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Girls swimming in the clear waters of Tarawera River Note: A pre-digital photo, Nikon F90, no flash
By Daniel Poloha
posted (Last month)
14 votes

A cropped image, visibility was ~0.5m that day after a heavy rain :(
By Daniel Poloha
posted (last week)
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Cathedral Cove, NZ by Stephen Holinski
Cathedral Cove, NZ
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 14, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: New Zealand
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Eel Study. Two morays pose for my buddy at the Poor Knigh... by Richard Harris
Eel Study. Two morays pose for my buddy at the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 13, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Tambja nudibranch from Poor Knights. <><><> Canon G9, Ino... by Brian Mayes
Tambja nudibranch from Poor Knights. <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Massive Bull Kelp in New Zealand. Canon A630 by Stephen Holinski
Massive Bull Kelp in New Zealand. Canon A630
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: New Zealand
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Speckled Moray. Poorknights, New Zealand. Nik F90x in ... by Jessica Rousseau
Speckled Moray. Poorknights, New Zealand. Nik F90x in Subal, singal strobe, Veliva 100. These Eels can be very inquisitive and come out of their holes to sniff around, they get CLOSE!
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date posted posted: Monday, September 08, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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A goat fish taken with 60mm Nikon with F90x in a subal, s... by Jessica Rousseau
A goat fish taken with 60mm Nikon with F90x in a subal, single strobe. Velvia 100 film. Poorknights New Zealand.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 07, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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It's a sponge taken at about 40 metres. I liked the shap... by Jessica Rousseau
It's a sponge taken at about 40 metres. I liked the shape, making it look like something from space. Taken with Nikon F90x in a miniflex, 60mm macros lens and a single Sea&sea ys60 Strobe. Taken at the Poor Knights islands where I used to work.
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date posted posted: Friday, September 05, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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A mean looking Speckled Moray (Gymnothorax obesus) with w... by Brian Mayes
A mean looking Speckled Moray (Gymnothorax obesus) with wide mouth threat posture. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 02, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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A smiling (well sort of ) Scaly-headed Triplefin (Karalep... by Brian Mayes
A smiling (well sort of ) Scaly-headed Triplefin (Karalepis stewarti). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Monday, June 30, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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A huge Northern Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis) fill... by Brian Mayes
A huge Northern Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis) filling my frame, maybe it's time to get a wide angle lens. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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Yes, let's make wide angle the next big thing!
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 29, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Pucker up for this Solitary Hard Coral (Monomyces rubrum)... by Brian Mayes
Pucker up for this Solitary Hard Coral (Monomyces rubrum). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 28, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Portrait of a goofy Grey Moray (Gymnothorax nubilus). <><... by Brian Mayes
Portrait of a goofy Grey Moray (Gymnothorax nubilus). <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Friday, June 27, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Blue green monster from the deep, aka. Verco's Tambja (Ta... by Brian Mayes
Blue green monster from the deep, aka. Verco's Tambja (Tambja verconis). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 26, 2008
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Portrait of a Spectacled Triplefin (Ruanoho whero) perch... by Brian Mayes
Portrait of a Spectacled Triplefin (Ruanoho whero) perched on his fins. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
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"Patterns" of a Starfish (Ophidiaster sp.) close up. <><>... by Brian Mayes
"Patterns" of a Starfish (Ophidiaster sp.) close up. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
date posted category: Temperate Waters
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A Variable Triplefin (Forsterygion varium) resting on a b... by Brian Mayes
A Variable Triplefin (Forsterygion varium) resting on a bed of orange sponge. <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Monday, June 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Variable Nudibranch (Apheldoris luctuosa) or is it a vamp... by Brian Mayes
Variable Nudibranch (Apheldoris luctuosa) or is it a vampire nudi with fangs? <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
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Pure gold, a Yaldwyn's Triplefin (Notoclinops yaldwyni). ... by Brian Mayes
Pure gold, a Yaldwyn's Triplefin (Notoclinops yaldwyni). <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 21, 2008
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Verco's Tambja (Tambja verconis) with it's electric blue ... by Brian Mayes
Verco's Tambja (Tambja verconis) with it's electric blue colouring. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Friday, June 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
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A colourful Spanish lobster (Arctites antipodum) doing it... by Brian Mayes
A colourful Spanish lobster (Arctites antipodum) doing it's tank impression. <> <> <> <> Canon G9

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It's also called a slipper lobster is it not?
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 19, 2008
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A shy and well camouflaged Sea Horse (Hippocampus abdomin... by Brian Mayes
A shy and well camouflaged Sea Horse (Hippocampus abdominalis) hiding in some shallow weeds. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Verco's Tambja (Tambja verconis) laying an egg ring. <><>... by Brian Mayes
Verco's Tambja (Tambja verconis) laying an egg ring. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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I was taking wide angle shots of colourful sponges in a s... by Brian Mayes
I was taking wide angle shots of colourful sponges in a small cave, when I noticed this Red Pigfish (Bodianus unimaculatus) looking at it's reflection in the air bubble above me. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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Huge Northern Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis), Canon... by Brian Mayes
Huge Northern Scorpionfish (Scorpaena cardinalis), Canon G9 at 35mm equivalent, makes me wish for a wide angle lens.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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"Dont mess with me!"............................ A snarli... by Brian Mayes
"Dont mess with me!"............................ A snarling Mosaic Moray (Gymnothorax prionodon) <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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Lord Howe Coralfish (Amphichaetodon howensis) with Red Ho... by Brian Mayes
Lord Howe Coralfish (Amphichaetodon howensis) with Red Hogfish in background. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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"WATCH OUT!, Don't get too close". Sea Urchin (Heliocidar... by Brian Mayes
"WATCH OUT!, Don't get too close". Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris tuberculatus) <> <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165's Macro Lenses
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