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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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"Eye See You" An Octopus takes cover within the reef. by Dusty Norman
"Eye See You"
An Octopus takes cover within the reef.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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fishing in the dark by Marc Van Den Broeck
fishing in the dark
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date posted posted: Monday, October 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Cleaning" by Walter Bassi
"Cleaning"
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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bluegreen by Marc Van Den Broeck
bluegreen
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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White Eyed Moray by Volker Lonz
White Eyed Moray
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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The last supper: The crab thought that got lucky... its ... by Gaetano Gargiulo
The last supper:
The crab thought that got lucky... its dinner will be paid with its life... Never play with blue-ringed...
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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H A I R Y Juvenile Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius striatus)... by Irwin Ang
H A I R Y
Juvenile Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
Anilao, Philippines. April 2015
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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lizard eyes by Marc Van Den Broeck
lizard eyes
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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doyouseeme by Marc Van Den Broeck
doyouseeme
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pomacanthus imperator. by Sergey Lisitsyn
Pomacanthus imperator.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"The Hulk" this large moray eel is also known as "old man... by Gaetano Gargiulo
"The Hulk" this large moray eel is also known as "old man" and always sits in a hole at the base of the pylons in Clifton Gardens
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Wonderpus by Marc Van Den Broeck
Wonderpus
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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first attempt wit home made snoot ... by Mark Hedges
first attempt wit home made snoot ...
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United Kingdom
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Coral shrimps by Gino Symus
Coral shrimps
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Longnose Hawkfish by Joachim Neumann
Longnose Hawkfish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Aplysia puntacta by Carlos Ernesto
Aplysia puntacta
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Coral polyps at night. I floated down below the coral and... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
Coral polyps at night. I floated down below the coral and shot upward, one strobe angled from the side to provide texture and illuminate the back tentacles, and the other strobe giving a touch of fill light. These are the actual colors of the coral.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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hairy harry by Marc Van Den Broeck
hairy harry
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hawkfish by Goos Van Der Heide
Hawkfish
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Chirolophis ascanii by Martin Gombrii
Chirolophis ascanii
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Sweden
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False Clowns by Robert Michaelson
False Clowns
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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eyes by Marc Van Den Broeck
eyes
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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eyes an legs in a box by Marc Van Den Broeck
eyes an legs in a box
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Zebra Blenny by Tony Cherbas
Zebra Blenny
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Fimbriated Moray shouting:"Back off!" . Canon G12, Inon S... by Dragos Dumitrescu
Fimbriated Moray shouting:"Back off!" . Canon G12, Inon S2000
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Blue ringed octopus by Gino Symus
Blue ringed octopus
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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"Next in Line" This Filefish must have been enjoying his... by Chase Darnell
"Next in Line"
This Filefish must have been enjoying his morning cleaning, as these guys are usually to timid to let divers approach.
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
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