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Smile
By Gleb Tolstov
posted (4 days ago)
33 votes

Rhino and shadow - This Rhinopias I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (4 days ago)
24 votes

Small nudibranch with sunlight
By Elena Li Pera
posted (4 days ago)
24 votes

small blennie on a seapen
By Beate Seiler
posted (4 days ago)
22 votes

Couple
By Nonna Pokras
posted (4 days ago)
20 votes

GX1+45MM+110A*2
By Ghost Chen
posted (4 days ago)
18 votes

Angel Shark in Coloradas
By Juan Carlos Garcia Franco
posted (4 days ago)
18 votes

This mantis shrimp portrait I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (3 days ago)
18 votes

Hypselodoris Bullockii
By Iyad Suleyman
posted (3 days ago)
17 votes

supermacro, because this little baby rhinopia was less than 1 inch , we found him on 90 feet, alone , poor litle baby !
By Beate Seiler
posted (4 days ago)
17 votes
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Sharks

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This guy makes a GW look tame :) by Allen Walker
This guy makes a GW look tame smile
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Editor's Comment
A simple change of perspective comes with a great result :-)
votes: 27
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 21, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Dark Waters, Yap Island, Micronesia by Dieter Kudler
Dark Waters, Yap Island, Micronesia
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Over/Under night shark shot :-) Nice pose, some proper dynamic....and I liked the reflections !
votes: 30
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 13, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Philippine Sea Micronesia
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In Yo Face!!!!!! Reef Shark looking at me up close at Gin... by Steven Anderson
In Yo Face!!!!!! Reef Shark looking at me up close at Ginormous Reef - Bahamas
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Beauty reduced to it's inner core ! Great portrait and it works well in B/W.
votes: 17
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 04, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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"Great Apparition" by Christian Vizl
"Great Apparition"
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Brilliant shark shot with superb light and the "splash in effect" gives the little extra. Very well done, Christian. Save the sharks !
votes: 46
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Whitetip reef shark portrait by Oscar Miralpeix
Whitetip reef shark portrait
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Nice shark portrait, Oscar !
votes: 23
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date posted posted: Monday, November 12, 2012
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Macro - Close-Up

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Blastomussa spp. by Sergey Lisitsyn
Blastomussa spp.
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Looks simple but it is really not easy to prevent outburning of these extreme colours. Nice structures, nice colours and pleasing DOF.
votes: 28
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date posted posted: Monday, November 05, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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"Exotic king" Marble Shrimp by Iyad Suleyman
"Exotic king"
Marble Shrimp
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Editor's Comment
Lots of details in here and the subject is well isolated.
votes: 67
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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ABSTRACT WORLD by Mona Dienhart
ABSTRACT WORLD
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Beautifull colors !!
votes: 44
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Like ready to eat my lens :-) by Raoul Caprez
Like ready to eat my lens :-)
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That's how even a lionfish can become a attractive subject again !!
votes: 41
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 18, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Mediterranean scorpionfish portrait (Scorpaena scrofa) by Marco Faimali (ismar-Cnr)
Mediterranean scorpionfish portrait (Scorpaena scrofa)
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Well worked out details. This photo shows the most interesting of this species.
votes: 7
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Lizzardfish catched a reeffish during a dive at the house... by Goos Van Der Heide
Lizzardfish catched a reeffish during a dive at the housereef of Puerto Galera,Phillipines
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Nice behaviour shot !
votes: 22
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Healthy Growth. Kelp bladders growing. Shot with a Canon ... by Douglas Klug
Healthy Growth. Kelp bladders growing. Shot with a Canon Rebel T4i in Ike Housing with 100mm f/2.8 macro and dual ds51 strobes.
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common subject captured in a interesting way.
votes: 24
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Peppermint shrimp in branching vase sponge lit from exter... by William Goodwin
Peppermint shrimp in branching vase sponge lit from exterior with video torch - no crop.
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A nicely done "frame in a frame" and the Bokeh works well.
votes: 23
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date posted posted: Monday, December 03, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Crab Hang on Sea Urchin.. by Rebai Patrick
Crab Hang on Sea Urchin..
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An artful macro shot that simply hops out of the crowd !
votes: 34
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 08, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Sunny Side Up by Yagit Diver
Sunny Side Up
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nice portrait :-)
votes: 17
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date posted posted: Monday, December 24, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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"ROCKING HORSE" by Isabella Maffei
"ROCKING HORSE"
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Stunning lightning, clever usage of negative space, proper sharpness...and a difficult to exposure subject shooted in master-quality. Very well done, Isabella !
votes: 38
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Reflections by Gleb Tolstov
Reflections
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successful reflection....even shooted from behind ;-)
votes: 29
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 02, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Hungry? by Reidar Opem
Hungry?
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What's left after we have played with all available toys & gadgets ? Yes : Behaviour shots ! Reidar shows us a way of future with this incredible shot. A tricky to exposure subject well mastered :-)
votes: 60
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 16, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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trying to square the circle with this ascidians choir by Mathieu Foulquié
trying to square the circle with this ascidians choir
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One of the very few cases where a square crop works. The fisheye-lens effect boosts the composition as well. Sometimes, the simpliest things can become the greatest models :-)
votes: 54
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Winking pipefish by Pietro Cremone
Winking pipefish
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Is this one blinking to us, Pietro ?
votes: 29
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date posted posted: Monday, April 23, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"When size matters" II by Carlos Pérez
"When size matters" II
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Nice behaviour shot, Carlos !
votes: 27
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Thorny Seahorse by John Clifford
Thorny Seahorse
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Good idea to make it diagonal, John !
votes: 22
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date posted posted: Friday, May 04, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sibuyan Sea Philippines
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Wide Angle - Close Focus

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"SAD MOMENTS" Today I've seen a very long fishing net fi... by Roland Bach
"SAD MOMENTS"
Today I've seen a very long fishing net fixed on the bottom. Representative of so many animals in the net I show you this poor scorpion fish. On this spot is fishing absolutely forbidden. Sorry, even those images must be documented.
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Not only that this is a good shot with superb exposure, it also wakes us all up and reminds us what we are diving and shooting for. A very clear message in your photo, Roland....and this makes it a well deserved winner-shot :-)
votes: 42
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Tube sponges off Roatan Honduras by Steven Anderson
Tube sponges off Roatan Honduras
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Just to proof that Steven does not know only how to shoot sharks ;-)
votes: 32
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 04, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Spider Crab on the Pier. by Richard Wylie
Spider Crab on the Pier.
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Strong & dynamic shadows, great sunrays without a outburned sunball, good contrast and a great composition. Looks like a double exposure but it's not - No need to play with "tricks" if you know how to use your gear ;-) Impressive shot, Richard !
votes: 54
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 06, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Stairway of flowers by Pietro Cremone
Stairway of flowers
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Nice diagonal line, Pietro :-)
votes: 26
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 01, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Planet by Tony Cherbas
Planet
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Meeting of 2 universes. A shot that drives our fantasy : simple, spheric, genius...and well photographed !
votes: 39
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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