Featured Work
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Inner space by Marcus Grant IPA
A diver hanging under ther archway at the Blue Hole, on Gozo. Inner space is freedom, / Inner space is deep blues, / Inner space is mysterious, / . / Inner space is nature at its best, / Inner space is beauty, / Inner space is creation, / . / Inner space / . / My space / . / Your space / . / Our space
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Provided Protection by ArtPearl
“They’re staring at me. Why are they staring at me?” She wondered. “They are so much bigger then they used to be. They are expanding, yes, expanding” / “You could be shrinking” It said, taunting “yes, shrinking” “So many dangers lurking out there” She glanced without moving “glaring eyes, piercing teeth, bone crushing curves” / “Are you safe in there, are you protected? Their pressure will buckle the bars…” It warned. Concerned? In a silent world time trickles, endless. “So many wonders waiting out there” She glanced again “Kind eyes, shining bright spots, tender hugging curves” / “Are they safe out there, are they protected? Your yearning will collapse the bars…” It whispered. Mocking? In a silent world time is threatening, thickening. “There’s no other way, no where to flee” She said long after “I’ll stay here, no harm” She sighed and curled up further. / “No. They’ll harm, you’ll see” It hissed in glee” You’ll harm, you’ll see. There’s no other way, no where to flee” It found the gaps, it will slither in, the prophet of mutual destruction. In a silent world time too is breaking, crumbling. —-—-—-—-—-- / If you have a minute, please add comments, feelings, thoughts, interpretations… / Thanks
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Orange by fotograham
This is a close up of a plumose anenome native to the Pacific Northwest. This is a common anenome but is one of my favorites because of it’s bright colors and delicate features. The Pacific has a lot of fish life but can sometimes lack in color.
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Still by vinny turner
close up of western clown anemone fish
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After You! by MattTworkowski
Image of a very polite Green Turtle,Blue Corner,Palau,Micronesia
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Anemonefish IV by LeanderWiseman
Portrait of a False-Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris This host anemone’s amazing golden is unfortunately caused by bleaching. Similar to corals, when the water gets too warm the symbiotic algae in the anemone is expelled. Layang Layang, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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Sea Urchin by jaredhimself
Some species of Sea Urchin which are omnivorous scavengers, usually ingesting plants but also consuming animal material when available. Some tropical species have caused fatalities due to their very toxic poison, which is released via their spines.
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Lionfish by Walter Colvin
3d art render of a Lionfish on a coral reef. Made with bryce 3d.
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Moma & Baby by KristaLynn1807
Discovery Kingdom is there ne way to get the glare of my uncle off the dolphin???
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Recent Work
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Do You Mind I'm Looking For Lunch.... by Marcus Grant IPA
A baby Comon Octopus goes looking for lunch. Shot taken at Anchor Bay on Malta’s west coast.
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underwater surfers are already wet by nattyb
this shot was taken in the ocean at Bondi beach on a very horrible rainy day in April, but the rain doesn’t matter when you’re already wet
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It’s that time again….Sand, Sea and Snow well it’s england is’nt it anything can happen…... / To all the watchers and the wonderful talented artist out there I’m watching…I will not be around so much until september so keep working hard love all your work…catch up in september if you will still be talking to me….take care stay safe, all the best Tracey-annexxx
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Purple Haze by Marcus Grant IPA
A close up of a Cylinder Anenome. Taken close to the wreck of the SS Margret, (Odily). On Malta’s east coast.
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Winged Lion by Ben Grant
A rather large, and very hungry lionfish, out for a hunt on a night dive at the deco stop of the SS President Coolidge. These fish come out in force at night, hunting the small fish that try to hide in the nooks and crannies of the reef. The lionfish have learned to use the diver’s lights as beacons for finding fish, and will follow the lights in packs, seeking an easy meal.
