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Sometimes it's good to look at things differently. Our abstracts collection shows a hidden marine world of colours, patterns and textures, celebrating beauty in the smaller details.
King Penguin {Aptenodytes patagonicus} colony huddled together during storm, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, November
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David Tipling / King Penguin {Aptenodytes patagonicus} colony huddled together during storm, Right Whale Bay, South Georgia, November
Aerial view of SY ^Adele^, 180 foot Hoek Design, sailing in French Polynesia, 2006.  Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.
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Rick Tomlinson / Aerial view of SY ^Adele^, 180 foot Hoek Design, sailing in French Polynesia, 2006. Non editorial uses must be cleared individually.
Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January
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Claudio Contreras / Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January
Jokulsarlon lagoon, with floating icebergs from the Vatnajokull glacier. Skeidararsandur, Southeast Iceland, July 2009
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Jokulsarlon lagoon, with floating icebergs from the Vatnajokull glacier. Skeidararsandur, Southeast Iceland, July 2009
Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} close up abstract showing eye, Queensland, Australia
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Juergen Freund / Dwarf minke whale {Balaenoptera acutorostrata} close up abstract showing eye, Queensland, Australia
Common Sea urchin shells (Echinus esculentus)Cornwall, UK
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Ross Hoddinott / Common Sea urchin shells (Echinus esculentus)Cornwall, UK
Volcanic eruption, Eyjafjallajokull, near the Myrdalsjokull glacier, South Iceland, april 2010.
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Inaki Relanzon / Volcanic eruption, Eyjafjallajokull, near the Myrdalsjokull glacier, South Iceland, april 2010.
View from behind one of the many waterfalls in Watkins Glen, upstate New York's fingerlakes region. New York, USA. May 2008
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Floris van Breugel / View from behind one of the many waterfalls in Watkins Glen, upstate New York's fingerlakes region. New York, USA. May 2008
Coastal rock formations, Tomma Island, Nesna, Helgeland, Nordland, Norway, July 2009
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Orsolya Haarberg / Coastal rock formations, Tomma Island, Nesna, Helgeland, Nordland, Norway, July 2009
Autumn colour and dead tree trunks reflecting in water. Paratunka River Valley, Kamchatka, Siberia, Russia, 1999.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Autumn colour and dead tree trunks reflecting in water. Paratunka River Valley, Kamchatka, Siberia, Russia, 1999.
Two Common Coot (Fulica atra) swimming and leaving wakes on water. The Netherlands, July.
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Edwin Giesbers / Two Common Coot (Fulica atra) swimming and leaving wakes on water. The Netherlands, July.
Wader footprints in sand, Aberlady Bay, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, December
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Laurie Campbell / Wader footprints in sand, Aberlady Bay, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK, December
Sand patterns and ice, on the beach, Burnham-on-sea, Somerset, England, UK, January 2010
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Guy Edwardes / Sand patterns and ice, on the beach, Burnham-on-sea, Somerset, England, UK, January 2010
Coral (Favia sp) fluorescence at night, captured using very powerful electronic strobes, Red Sea
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Roberto Rinaldi / Coral (Favia sp) fluorescence at night, captured using very powerful electronic strobes, Red Sea
Aurora borealis corona colours in night sky, Lapland, northern Finland, winter
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Jorma Luhta / Aurora borealis corona colours in night sky, Lapland, northern Finland, winter
Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fragrant water lilies (Nymphaea odorata) in Lake Skadar, Montenegro, May 2008
Silver Birch (Betula verrucosa) reflected in Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland, December.
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Peter Cairns / Silver Birch (Betula verrucosa) reflected in Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, Scotland, December.
Cape / Pintado petrel (Daption capense) in flight over the ocean, Antarctica, January
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Tim Laman / Cape / Pintado petrel (Daption capense) in flight over the ocean, Antarctica, January
Underwater landscape with turbulence around rocks in shallow water, Verzasca river, Ticino, Switzerland, November
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Michel Roggo / Underwater landscape with turbulence around rocks in shallow water, Verzasca river, Ticino, Switzerland, November
Aerial view of the rivers and saltmarshes of the Bahia / Bay de Cadiz Natural Park, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of the rivers and saltmarshes of the Bahia / Bay de Cadiz Natural Park, Andalucia, Spain, March 2008
N-1707 Water droplet
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Aflo / N-1707 Water droplet
Saint Barths Bucket Super Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, March 2009.
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Onne van der Wal / Saint Barths Bucket Super Yacht Regatta, Caribbean, March 2009.
Fishing net underwater.
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Roberto Rinaldi / Fishing net underwater.
Hard Coral (Euphyllia ancora) polyps. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October.
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Georgette Douwma / Hard Coral (Euphyllia ancora) polyps. Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October.
Detail of a Gorgonian sea fan (Gorganacea sp.) structure, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Roberto Rinaldi / Detail of a Gorgonian sea fan (Gorganacea sp.) structure, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Shadows on white sand from fence preventing sand dune erosion. Gulf Is NS, Florida USA
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Thomas Lazar / Shadows on white sand from fence preventing sand dune erosion. Gulf Is NS, Florida USA
A line of floats marking the swimming area at Lake Dennison, Massachusetts, USA.
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Onne van der Wal / A line of floats marking the swimming area at Lake Dennison, Massachusetts, USA.
Wave, Baltic Sea, Mn, Denmark, July 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Wave, Baltic Sea, Mn, Denmark, July 2009
Close up of Brain coral {Diplora strigosa} Caribbean
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Jeff Rotman / Close up of Brain coral {Diplora strigosa} Caribbean
Knot {Calidris canutus} part of a large flock of approx 30,000 birds come in to land at dawn. Norfolk, UK
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Andrew Parkinson / Knot {Calidris canutus} part of a large flock of approx 30,000 birds come in to land at dawn. Norfolk, UK
Aerial view of coast, Hallig, Germany, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Aerial view of coast, Hallig, Germany, April 2009
Aerial view of mud line, Papua New Guinea, September 2007
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Mark Brownlow / Aerial view of mud line, Papua New Guinea, September 2007
Pancake ice formed in early stages of sea freezing. Northwest Greenland, 1991.
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Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Pancake ice formed in early stages of sea freezing. Northwest Greenland, 1991.
Bunting aboard ^Enterprise III^ ferry at the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta race day, Saturday 13th September 2008. Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
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Merryn Thomas / Bunting aboard ^Enterprise III^ ferry at the Funchal 500 Tall Ships Regatta race day, Saturday 13th September 2008. Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Fisherman's boat on River Crnojevica, near Pavlova Strana, Rijeka Crnojevica, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisic / Fisherman's boat on River Crnojevica, near Pavlova Strana, Rijeka Crnojevica, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008
Snow covered trees and pond, West Thumb Gerser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, February 2014.
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Kirkendall-Spring / Snow covered trees and pond, West Thumb Gerser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, February 2014.