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The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (2 days 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
Hermodice carunculata Bubble Catcher fire worm by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Hermodice carunculata
Bubble Catcher fire worm
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Stunning shot of a very special creature, love the detail on the bubbles
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Fly to the galaxy Location :Palau Canon EOS1D X Mark II... by Yung Sen Wu
Fly to the galaxy
Location :Palau
Canon EOS1D X Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 800
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 16, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Yellow Face by Abimael Márquez
Yellow Face
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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The robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) I fo... by Kyle Castelyn
The robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) I found in the harbour
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Looking for me? Location :Palau Canon EOS1D X Mark II ... by Yung Sen Wu
Looking for me?
Location :Palau
Canon EOS1D X Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Cleaning station by Aleksandr Marinicev
Cleaning station
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Delicate Feathers - Castle Reef - Aliwal Shoal by Gemma Dry
Delicate Feathers - Castle Reef - Aliwal Shoal
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Synchronize Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Can... by Yung Sen Wu
Synchronize
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
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Fluorescent flower mountains - this species of Montipora ... by Luke Gordon
Fluorescent flower mountains - this species of Montipora hard coral displays breathtaking fluorescence while feeding under the cover of night in The Philippines.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Thorny by Henley Spiers
Thorny
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Golden mantis. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Golden mantis.
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Bispira mariae Still Life from underwater by Korumar Bay by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Bispira mariae
Still Life from underwater by Korumar Bay
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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scorpion beauty Nikon D200 Nikol 60 mm SEA&SEA Housing YS... by Carsten Schroeder
scorpion beauty Nikon D200 Nikol 60 mm SEA&SEA Housing YS90/110
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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porcelain Crab by Rudy Janssen
porcelain Crab
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Sex on the Beach by Frankie Rivera
Sex on the Beach
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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sudden death by Lars Oliver Michaelis
sudden death
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Rhinopia was backlighted with Kraken 2500. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Rhinopia was backlighted with Kraken 2500.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 10, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Portrait Orange by Luke Gordon
Portrait Orange
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 10, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Rhinopia eschmeyeri. Thanks to Dharma for snooted backlight. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Rhinopia eschmeyeri. Thanks to Dharma for snooted backlight.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Curled up by Peet J Van Eeden
Curled up
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Decorator Crab Attire! A very nice dress! by Frankie Rivera
Decorator Crab Attire! A very nice dress!
7 Votes
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Dreams by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Dreams
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Cozy coral home for a Goby by Peet J Van Eeden
Cozy coral home for a Goby
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Ribbon eel in the spotlight by Philippe Eggert
Ribbon eel in the spotlight
17 Votes
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Combined lightening with snooted strobe and UV light on ... by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Combined lightening with snooted strobe and UV light on a rhinopia eschmeyeri.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Yellow phase - Leaf Scorpion Fish, Anilao, Philippines by Marylin Batt
Yellow phase - Leaf Scorpion Fish, Anilao, Philippines
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Dardanus calidus One of the hermit crab from my hermit f... by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Dardanus calidus
One of the hermit crab from my hermit farm place at Korumar Bay.
12 Votes
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