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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)
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The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (3 days ago)
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Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
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Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted Yesterday
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5 to 30cm) in size (e.g. large fish or diver head) that dominates the frame - any background is incidental and occupies LESS THAN 50% of frame
Klip fishes are colorful and always inquisitive by Peet J Van Eeden
Klip fishes are colorful and always inquisitive
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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baby Crab under the sand by Tamer Fouad
baby Crab under the sand
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Qatar
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Fish with coral by Mathias Weck
Fish with coral
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Salute the spider crab by Peet J Van Eeden
Salute the spider crab
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Just got back from Puerto Morelos doing some drift dives.... by Hunter Aydelott
Just got back from Puerto Morelos doing some drift dives. The visablity is not that great but you can get really close on your shots at times.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Meet my friend by Twila Grower
Meet my friend
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Big Meal/Cuttle fish/Lembeh strait,Indonesia, Canon 5D Ma... by Yuping Chen
Big Meal/Cuttle fish/Lembeh strait,Indonesia, Canon 5D MarkIV, 100mm Lens,Sea&Sea housing,Inon Z240*2, F16,1/160,ISO160
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Muraena helena by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Muraena helena
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Beauties by Twila Grower
Beauties
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Simple Frogfish - warts and all by Henley Spiers
Simple Frogfish - warts and all
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Jayakar's seahorse Hippocampus jayakari), Dahab, Red sea. by Filip Staes
Jayakar's seahorse Hippocampus jayakari), Dahab, Red sea.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Shrimp by Mathias Weck
Shrimp
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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same goliath grouper, same place, 24hours later... still... by David Sanchez Pachon
same goliath grouper, same place, 24hours later...
still at lunch, or looking for a dentist?!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Lionfish with my Buddy in the back by Beate Seiler
Lionfish with my Buddy in the back
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 21, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Anemone fish + shrimp by Mathias Weck
Anemone fish + shrimp
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Pinky! by Twila Grower
Pinky!
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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strawberry anemone (Actinia fragacea), Portland Bill, UK by Diana Barker
strawberry anemone (Actinia fragacea), Portland Bill, UK
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: English Channel United Kingdom
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~ Looking Deep into the Bottle ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Looking Deep into the Bottle ~
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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~ I have seen the future and its orange. ~ A Pink Lady w... by Geo Cloete
~ I have seen the future and its orange. ~
A Pink Lady whelk, the largest whelk in the region, laying eggs.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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S T A R E Coconut Octopus by Ton Ghela
S T A R E
Coconut Octopus
shortlistedShortlisted!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 19, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Squad of squids by Alex Permiakov
Squad of squids
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 18, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Purple Paper Fish ~~ sooo pretty by Gemma Dry
Purple Paper Fish ~~ sooo pretty
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Baby squid by Victor Micallef
Baby squid
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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A Rhinopia Eschmeyeri in Bali. Retra snoot. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
A Rhinopia Eschmeyeri in Bali. Retra snoot.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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European lobster or common lobster (Homarus gammarus), Ze... by Filip Staes
European lobster or common lobster (Homarus gammarus), Zeeland, The Netherlands.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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goliat grouper at lunch time by David Sanchez Pachon
goliat grouper at lunch time
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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How many eys? by Chun Zhou
How many eys?
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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