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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (6 days ago)
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Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
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Salt Pier Late Afternoon
By William Goers Jr
posted 04:32 CST Today (12 hours ago)
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The Guardian
By William Goers Jr
posted 04:40 CST Today (12 hours ago)
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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
triggerfish on the cleaning by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
triggerfish on the cleaning
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Indonesia
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Penaeus kerathurus Caramote prawn by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Penaeus kerathurus
Caramote prawn
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Mototi by Henley Spiers
Mototi
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Gurnard Portrait by Luke Gordon
Gurnard Portrait
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Tenellia sibogae -juvenile by Julian Hsu
Tenellia sibogae -juvenile
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Taiwan
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cleaning time by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
cleaning time
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Indonesia
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Feel the Softness by Violet Ting
Feel the Softness
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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i found this guy diving at one of my favorite sites!Harle... by Jurgens Swarts
i found this guy diving at one of my favorite sites!Harlequin Shrimp feeding on a red starfish!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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MY Home F16 1/250 ISo250 5Ds R by Songda Cai
MY Home
F16 1/250 ISo250
5Ds R
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hungry anglefish. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Hungry anglefish.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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LAUGHING... Frog Fish by Ton Ghela
LAUGHING...
Frog Fish
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Rainbow 1/200 iso 400 f-19 by Songda Cai
Rainbow 1/200 iso 400 f-19
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lippy Redlip blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus) Picture t... by Gary Carpenter
Lippy Redlip blenny (Ophioblennius atlanticus) Picture taken in Bonaire.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Green Moray Penon Reef Bayahibe with canon g7x and single... by Chris Birch
Green Moray Penon Reef Bayahibe with canon g7x and single strobe
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominican Republic
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Portrait by Twila Grower
Portrait
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Brittlestar wrap by Twila Grower
Brittlestar wrap
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Hippocampus guttulatus Long Hairy Speckled Seahorse by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Hippocampus guttulatus
Long Hairy Speckled Seahorse
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Zenopontonia rex on Doriprismatica atromarginata @Keelun... by Julian Hsu
Zenopontonia rex on Doriprismatica atromarginata
@Keelung, Taiwan
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 20, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Taiwan
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F A C E - O N
 Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa) ... by Irwin Ang
F A C E - O N

Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa)

Anilao, Philippines.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Radiant Sea Urchin's Anus by Henley Spiers
Radiant Sea Urchin's Anus
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Common Blenny, I've got to take several shots (with hold... by Tuncel Yilmaz
Common Blenny, I've got to take several shots (with holding my breath) while getting closer and trying to take a shot from straight front to get the guy in this portrait position. Nikon D610 ,60mm Nikkor,Nauticam housing, Inon Z240 strobes and Retra
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Octopus wants to FIGHT!! Canon 6d, 100mm macro, InonZ240 by Dragos Dumitrescu
Octopus wants to FIGHT!! Canon 6d, 100mm macro, InonZ240
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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It's a moray ! by Beate Seiler
It's a moray !
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Seahorse in the magic of fluorescence by Philippe Eggert
Seahorse in the magic of fluorescence
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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rhinopias with parasit by Volker Lonz
rhinopias with parasit
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Close up shot of a colorful Sandperch in Puerto Galera, P... by Norm Vexler
Close up shot of a colorful Sandperch in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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striped eel catfish, Seraya, Bali. by Filip Staes
striped eel catfish, Seraya, Bali.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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