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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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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
Purple Passion by Gabriel De Leon Jr
Purple Passion
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lissocarcinus laevis NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" u... by Thomas Bannenberg
Lissocarcinus laevis
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm Macro (NIKKOR)
Settings: f13, 1/100, ISO 100
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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bumblebee shrimp on sea cucumber Nikon 50 macro, Ike hous... by Arun Madisetti
bumblebee shrimp on sea cucumber Nikon 50 macro, Ike housing, D90.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Clownfisch by Beate Seiler
Clownfisch
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Longnose Longnose Seahorse at the bridge today. by Mark Sagovac
Longnose
Longnose Seahorse at the bridge today.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Anemone Hermit Crab by Volker Lonz
Anemone Hermit Crab
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Batfish by Abimael Márquez
Batfish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Chain Moray with a chin full of fireworm. SeaLife DC1400 by Arun Madisetti
Chain Moray with a chin full of fireworm. SeaLife DC1400
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Say ahhhh! by Beate Seiler
Say ahhhh!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Curious George. Frogfish - Antennarius sp. Chaloklum, Tha... by Stefan Follows
Curious George. Frogfish - Antennarius sp. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f18-iso100-Inon D2000x2
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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H I D I N G Yellow hairy goby (Paragobiodon xanthosoma) ... by Irwin Ang
H I D I N G
Yellow hairy goby (Paragobiodon xanthosoma)
Anilao, Philippines. August 2014
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
Fantastic composition, capture and lighting!
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A L I E N Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson) ... by Irwin Ang
A L I E N
Commerson's frogfish (Antennarius commerson)
Anilao, Philippines. May 2014
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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say hello to the world....... Macro of a tiny white ane... by Claudia Weber-Gebert
say hello to the world.......
Macro of a tiny white anemone
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Boxercrab by Volker Lonz
Boxercrab
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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it's not much, but it's a home. Caribbean longarm Octopus by Arun Madisetti
it's not much, but it's a home. Caribbean longarm Octopus
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Unawatuna inhabitant by Raoul Caprez
Unawatuna inhabitant
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Sri Lanka
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Title: Humpback Coral Shrimp Cam: Sony T-900 Housing: S... by Marcus Yee
Title: Humpback Coral Shrimp
Cam: Sony T-900
Housing: Sony Marine Pack
Diopter: N/A
Strobe: N/A
Torch: F.I.T 2400 WSR
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 18, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Ready and willing father to be! Banded Jawfish at Blue H... by John Roach
Ready and willing father to be! Banded Jawfish at Blue Heron Bridge FL USA.
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
Fabulous closeup! Tack sharp focus.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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'The Lizard King' Synodus intermedius, St Lucia Olympu... by Henley Spiers
'The Lizard King'
Synodus intermedius, St Lucia
Olympus OMD-EM5 in Nauticam Housing
Single Sea & Sea YS-D1
F16 1/250 ISO 200
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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[:b:]Jewels of the sea[:/b:] by Francesco Pacienza
Jewels of the sea
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Nudibranches line by Andrea Pirondini
Nudibranches line
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Here is looking at you"; a juvenile hawksbill turtle tak... by Marteyne Van Well
"Here is looking at you"; a juvenile hawksbill turtle taking a peek at the dome port. Canon EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM lens at f/5, 1/160, ISO 160
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Longnose hawkfish NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw h... by Thomas Bannenberg
Longnose hawkfish
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 105mm Macro (NIKKOR)
Settings: f13, 1/100, ISO 100
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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happy (: by Taner Atilgan
happy (:
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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0% Edit, 0% Crop Title: Burn!! When : Jan 2015 Wher... by Marcus Yee
0% Edit, 0% Crop
Title: Burn!!
When : Jan 2015
Where : Anilao
Kit : Sony T-900, Marine Pack, Torch
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Nudibranch on a tunicate by Volker Lonz
Nudibranch on a tunicate
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Toadfish by Beate Seiler
Toadfish
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 12, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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