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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
Dental hygiene. A demonstration of symbiosis on Anacapa I... by Douglas Klug
Dental hygiene. A demonstration of symbiosis on Anacapa Island's reefs in the Channel Islands National Park. This is a California moray and its attendant red-rock shrimp.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Grey Angel fish eye in the mexican caribbean. by Victor Lorenzo García
Grey Angel fish eye in the mexican caribbean.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 14, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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sna by Scozio Salvatore
sna
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 13, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Hot and humid ...can I borrow your fan? by John Roach
Hot and humid ...can I borrow your fan?
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 12, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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We gotta move that refrigerators.... by Uwe Schmolke
We gotta move that refrigerators....
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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MORAY EEL by Ramin Ardestani
MORAY EEL
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Gnathophyllum americanum - A hungry Bumble Bee Shrimp che... by Arulnageswaran Aruleswaran
Gnathophyllum americanum - A hungry Bumble Bee Shrimp chewing on vegetables...
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date posted posted: Friday, November 11, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Gaudy clown crab on top of a vase sponge by Dusty Norman
Gaudy clown crab on top of a vase sponge
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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flat nudi by Raffaele Livornese
flat nudi
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Tasty donuts by Richard (qingran) Meng
Tasty donuts
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 7, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Smoke underwater. by Francesco Pacienza
Smoke underwater.
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Melibe engeli by Liang Fu
Melibe engeli
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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The face of a warrior- The Sumo Crab by Peet J Van Eeden
The face of a warrior- The Sumo Crab
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 5, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The Loving Hymenocera Picta - The pair of Harlequin Shrim... by Arulnageswaran Aruleswaran
The Loving Hymenocera Picta - The pair of Harlequin Shrimps making their home nearby the magnificent Liberty Wreck at Tulamben, Bali
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lady bugs by Richard (qingran) Meng
Lady bugs
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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2 coconut octopus were fighting for a home when the stron... by Joyce Chang
2 coconut octopus were fighting for a home when the stronger one attempt to chase the already comfortable octopus out of the coconut husk.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Tunicate Cluster. by Steve Gillespie
Tunicate Cluster.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Pigmy seahorse pontohi by Massimo Giorgetta
Pigmy seahorse pontohi
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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get out my house by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
get out my house
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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EYE OF BLENNY by Kiyoung Jang
EYE OF BLENNY
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 3, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gold Morey,Cocos Island Costa Rica by Alejandro Topete
Gold Morey,Cocos Island Costa Rica
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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A Pachycerianthus spp or purple tipped tube anemone close... by Shane Hermans
A Pachycerianthus spp or purple tipped tube anemone close up, lit with a single 800lumen lamp from a top down perspective.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 2, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Shots taken of a subject between 3 inches and 1 foot (7.5... by Steven Miller
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. (cutting it close on the 50% part, but its macro)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Lembeh strait Nikon D800E , 105 macro , snoot RETRA LSD by Marchione Giacomo
Lembeh strait
Nikon D800E , 105 macro , snoot RETRA LSD
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 1, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"Squid In High Key" I spent about 1 1/2 hrs with some pl... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
"Squid In High Key"
I spent about 1 1/2 hrs with some playful squid on a shallow shore dive. I pointed my camera straight up under the squid against the sky & intentionally overexposed the sun to blow out the sky & leave just the squid as subject.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 31, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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The groom with its nuptial bouquet by Gaetano Gargiulo
The groom with its nuptial bouquet
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Gobstopper by Henley Spiers
Gobstopper
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Editor's Comment
Beautiful closeup!! Love the details on the eyes of all the babies!
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 30, 2016
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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