunderson
Sleepy Baby
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Using cave diving procedures, a technical diver winds up ... by Michael Grebler
Using cave diving procedures, a technical diver winds up his reel on his way back to the entry point of the ice covered waters of Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V, 12mm lens + dual strobes. Scanned from the negative.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 28, 2013
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A diver enters the water from the ice edge in Morrison's ... by Michael Grebler
A diver enters the water from the ice edge in Morrison's Quarry. Nikonos V with 12mm Sea & Sea lens, Kodak 400 asa colour film scanned and converted into B&W in PS. Slightly cropped and scratches removed.
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Where's the Water? I'm ready to go! by David Gilchrist
Where's the Water? I'm ready to go!
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Early Morning Beach Scene Lake Ontario, Photo near French... by David Gilchrist
Early Morning Beach Scene Lake Ontario, Photo near Frenchman's Bay, Pickering. ( while waiting for our buddies to show up)
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From my home in the magic of the Canadian Rockies of Brit... by Rick Tegeler
From my home in the magic of the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia to all of yours... wishing everyone a safe, happy, prosperous and healthy holiday season and New Year...
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date posted posted: Monday, December 24, 2012
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Lost off Halifax in March 1920, the stern of the "Bohemia... by Michael Grebler
Lost off Halifax in March 1920, the stern of the "Bohemian" lies broken apart at a depth of 80-feet. Nikonos V, 12mm Sea&Sea lens, 3200 ASA B&W film, manual exposure in natural light.
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Portrait of dive buddy team in Morrison's Quarry with the... by Michael Grebler
Portrait of dive buddy team in Morrison's Quarry with the white quarry cliffs visible through Snell's window. Nikonos V, Sea & Sea 12mm lens, natural light, Kodak 400 film, manual exposure. Colour corrected in PS.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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A white-lined dirona off of Vancouver Island British Colu... by J. Daniel Horovatin
A white-lined dirona off of Vancouver Island British Columbia
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 17, 2012
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A reef crab having a bite to eat. Can anyone help with id... by J. Daniel Horovatin
A reef crab having a bite to eat. Can anyone help with identification?
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Snail by Stéphane Primatesta
Snail
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Self Portrait while out to test a new Sea &Sea YS-D1 st... by David Gilchrist
Self Portrait while out to test a new Sea &Sea YS-D1 strobe. Canon S100 in Canon Waterproof Case, Nikon SB 105 strobe fill flash.
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