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Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Santa Barbara Janolus at Monterey Wharf #2. We have been seeing these up here the last bunch of years in the fall. They used to not be this far north.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Big coral canyons in Gardens of the queen.
By Noel Lopez
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass at Monterey Wharf #2. He was hiding in the eel grass and was difficult to get a clear shot of, but I managed to capture this dramatic image.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Looking at me looking at you (taken under permit) A Pilot Whale
By Arun Madisetti
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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Hinged beak shrimps.Aliens guarding the mothership. by Stephan Gosselin
Hinged beak shrimps.Aliens guarding the mothership.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Blenny Fish -Qatar by Khaled Zaki
Blenny Fish -Qatar
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Finding Nemo!!! by Stephan Gosselin
Finding Nemo!!!
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Blenny Fish! by Oscar Castro
Blenny Fish!
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Blue spotted stingray Sharm ElShaikh by Khaled Zaki
Blue spotted stingray Sharm ElShaikh
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Gulf Dotty-Qatar by Khaled Zaki
Gulf Dotty-Qatar
shortlistedShortlisted!
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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snakenose by Marc Van Den Broeck
snakenose
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lyretail anthias by Khaled Zaki
Lyretail anthias
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Giant Moray by Khaled Zaki
Giant Moray
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Mating Mandarin fish - the dance of love by Debra Cahill
Mating Mandarin fish - the dance of love
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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'Shapeshifter'. Mimic octopus — Subal underwater housing... by Terry Steeley
'Shapeshifter'. Mimic octopus
— Subal underwater housing, Canon 5D mk2, Canon EF 100mm macro, f18, 1/200, ISO200, Inon Z240 strobe
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Giant moray eel guarded by Hinged beak shrimps. by Stephan Gosselin
Giant moray eel guarded by Hinged beak shrimps.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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Sergeant Fish taken by Canon 5D mk3 in Nauticam Housing w... by Khaled Zaki
Sergeant Fish taken by Canon 5D mk3 in Nauticam Housing with 2 S&S YSD1 strobes in the top
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Blue Angel Fish by Khaled Zaki
Blue Angel Fish
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
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Anemone ,Clownfish & the Eggs taken by Canon 5D mk3 in Na... by Khaled Zaki
Anemone ,Clownfish & the Eggs taken by Canon 5D mk3 in Nauticam Housing with 2 S&S YSD1 strobes in the top
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Nudibranch Doha Qatar taken by Canon 5D mk3 in Nauticam ... by Khaled Zaki
Nudibranch Doha Qatar taken by Canon 5D mk3 in Nauticam Housing with 2 S&S YSD1 strobes in the top
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Shy (: by Taner Atilgan
Shy (:
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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ILLUMINATION by Claudia Weber-Gebert
ILLUMINATION
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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This girl is mine !!! by Marc Van Den Broeck
This girl is mine !!!
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Swollen-claw Mantis he was very friendly i have the d50 w... by Simon Dyer
Swollen-claw Mantis he was very friendly i have the d50 with the 105mm on f stop was 22 shutter was 250 with ys-d1 strobe x2 in an ikelite housing.
was a drift dive from Bonnie's Arch to Light House
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Fresh Water Sturgeon close up Nikon D800 Nauticam Si... by Spencer Burrows
Fresh Water
Sturgeon close up
Nikon D800
Nauticam
Sigma 15mm
YSD1s
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 7, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Eye to Eye. I was shooting Macro on this particular div... by Terry Steeley
Eye to Eye.
I was shooting Macro on this particular dive, the idea of photographing a Triggerfish was the last thought that I had. But, like a disgruntled dog, it wouldn't let me go, so I stayed and shot abstracts.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Dragon by Tony Cherbas
Dragon
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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BLUE RING OCTOPUS WITH SNOOTED FLASH by Raffaele Livornese
BLUE RING OCTOPUS WITH SNOOTED FLASH
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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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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