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Flabellina affinis, August 2025 (SonyA6300, 1/125, f9, iso 125)
By Raphael Steinfeld
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge. Mit der Z
By Martin Schrack
posted Monday, December 22, 2025
0 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge.
By Martin Schrack
posted Monday, December 22, 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
Portrait Coconut Octopus with Retra LSD by Magali Marquez
Portrait Coconut Octopus with Retra LSD
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 6, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Upside-down Jellyfish - Cassiopea andromeda by Stefanos Michael
Upside-down Jellyfish - Cassiopea andromeda
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 6, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Hermit crab spotted on a yellow sponge coral in Croatia. ... by Martin Schrack
Hermit crab spotted on a yellow sponge coral in Croatia.
Only when I looked at it later did I notice the animal's blue eyes...
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Croatia
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Harlequin Shrimp by Jeffrey Lim
Harlequin Shrimp
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2022

Final RoundThrough to 2022 awards final round judging
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus) by Hansruedi Wuersten
Anemone hermit crab (Dardanus pedunculatus)
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Yellow pins by Marc Van Den Broeck
Yellow pins
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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An amphipod riding on a donut nudi’s nose by Jeffrey Lim
An amphipod riding on a donut nudi’s nose
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Olympus EM1X by Marivic Maramot
Olympus EM1X
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 30, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Anilao, blackwater dive. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Anilao, blackwater dive.
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 29, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Olympus EM1x by Marivic Maramot
Olympus EM1x
3rd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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worm by Aksems Kuzucu
worm
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Paddle flap by Penn De Los Santos
Paddle flap
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Tongue out by Penn De Los Santos
Tongue out
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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the look by Marc Van Den Broeck
the look
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Amphipods on a coral flower by Jeffrey Lim
Amphipods on a coral flower
Winner Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hermit crab peering out the door_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f1... by Antonio Venturelli
Hermit crab peering out the door_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f14,iso125)
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Dark horse by Marivic Maramot
Dark horse
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Clownfish dont like get photographed by Hansruedi Wuersten
Clownfish dont like get
photographed
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hippocampus histrix by Sofia Tenggrono
Hippocampus histrix
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Lentiginous moray eel_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f10,iso200) by Antonio Venturelli
Lentiginous moray eel_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f10,iso200)
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Soft Coral by Peet J Van Eeden
Soft Coral
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 19, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Muray Eel by Hansruedi Wuersten
Muray Eel
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 18, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Stenopus hispidus banded cleaner shrimp by Hansruedi Wuersten
Stenopus hispidus banded cleaner shrimp
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 17, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blue Frogfish on blue sponge 24.06.2022 by Hansruedi Wuersten
Blue Frogfish on blue sponge 24.06.2022
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 15, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Two Crabs - Dinner Time Komodo National Park by Jacek Bugajski
Two Crabs - Dinner Time
Komodo National Park
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Eel from Croatia by Neven Maradin
Eel from Croatia
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Croatia
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Zanzibar Shrimp. Taken last September 10 in Misamis orien... by Dennish Sagmit
Zanzibar Shrimp. Taken last September 10 in Misamis oriental.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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