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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

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Crinoid Shrimp by Norm Vexler
Crinoid Shrimp
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hairy Frogfish by Aleksandr Marinicev
Hairy Frogfish
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Anilao Batangas Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV Lens: EF100m... by Songda Cai
Anilao Batangas
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF100mmMacro Lens
Housing: Seacam
Strobes: Seacam Flash 150
Settings: 1/200 ,F19 iso 200
Rgblue 02
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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In a purple bed by Peet J Van Eeden
In a purple bed
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Silhouette of Napoleon snake eel by Violet Ting
Silhouette of Napoleon snake eel
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Wow! Now that's how you use backlight...
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Ocean Art 4 by Norm Vexler
Ocean Art 4
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Ocean Art 3 by Norm Vexler
Ocean Art 3
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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road of colors by Marc Van Den Broeck
road of colors
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Neon tips by Peet J Van Eeden
Neon tips
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Anemone shrimp by Carsten Schroeder
Anemone shrimp
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Ocean Art from Raja Ampat by Norm Vexler
Ocean Art from Raja Ampat
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Ocean Art from Anilao by Norm Vexler
Ocean Art from Anilao
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 29, 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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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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greeneyes by Marc Van Den Broeck
greeneyes
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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FACE TO FACE - Eurypegasus draconis by Ton Ghela
FACE TO FACE - Eurypegasus draconis
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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that's flowers for all womens by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
that's flowers for all womens
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Malaysia
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A golden moment- for a sandy anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
A golden moment- for a sandy anemone
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Tunicate Shrimp (Dactylonia sp.) @Tulamben by Julian Hsu
Tunicate Shrimp (Dactylonia sp.)
@Tulamben
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Green Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Canon EF 1... by Yung Sen Wu
Green
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F14, 1/250, ISO 400
SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2
SEA &SEA YS-D1
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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"两粒米"(goby with parasitic) 在一根海鞭上看到这条小鱼，认真观察发现它鳃部长了两粒寄生虫... by Ming Wen
"两粒米"(goby with parasitic)
在一根海鞭上看到这条小鱼，认真观察发现它鳃部长了两粒寄生虫，这种寄生虫会吸附在鱼身体上，吸食鱼身体上的营养，慢慢会造成小鱼营养不良而死亡。
Canon 5D Mark III 100mm f/14 1/200 ISO 100
Lembeh, Indonesia. APRIL 2017
#A.T.G 2300
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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blue Rhinopias by Leon Zhao
blue Rhinopias
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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anemone by Pieter Firlefyn
anemone
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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On the ice by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
On the ice
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 25, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Philippines
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Black flower Location :Tulamben Indonesias Canon 5dsr ... by Yung Sen Wu
Black flower
Location :Tulamben Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F14, 1/250, ISO 800
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL*2
RETRA LSD*2
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Big eyed blenny by Mark Reilly
Big eyed blenny
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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big eye goby (Bryaniops amplus) on whip coral by Lars Oliver Michaelis
big eye
goby (Bryaniops amplus) on whip coral
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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A rising star- sandy sea anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
A rising star- sandy sea anemone
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 24, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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