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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (6 days ago)
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Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
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Salt Pier Late Afternoon
By William Goers Jr
posted Saturday, November 8, 2025
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The Guardian
By William Goers Jr
posted Saturday, November 8, 2025
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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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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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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
shortlistedShortlisted!
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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