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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)
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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
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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
Flamboyant Benthos by Henley Spiers
Flamboyant Benthos
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Scalyhead sculpin, Bokeh, Barkley Sound, British Columbia... by Steve Taylor
Scalyhead sculpin, Bokeh, Barkley Sound, British Columbia, Canada.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Yellow seahorse by Nadia Chiesi
Yellow seahorse
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Interesting species of Jellyfish: Upside-down Jellyfish by Norm Vexler
Interesting species of Jellyfish: Upside-down Jellyfish
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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a sea horse, shot using RRM. I used a 60mm to obtain a ... by Joseph Crowe
a sea horse, shot using RRM.
I used a 60mm to obtain a further distance, to obtain the shape of the sea horse
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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A Squid On A Blackwater Dive in West Palm Beach, Florida by Brent Barnes
A Squid On A Blackwater Dive in West Palm Beach, Florida
shortlistedShortlisted!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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We were photographing a band of Pederson shrimp on a purp... by Glenn Ostle
We were photographing a band of Pederson shrimp on a purple vase sponge when an Angel fish swam up and the shrimp got to work.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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drunken nudi by Marc Van Den Broeck
drunken nudi
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hair crest by Salvatore Ianniello
Hair crest
shortlistedShortlisted!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Masked Butteflyfish / Chaetodon semilarvatus by Olivier Notz
Masked Butteflyfish / Chaetodon semilarvatus
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Bluestripped Flagblenny photographed at Palau Pef, Raja A... by Norm Vexler
Bluestripped Flagblenny photographed at Palau Pef, Raja Ampat
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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isabela saehorse by Marc Van Den Broeck
isabela saehorse
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Location: Anilao Batangas Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV ... by Songda Cai
Location: Anilao Batangas
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF100mmMacro
Housing: Seacam
Strobes: Seacam Flash 150
Settings: 1/200 ,F19 iso 400
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Manthis shrimp with snooted strobe light by Raffaele Livornese
Manthis shrimp with snooted strobe light
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mr Frog showing his best angle by Frankie Rivera
Mr Frog showing his best angle
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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One of the most beautiful Nudibranchs - Kunie's Chromodoris by Norm Vexler
One of the most beautiful Nudibranchs - Kunie's Chromodoris
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Porcellain crab. Lembeh Nikon D800 , 105 mscro , two strobo by Marchione Giacomo
Porcellain crab. Lembeh
Nikon D800 , 105 mscro , two strobo
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Common Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Canon EF... by Yung Sen Wu
Common
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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white rain by Marc Van Den Broeck
white rain
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Angry Face by Simon Chong
Angry Face
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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Plum colored sea anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
Plum colored sea anemone
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Beautiful patterns of nature! by Norm Vexler
Beautiful patterns of nature!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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this photo from the Sealine (Golden beach) in Qatar by Tamer Fouad
this photo from the Sealine (Golden beach) in Qatar
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Qatar
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ugly beautiful by Marc Van Den Broeck
ugly beautiful
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A crown of thorns by Peet J Van Eeden
A crown of thorns
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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All green Location :Mactan Island Philippines Canon 5ds... by Yung Sen Wu
All green
Location :Mactan Island Philippines
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F22, 1/200, ISO 100
SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2
SEA &SEA YS-D1
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Rgblue system 02 premium
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Seahorse close up, Acapulco México by Alejandro Topete
Seahorse close up, Acapulco México
45 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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