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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 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
Picture of a spirograph taken at the dive sport of Ix-Xin... by Steve Carmentran
Picture of a spirograph taken at the dive sport of Ix-Xini on the Island of Gozo / Malta.
I tried to shoot the subject in an unconventional way, using a relatively new technique that I'm still familiarizing myself with.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Casper the ghost! A cuttlefish in the dark! by Marc Damant
Casper the ghost! A cuttlefish in the dark!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Snake Eel by Abimael Márquez
Snake Eel
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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probably "old crab" limpets located on by Aksems Kuzucu
probably "old crab" limpets located on
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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An Helmit crab at Korumar, Kusadasi. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
An Helmit crab at Korumar, Kusadasi.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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~ Sonic Boom ~ by Geo Cloete
~ Sonic Boom ~
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Frome darkness by Jinggong Zhang
Frome darkness
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A nice clam, taken just before the closure by Fabrizio Torsani
A nice clam, taken just before the closure
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Still life POSEIDON by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Still life
POSEIDON
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Blenny in a bottle by Twila Grower
Blenny in a bottle
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Thorny seahorse with backlit. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Thorny seahorse with backlit.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Unveiled - A juvenile ribbon eel searches for prey by Luke Gordon
Unveiled - A juvenile ribbon eel searches for prey
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Same ribbon eel (backlit one from last month), same dive,... by Taner Atilgan
Same ribbon eel (backlit one from last month), same dive, different approach (:
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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in the shade by Gaetano Gargiulo
in the shade
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Illuster by Marc Van Den Broeck
Illuster
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Yellow horse by Marc Van Den Broeck
Yellow horse
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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LEFT HANDED Frogfish by Ton Ghela
LEFT HANDED
Frogfish
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Aplysia punctata It was too fast than I expected. by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Aplysia punctata
It was too fast than I expected.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Hey!!!! watch your fins!!! by Gaetano Gargiulo
Hey!!!! watch your fins!!!
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Nikon D7000, Nauticam NA-D7000 105mm Mirco Lens with FIT ... by Simon Chong
Nikon D7000, Nauticam NA-D7000 105mm Mirco Lens with FIT +5 & +8
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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flat by Marc Van Den Broeck
flat
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gathering Food- Porcelain Crab by Peet J Van Eeden
Gathering Food- Porcelain Crab
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Longnose hawkfish couple by Peet J Van Eeden
Longnose hawkfish couple
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 23, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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My bubble coral home by Peet J Van Eeden
My bubble coral home
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Nice litle clownfish :) by Philippe Gerber
Nice litle clownfish smile
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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A bit of slug porn :D by Gaetano Gargiulo
A bit of slug porn :D
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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A Blue Tailed Trunkfish(Ostracion cyanurus) photographed ... by David Gilchrist
A Blue Tailed Trunkfish(Ostracion cyanurus) photographed during a night dive at Marsa Shouna,Red Sea,Egypt
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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