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Chromodoris elisabethina by Ben Grant
Yet another of the amazing little nudibranchs on Hideaway Island, Vanuatu
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Hey... I'm here!!!! by Anne-Marie Bokslag
Northern Elephant Seal ( Mirounga angustirostris) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (I’m not sure if it’s still threatened, because they write the list needs to be updated). Elephant seals are large, oceangoing mammals in the genus Mirounga, in the earless seal (Phocidae) family. There are two species: the Northern Elephant Seal (M. angustirostris) and the Southern Elephant Seal (M. leonina). Both were hunted to the brink of extinction for their blubber by the end of the nineteenth century, but numbers have since recovered. Another thread for the Northern elephant seals is that they are preyed on by great white sharks, a significant cause of mortality in juvenile seals, and sometimes also by orcas (killer whales). The Northern Elephant Seal, somewhat smaller than its southern relative, ranges over the Pacific coast of the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Elephant seals take their name from the large proboscis of the adult males (bulls) which resembles an elephant’s trunk. The bull’s proboscis is used in producing extraordinarily loud roaring noises, especially during the mating season. More importantly, however, the nose acts as a sort of rebreather, filled with cavities designed to reabsorb moisture from the animals’ exhalations. This is important during the mating season when the male seals rarely leave the beach to feed, and therefore must conserve body moisture, as they have no incoming source of water. Bulls reach a length of 16 ft (5 m) and a weight of 6,000 lb (3,000 kg), and are much larger than the cows, which typically measure about 10 ft (3 m) and 2,000 lb (900 kg). The largest known bull elephant seal weighed 5000 kg (11,000 lb) and measured 6.9 m (22.5 ft) in length. This makes the elephant seal the largest member of the order Carnivora. / Elephant seals spend up to 80 percent of their lives in the ocean. They can hold their breath for over 80 minutes—longer than any other non-cetacean mammal. Furthermore, elephant seals possess the ability to dive to 2000 meters beneath the ocean’s surface. The average depth of their dives is about 300 to 600 meters, typically for around 20 min for females and 60 min for males, as they search for their favorite foods, which are skates, rays, squid, octopuses, eels, and small sharks. Their stomachs also often contain gastroliths. While excellent swimmers, they are even more surprising on land, where they have a higher velocity than the average human when moving over sand dunes. The deepest recorded dive of a Elephant Seal is 1,581m by a male in 1989 – the deepest recorded dive by any air-breathing vertebrate. / Elephant seals are shielded from extreme cold by their blubber, more than by fur. The skin on top of this blubber and its hair molts periodically. It has to be re-grown by blood vessels reaching through the blubber. When molting occurs, the seal is susceptible to the cold, and must rest on land, in a safe place called a “haul-out.” The type of molt which an elephant seal undergoes is a catastrophic molt. While this is taking place, the bulls actually cease fighting with one another. / Elephant seals have evolved to have a very large volume of blood, allowing them to hold a large amount of oxygen for use when diving. They have large sinuses in their abdomens to hold blood and can also store oxygenated blood in their muscles. In addition they have a larger proportion of oxygen-carrying red blood cells. All these adaptions enable them to dive for periods up to 2 hours. / Female elephant seals have an average life expectancy of about 23 years, and can give birth starting at the age of 3–4. Males reach maturity at five years, but generally don’t achieve alpha status until the age of 8, with the prime breeding years being between ages 9 and 12. The average life expectancy of a male elephant seal is 20 years. (Source: Wikipedia) The northern elephant seal was previously listed as an Appendix II species under CITES but was deleted from the list in 1992. The species is protected in the U.S. under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Picture taken on the beach near San Simeon, California
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Spongeflower by Martilena
Apophysis fractal with some Photoshop postwork
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Chase Me... by Marcus Grant IPA
Two newdibranch frolic on a small fire fan. Taken on the wreck of the SS Margrit (Odily), on Malta’s east coast.
