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My Purple Bed. Clown fish in its anemone home by Peet J Van Eeden
My Purple Bed.
Clown fish in its anemone home
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Glow Gasflame Nudibranch shot with snoot torch and rever... by Kate Jonker
Glow
Gasflame Nudibranch shot with snoot torch and reverse ring macro
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Not so silvertip silvertip nudibranch bathed in coloured... by Kate Jonker
Not so silvertip
silvertip nudibranch bathed in coloured lights
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date posted posted: Friday, January 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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"As the light fades...." Curoius black tip pops up to th... by Allen Walker
"As the light fades...."
Curoius black tip pops up to the surface unexpectedly as I was about to pack it all up and head home........leant a lesson that day.......patience and this is nature.....you never know when something will happen!
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 24, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Blue Shark off Cape Point - South Africa by Gemma Dry
Blue Shark off Cape Point - South Africa
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Surface shots with Oceanic Blacktips by Gemma Dry
Surface shots with Oceanic Blacktips
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2018
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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NudiBerry Fiery Nudibranch shot with shallow depth of fi... by Kate Jonker
NudiBerry
Fiery Nudibranch shot with shallow depth of field, blue and red lights
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date posted posted: Monday, January 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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"Wave Riders" Young seals playing inside the crest of ... by Allen Walker
"Wave Riders"
Young seals playing inside the crest of a large swell breaking over the side of underwater ledge near seal island.
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 22, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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"Chomp" The privilege i had to witness this bait ball ... by Allen Walker
"Chomp"
The privilege i had to witness this bait ball action right up and until the end was absolutely insane and will never be erased from the minds eye.
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Incredible action shot
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 19, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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HOTLIPS One of only 2 spider crabs in South African wa... by Peet J Van Eeden
HOTLIPS
One of only 2 spider crabs in South African waters.It derives its name from the red markings around its mouth
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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cape penguins - Boulders beach by Claudia Weber-Gebert
cape penguins - Boulders beach
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 14, 2018
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The squirt It has a colorful but tough tunic- hence t... by Peet J Van Eeden
The squirt
It has a colorful but tough tunic- hence the name Tunicates
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The rare walking sea-anemone is unique to both sides of ... by Peet J Van Eeden
The rare walking sea-anemone is unique to both sides of the Cape Peninsula. Only one other member of the family occurs in the Antartic and Chile. Their favoured food is the multicolored sea fan
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date posted posted: Monday, January 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic South Africa
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Fireworks Urchin Snoot lighting with coloured gels. by Kate Jonker
Fireworks Urchin
Snoot lighting with coloured gels.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 8, 2018
date posted category: Creative - Manipulated (Photoshopped)
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Bejewelled A hotlips spider crab adorned with jewel like... by Kate Jonker
Bejewelled
A hotlips spider crab adorned with jewel like camouflage
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date posted posted: Monday, January 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The Cape Gannet" - A B&W rendition of one of my favourite... by Allen Walker
The Cape Gannet" - A B&W rendition of one of my favourite sardine run images taken off shore of the wild coast, Transkei, Port St. Johns, South Africa. The Cape Gannet is truly an amazing bird and has adapted to its ocean life like no other.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 7, 2018
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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The Nursery Room by Peet J Van Eeden
The Nursery Room
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 6, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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A bouquet of Tubular Hydroids by Peet J Van Eeden
A bouquet of Tubular Hydroids
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date posted posted: Friday, January 5, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The Silvertip Nudibranch occurs on both sides of the Cape... by Peet J Van Eeden
The Silvertip Nudibranch occurs on both sides of the Cape Peninsula
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 4, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The Jewel by Peet J Van Eeden
The Jewel
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The feather duster worm with its 2 spirals by Peet J Van Eeden
The feather duster worm with its 2 spirals
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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a happy new year to all of you <3 by Claudia Weber-Gebert
a happy new year to all of you <3
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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~ Showered ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Showered ~
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 31, 2017
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Shades of Pink by Peet J Van Eeden
Shades of Pink
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date posted posted: Friday, December 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Sevengill shark, False bay, South Africa. by Filip Staes
Sevengill shark, False bay, South Africa.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 28, 2017
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Patridge point, False bay, South Africa. by Filip Staes
Patridge point, False bay, South Africa.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 28, 2017
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The Hunter and the Hunted by Peet J Van Eeden
The Hunter and the Hunted
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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