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Smile
By Gleb Tolstov
posted (5 days ago)
36 votes

Rhino and shadow - This Rhinopias I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (5 days ago)
25 votes

Small nudibranch with sunlight
By Elena Li Pera
posted (5 days ago)
24 votes

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

This mantis shrimp portrait I've taken in indonesian waters. Have fun watching (-:
By Uwe Schmolke
posted (4 days ago)
21 votes

GX1+45MM+110A*2
By Ghost Chen
posted (5 days ago)
20 votes

Couple
By Nonna Pokras
posted (5 days ago)
20 votes

Silky shark
By Gleb Tolstov
posted (6 days ago)
18 votes

Clownfishes in sun rays
By Iyad Suleyman
posted (6 days ago)
18 votes

Angel Shark in Coloradas
By Juan Carlos Garcia Franco
posted (5 days ago)
18 votes
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Wide Angle - Close Focus

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Octopus trying to take my camera by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
Octopus trying to take my camera
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Editor's Comment
Great action !
votes: 38
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date posted posted: Monday, July 23, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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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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Elephant Ear by Tony Cherbas
Elephant Ear
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Well exposured and the fisheye lens helps the effect.
votes: 33
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date posted posted: Monday, November 05, 2012
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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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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Macro - Super macro

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Greenling Eggs Seattle, WA, U.S.A. by Tom Radio
Greenling Eggs
Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Well done exposure, an interesting subject & it somehow comes with a feeling of springtime....( or christmas ?? ).
votes: 30
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date posted posted: Monday, March 12, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Alicia mirabilis by Marco Gargiulo
Alicia mirabilis
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a delicate study Marco
votes: 62
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 12, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Eye of crab (taken with wetdiopter +15 homemade) by Iyad Suleyman
Eye of crab
(taken with wetdiopter +15 homemade)
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Considering the incredible small size of the subject, this one is an very interesting shot. No need of exotic critters....an eye of a hermid crab can do it...when the shot was done the right way ;-)
votes: 40
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date posted posted: Friday, June 08, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Blenny Poertrait Super-macro (Result of experiment wit... by Iyad Suleyman
Blenny Poertrait
Super-macro
(Result of experiment with +17 diopter)
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Nice closeup, Iyad !
votes: 56
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 15, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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"Blenny Portrait" Taken with +15 wet diopter by Iyad Suleyman
"Blenny Portrait"
Taken with +15 wet diopter
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Another great shot, Iyad. Subject, light & filling the frame : it all works !
votes: 40
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date posted posted: Monday, October 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Just a Little Guy Tiny Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker by Pat Gunderson
Just a Little Guy
Tiny Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker
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cool critter ;-)
votes: 26
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 25, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Lovely Couple, Pygmy Seahorses by Iyad Suleyman
Lovely Couple, Pygmy Seahorses
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Cute !!!! Iyad came up with several great shots last months ( again ! ) but this one simply touched the hearts :-)
votes: 63
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date posted posted: Monday, September 03, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blue Blenny with +10 SubSee wetdiopter and +2 Inon by Iyad Suleyman
Blue Blenny with +10 SubSee wetdiopter and +2 Inon
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Iyad's Blenny shots are reaching "cult" status !
votes: 56
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 25, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Fringed Blenny by Iyad Suleyman
Fringed Blenny
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well filled frame...and a nice small detail that each eye of that Blenny is looking to a different direction ;-)
votes: 32
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Commensal shrimp by Iyad Suleyman
Commensal shrimp
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The background works excellent on this one, Iyad.
votes: 42
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date posted posted: Friday, November 02, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Macro - Nudibranchia

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"Chromodoris collingwoodi" by Henry Jager
"Chromodoris collingwoodi"
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He did it again !! Sharpness and balance of colors are simply awesome !
votes: 52
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 01, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Canon Powershot S100 Fisheye Fix S100 Housing 1x Sea&... by Irwin Ang
Canon Powershot S100
Fisheye Fix S100 Housing
1x Sea&Sea YS110a Strobe with Snoot
+10 Subsee
DIY Snoot
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Always good to see what can be done with a compact camera !
votes: 12
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Fuchsia Flatworm@Kuroshimakita Island, Japan by Sherry Hsu
Fuchsia Flatworm@Kuroshimakita Island, Japan
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Lovely colours & pleasing composition, Sherry.
votes: 19
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 22, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Japan
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Chromodoris by Raoul Caprez
Chromodoris
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What's most beautiful of this Nudi is to see in this well made abstract shot :-)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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CHE BEL RIPARO by Salvatore Ianniello
CHE BEL RIPARO
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A Nudi under her umbrella ;-) Unusual shot with vivid colours and with a composition that simply works perfect. Let the Nudi just crawl 1 mm. more upwards and that tubeworm would disappear in his tube - A perfect timing as well. Great Job, Salvatore !
votes: 67
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 07, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Temperate Waters

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The Yawn - Red Rock Cod Twilight diving at Nelson Bay, A... by Ken Thongpila
The Yawn - Red Rock Cod
Twilight diving at Nelson Bay, Australia
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It's all about to wait for the right moment :-)
votes: 60
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date posted posted: Monday, March 19, 2012
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Freshwater

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"Rising" by Christian Vizl
"Rising"
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not from this world.......
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Time to go out ... :-( by Raoul Caprez
Time to go out ... :-(
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Stairway to heaven ;-)
votes: 21
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 25, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Diving in a cloud (sulphur layer at 30m deep in cenote E... by Raoul Caprez
Diving in a cloud
(sulphur layer at 30m deep in cenote El Pit)
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A very special scene, Raoul ! Not sure I want to dive in this, but the photo is awesome. What a thrilling athmosphere...;-)
votes: 31
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date posted posted: Monday, October 29, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Grand Cenote 374 Woman inside Grand Cenote in Tulum, Qui... by Christian Vizl
Grand Cenote 374
Woman inside Grand Cenote in Tulum, Quintana Roo, receiving the last rays of sun. Inspiring image transmitting the awe that this magnificent natural wonder produce on our souls...it`s crystal clear freshwater!
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Painting with light at its best, Christian ! And I love the pose of the model !
votes: 45
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date posted posted: Friday, April 20, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Woman playing tennis underwater, just for the fun of it! by Christian Vizl
Woman playing tennis underwater, just for the fun of it!
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With the right idea and a flash of creativity, even a pool shot can rock the house ;-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Mexico
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Havana & Coffee F8 1/250 iso 100 by Adolfo Maciocco
Havana & Coffee
F8 1/250 iso 100
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Good ideas never need exotic destinations ! Well done, Adolfo :-)
votes: 17
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 19, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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walking the bridge at Green Lake The classic shot :) by Mona Dienhart
walking the bridge at Green Lake
The classic shot smile
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A "classic shot" , but only for those who know the place ;-) Lovely scenery, unusual place....and look the the reflections of the diver on water surface..AND to his shadow below him ! Congratulations, Mona :-)
votes: 25
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date posted posted: Monday, May 28, 2012
date posted category: Freshwater
date posted location: Austria
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