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Cuttlefish at Bare Island. Sydney, Australia
By Ken Thongpila
posted Monday, July 20, 2009
74 votes

Nudibranch - Chromodoris kunei
Manado, Indonesia
By Ken Thongpila
posted Sunday, October 09, 2011
67 votes

Nudibranch - Polycera capensis
Pipeline Dive Site in Nelson Bay, Australia
By Ken Thongpila
posted Saturday, March 19, 2011
64 votes


By Ken Thongpila
posted Saturday, August 15, 2009
62 votes

The Yawn - Red Rock Cod
Twilight diving at Nelson Bay, Australia
By Ken Thongpila
posted Monday, March 19, 2012
61 votes


By Ken Thongpila
posted Sunday, August 16, 2009
60 votes

Facing with Banded Sea Snake
By Ken Thongpila
posted Thursday, October 13, 2011
55 votes

Spotted Porcellanid Crab at Similan Island
By Ken Thongpila
posted Friday, July 17, 2009
52 votes

This is when a turtle from Malaysia meets the sunset in Australia.
Using Photoshop, filter distort and artistic.
By Ken Thongpila
posted Saturday, July 25, 2009
50 votes

A Beautiful Colour of Red-Lined Flabellina at Nelson Bay, Australia
By Ken Thongpila
posted Sunday, July 19, 2009
49 votes
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Nudibranch - Polycera hedgpethi
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date posted posted: Monday, March 26, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Close up with Octopus
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 22, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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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: 61
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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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Harlequin shrimp by Ken Thongpila
Harlequin shrimp
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votes: 46
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Facing with Banded Sea Snake by Ken Thongpila
Facing with Banded Sea Snake
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votes: 55
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Nudibranch - Chromodoris kunei
Manado, Indonesia by Ken Thongpila
Nudibranch - Chromodoris kunei
Manado, Indonesia
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votes: 67
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 09, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Striped Pyjama Squid at Nelson Bay, Australia by Ken Thongpila
Striped Pyjama Squid at Nelson Bay, Australia
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votes: 48
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 04, 2011
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Celebes Sea Australia
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Trumpetfish at Lembeh, Indonesia by Ken Thongpila
Trumpetfish at Lembeh, Indonesia
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2011
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a different angle on this subject Ken
votes: 46
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Yellow Boxfish... Similan Island Dive Site by Ken Thongpila
Yellow Boxfish... Similan Island Dive Site
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votes: 45
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Giant cuttlefish... North Head, Sydney Harbour Divesite by Ken Thongpila
Giant cuttlefish... North Head, Sydney Harbour Divesite
votes: 42
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2011
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Nudibranch - Polycera capensis
Pipeline Dive Site in Nel... by Ken Thongpila
Nudibranch - Polycera capensis
Pipeline Dive Site in Nelson Bay, Australia
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votes: 64
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"Underwater Traffish Light" (Eyes). Red = Red-barred Rock... by Ken Thongpila
"Underwater Traffish Light" (Eyes). Red = Red-barred Rockcod, Amber = Leopard Flounder and Green = Kelpfish :-)
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votes: 41
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"Wobbegong" On a night dive at Fly Point in Nelson Bay, A... by Ken Thongpila
"Wobbegong" On a night dive at Fly Point in Nelson Bay, Australia.
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votes: 40
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date posted posted: Friday, December 18, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Hexarbanchidae - Spanish Dancer, Dancing about 10 minutes... by Ken Thongpila
Hexarbanchidae - Spanish Dancer, Dancing about 10 minutes at Third Reef, Malabar in Lord Howe Island, Australia
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votes: 48
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Nudibanch (Tsuruga Bay Favorinus) Laying Eggs at Fly Poin... by Ken Thongpila
Nudibanch (Tsuruga Bay Favorinus) Laying Eggs at Fly Point. Nelson Bay, Australia. With 6x Macro Lens.... No Cropping :-)
votes: 39
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"Octopus Eye" At Clifton Garden, Sydney Harbour, Australi... by Ken Thongpila
"Octopus Eye" At Clifton Garden, Sydney Harbour, Australia.
With 6x Macro Lens.... No Cropping :-)
votes: 36
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 08, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"Teeth" Port Jackson Shark at Shelly Beach Dive Site in S... by Ken Thongpila
"Teeth" Port Jackson Shark at Shelly Beach Dive Site in Sydney Manly, Australia
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votes: 60
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 16, 2009
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"EYE" Eastern Shovelnose Ray. Fly Point Dive Site in Nels... by Ken Thongpila
"EYE" Eastern Shovelnose Ray. Fly Point Dive Site in Nelson Bay, Australia... No Cropping :-)
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votes: 62
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Bubble Coral Shrimp at Kapalai Island, Malaysia by Ken Thongpila
Bubble Coral Shrimp at Kapalai Island, Malaysia
votes: 39
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 02, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Variable Aphelodoris at Bare Island Dive Site in Botany B... by Ken Thongpila
Variable Aphelodoris at Bare Island Dive Site in Botany Bay, Australia
votes: 48
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Graceful Spindle Cowry at Cod Hole Dive Site in Byron Bay... by Ken Thongpila
Graceful Spindle Cowry at Cod Hole Dive Site in Byron Bay, Australia
votes: 36
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date posted posted: Monday, July 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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This is when a turtle from Malaysia meets the sunset in A... by Ken Thongpila
This is when a turtle from Malaysia meets the sunset in Australia.
Using Photoshop, filter distort and artistic.
votes: 50
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 25, 2009
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Leaf Fish at Barracuda Point dive site, Sipadan by Ken Thongpila
Leaf Fish at Barracuda Point dive site, Sipadan
votes: 44
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date posted posted: Friday, July 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Abstract photo of Cuttlefish eye at Nelson Bay, Australia. by Ken Thongpila
Abstract photo of Cuttlefish eye at Nelson Bay, Australia.
votes: 39
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Seahorse at Pipeline Dive Site in Nelson Bay, Australia by Ken Thongpila
Seahorse at Pipeline Dive Site in Nelson Bay, Australia
votes: 40
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Cuttlefish at Bare Island. Sydney, Australia by Ken Thongpila
Cuttlefish at Bare Island. Sydney, Australia
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superb study Ken
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A Beautiful Colour of Red-Lined Flabellina at Nelson Bay,... by Ken Thongpila
A Beautiful Colour of Red-Lined Flabellina at Nelson Bay, Australia
votes: 49
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
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