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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

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Close-up of an Octopus' eye by Henley Spiers
Close-up of an Octopus' eye
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Red Eyes by Taner Atilgan
Red Eyes
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Harlequin Shrimp - Bali by Debra Cahill
Harlequin Shrimp - Bali
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Halloween Spotted Snake Eel by Henley Spiers
Halloween Spotted Snake Eel
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 31, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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This little guy peaking out of the coral by Chris Miskavitch
This little guy peaking out of the coral
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Anemone~ by Kiyoung Jang
Anemone~
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Double trouble! by Terry Steeley
Double trouble!
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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closse up image of scallop by Mark Hedges
closse up image of scallop
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Tomato Clown fish being shy. by Chris Miskavitch
Tomato Clown fish being shy.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Pygmy seahorse on pink fan coral by Laura Dinraths
Pygmy seahorse on pink fan coral
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Frogfish close up, Veracruz México by Alejandro Topete
Frogfish close up, Veracruz México
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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goby resting by Aksems Kuzucu
goby resting
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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"Nice bouquet" - designed by Mother Nature by Andre Philip
"Nice bouquet" - designed by Mother Nature
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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STRIPES Crinoid Shrimp. Laomenes amboinensis by Violet Ting
STRIPES
Crinoid Shrimp. Laomenes amboinensis
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Finding Nemo Clown Anemonefish by Debra Cahill
Finding Nemo Clown Anemonefish
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5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Happy Green Moray by Abimael Márquez
Happy Green Moray
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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~ A Little on the Shy Side ~ by Geo Cloete
~ A Little on the Shy Side ~
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Dad and his eggs by Walter Bassi
Dad and his eggs
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Into the eye by Frankie Rivera
Into the eye
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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anemone dancing by Aksems Kuzucu
anemone dancing
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Tryst We spent over half the dive watching these 3 flamb... by Robin Bateman
Tryst
We spent over half the dive watching these 3 flamboyant cuttlefish as they flashed their colors in a mating ritual. Shot with an Olympus OMD EM1 with 2 Oly strobes.
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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bubbels orang utan by Marc Van Den Broeck
bubbels orang utan
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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happy blenny by Aksems Kuzucu
happy blenny
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Pebbled red sea star and green sea squirts by Laura Dinraths
Pebbled red sea star and green sea squirts
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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crab getting out of the house by Aksems Kuzucu
crab getting out of the house
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Happy Halloween! -I am your Father Luke, or Space Boy rid... by Steven Miller
Happy Halloween! -I am your Father Luke, or Space Boy rides the Siphon Express... An Octo eye and siphon, no photoshop- just LR brushes, saturation, and some gin.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2015
Winner Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2015 awards final round judging
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Red and Sparkling, Whip Coral Goby by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
Red and Sparkling, Whip Coral Goby
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Qatar
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