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an old love letter - Shree's Fantastic Faces by Ushna Sardar
its collaboration with my RB friend Shree! thanks Shree! an old love letter the surface of a mass of water / and image on a shiny surface / fantastic farce.. / reflection on water / dream were breathing on the surface / the leaves floated on the water / like fantastic faces were reflected in the mirror / face could see their reflection in the water.— / The air was so still that there was hardly a ripple on the water’s surface / that moment whispered, / if your eyes twinkle, you have a bright expression because you are happy or excited.— / their eyes twinkled with merriment / the twinkle of stars / a faint glow / a faint smile Time caught the glimmer of a smile in their eyes / like in the dark / the twinkle of the moon lights in the distance / the eyes were had a vivid dream / That time was an absolute dream / waiting desperately together for their dream lover / the fact of staying where they were / two faces one dream / one dream two eyes / two eyes and endless hope / endless hope and two hearts / two twin sisters / with the same desires / they two felt an overwhelming desire to return dream land.— / Life is full of coincidences / the man of desire came into that silent land / and there was thousand of ripples on the surface of hearts / they two felt a surge of love and desire for him / both hearts were full of love for him / they both were full of admiration for the guy they had met / two hearts whispered / breathing each breath for him…. / Each breath they take, they take for him / two faces one desire / one desire and two desperate hearts / With an old love letter / they desperately wanted a guy of their dreams / But sometimes they feel like they are dying / Cold and shaking, holding on… / Waiting for him / to pick one of two / heart were fighting a desperate battle to have the little dream of love / dream has any sound when it breaks? / heart has any sound? / The moment of decision had arrived / the power of decision remained with the desire / he finally reached a decision / The final decision / the final battle of love / many people choose not to love two fantastic faces.. / he had to choose between love or desire / and he only chose one / it seems, he chose to go by heart / he stole one heart quietly and other left / they seem made for each other, don’t they? / the dreams were broken and no voice / the heart was broken and no sound / The wind rippled the dark in the heart’s field two fantastic faces.. / one sank back into dark / just sat there, sunk in thought / one face was happy / another was into dark / reflection on the surface of water was drowned / to go down into another substance through the surface / the rain sank into the dry ground— / The little boat of love sank beneath the waves / with an old love latter / broken heart / Her voice shook with emotion / she gazed pensively out of the window / with empty eyes / cold and shaking…
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Shree thanks for the lovely painting of twin sisters!! Fantastic Faces is really awesome piece of art!!_ Well this is a moment of two sisters waiting desperately together for their dream lover, person of their life who is going to come today to see them after lot of hype which was created by family and friends about the man who is so handsome, so charming and so good looking, but now here the situation is he has to select only one girl where both of them are twins. My try was to show the expression of dreaming & waiting and being impatient about their future life partner which is as of now uncertain as to who will he select for marriage. I also wanted to show their love, bond, respect, intimacy, curiosity, closeness, affection, feeling of insecurity, and a sense of weirdness, impatience and all sorts of weird thoughts going on specially in their minds as bothy of them desperately wants that he should select her hence both of them wore the same kind of wardrobe to impress as well as make even difficult for their dream person to decide who is best and whom to choose.
About This Group
This group is designed for all those that love underwater and sealife (no fresh water works are accepted). Works can be created in any medium…Photography, 3D, Photoshop, Fine Art, Drawings. All works must be created by you, any works submitted and not accredited to original copyright holder will be removed. Any images not following the guidelines will automatically be removed without notification.
Please free to show creatures of the sea in truth or myth, wreckage, underwater equitment, reefs, mermaids, submarines, underwater volcanic activity etc… We will also except artwork that show at least 2/3 underwater and 1/3 above water images.
T-shirts and Written works related to group theme are welcome!
NO SPAM JOURNAL ENTRIES ALLOWED.
Please abide by this group’s guidelines:
- Two uploads per day only.
- Don’t critique an art piece unless explicitly stated by the artist that they want critique.
- Any questions/suggestions, Bubblemail me.
- All uploads must have a “Under The Sea” theme.
- No Spam or non related themed journal entries are allowed.
#Any images not following the guidelines will automatically be removed without notification.
Guidelines are subject to change without notice.
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