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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
0 votes
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shots taken with a WIDE ANGLE (or fisheye) lens having 1) a well defined close subject (usually strobe-lit) AND 2) a wide angle BACKGROUND with a second subject, usually a diver
While diving at the Anna Bianca wreck, in Giannutry islan... by Flavio Vitiello
While diving at the Anna Bianca wreck, in Giannutry island marine reservoir I met this large Angler Fish which displayd his amazing mouth... no escape for it's preys
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Sunny jellyfish by Pietro Cremone
Sunny jellyfish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Cayman Reef Scene by Henley Spiers
Cayman Reef Scene
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Manta in Light, Socorro Island México by Alejandro Topete
Manta in Light, Socorro Island México
43 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 16, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Whale shark going up, San Benedicto México by Alejandro Topete
Whale shark going up, San Benedicto México
40 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Eriphia (other angle) - Thau lagoon, France by Mathieu Foulquié
Eriphia (other angle) - Thau lagoon, France
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 12, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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The coral farm by Gleb Tolstov
The coral farm
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
Great angle and wonderful composition.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 12, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Stone fish near Bunaken Island by Mathias Weck
Stone fish near Bunaken Island
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Giant Mantaray with black jacks,Isla Socorro Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Giant Mantaray with black jacks,Isla Socorro Mexico
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Honey comb moray eul from sulug island ID gymnothorax ... by Mr Chai
by: Mr Chai
Honey comb moray eul from sulug island
ID gymnothorax favagineus
Shutter 200 ISO100 F9
x2seasea03 meikon housing canonT4I
Tungku abdul rahman park sulug island sabah malaysia
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Malaysia
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Parrotfish at night by Pietro Cremone
Parrotfish at night
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Feather duster and squid eggs by Pietro Cremone
Feather duster and squid eggs
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Reef scene in Milne bay Papua New Guinea by Todd Moseley
Reef scene in Milne bay Papua New Guinea
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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sunset dive by Beate Seiler
sunset dive
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sunrise by Francesco Pacienza
Sunrise
shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Good morning Monday! Beluga portrait, Churchill, Canada ... by Ellen Cuylaerts
Good morning Monday!
Beluga portrait, Churchill, Canada
It was a cold and dark day. When the beluga came close enough, his mouth before clear through the thermocline blur.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Canada
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Little Froggie by Adriana Simeonova
Little Froggie
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Wrasse & Divers by Henley Spiers
Wrasse & Divers
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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BLOWNOUT by Marko Perisic
BLOWNOUT
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 26, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Sleeping Parrotfish by Jessica Fagan
Sleeping Parrotfish
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 25, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Batfish by Adriana Simeonova
Batfish
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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The photo, taken with a Canon G15 and Fantasea strobe, is... by James Mclarnon
The photo, taken with a Canon G15 and Fantasea strobe, is a flamingo tongue snail attached to a sea fan. The picture was taken off Grand Turk at a depth of 10m.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 21, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Turks and Caicos islands
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Moray by Antonio Venturelli
Moray
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 21, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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CLOUDS by Marko Perisic
CLOUDS
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Honu Generations: Young and Old by Tony Cherbas
Honu Generations: Young and Old
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2016
2nd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Wow what a great capture! Perfectly lighting two subjects along with a perfect sun spot is not easy! Way to go!
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 18, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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a nurse shark in Banco Chinchorro by Susanna Randazzo
a nurse shark in Banco Chinchorro
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Ah damn, I dropped my trumpet. by Tony Cherbas
Ah damn, I dropped my trumpet.
shortlistedShortlisted!
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
date posted category: Wide Angle - Close Focus
date posted location: Pacific United States
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