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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 (6 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 (3 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)
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
A little shy! Picture taken in Punta de Parra, Talcahuano... by Thomas Heran
A little shy! Picture taken in Punta de Parra, Talcahuano, Chile
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Chilean Sea Chile
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Pleurosicya micheli / Michel's ghost goby by Olivier Notz
Pleurosicya micheli / Michel's ghost goby
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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David Borg - Hippocampus guttulatus by David Borg
David Borg - Hippocampus guttulatus
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celtic Sea France
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Sea Art A free swimming crinoid is resting on a sea fan.... by Robin Bateman
Sea Art A free swimming crinoid is resting on a sea fan. We were not able to dive Bloody Bay Wall for the first part of trip to Little Cayman - but still had great dives - Love the textures and colors in this shot. Oly OMD-EM1.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Roatan Squid! by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
Roatan Squid!
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Jewel-anemone - Corynactis viridis by David Borg
Jewel-anemone - Corynactis viridis
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celtic Sea France
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Giant Frogfish in the mid-yawn by Adriana Simeonova
Giant Frogfish in the mid-yawn
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Smile, little blenny :) by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Smile, little blenny smile
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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crab by Scozio Salvatore
crab
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Hippocampus histrix with snooted backlite strobe by Raffaele Livornese
Hippocampus histrix with snooted backlite strobe
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2016

Final RoundThrough to 2016 awards final round judging
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Your screen is ok ! Location :Tulamben Indonesias Canon... by Yung Sen Wu
Your screen is ok !
Location :Tulamben Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2
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5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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lion fish by Mark Reilly
lion fish
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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shot with rrm by Joseph Crowe
shot with rrm
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 29, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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near Location :Dumaguete Philippines Canon 5dsr Canon EF... by Yung Sen Wu
near
Location :Dumaguete Philippines Canon 5dsr Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens F20, 1/200, ISO 160 SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2 SEA &SEA YS-D1 RETRA LSD Rgblue system 02 premium Nauticam SMC-1
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 28, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Mullet face by Marco Gargiulo
Mullet face
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Edge Location :Tulamben Indonesias Canon 5dsr Canon EF... by Yung Sen Wu
Edge
Location :Tulamben Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F13, 1/250, ISO 400
SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 25, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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hanging out by John Loving
hanging out
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Belize
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leaf fish by Volker Lonz
leaf fish
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Lionfish portrait by Adriana Simeonova
Lionfish portrait
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 24, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp with Eggs by Hon Ping
Peacock Mantis Shrimp with Eggs
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Golden Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Canon EF... by Yung Sen Wu
Golden
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F14, 1/250, ISO 400
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 22, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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The yawn by Luke Gordon
The yawn
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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"Golden Portrait II" I angled my strobes to light just t... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
"Golden Portrait II"
I angled my strobes to light just the face. I used a high shutter speed to keep the water blue and provide contrast to the yellow. A shallow depth of field kept focus on just the face and eyes. No filters or Photoshop.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 21, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Blenni suffers from parasites by Uwe Schmolke
Blenni suffers from parasites
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Camouflage Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Cano... by Yung Sen Wu
Camouflage
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Sea snail on soft coral by Emma Camp
Sea snail on soft coral
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Half sad by Raoul Caprez
Half sad
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Malaysia
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