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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
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
The painted hairy #frogfish (striated frogfish) is defini... by Eric Lambert
The painted hairy #frogfish (striated frogfish) is definitely one of the most grotesque but favorite critters that a diver might encounter while diving in South East Asia.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Scorpion fish portraid by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Scorpion fish portraid
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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ELECTRIC CLAM with disco blue pulses of light by Arya I Gede
ELECTRIC CLAM
with disco blue pulses of light
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 19, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Twins by Marc Van Den Broeck
Twins
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 19, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blenny with Marelux SOFT by Magali Marquez
Blenny with Marelux SOFT
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Colourful crab hiding from me by Aksems Kuzucu
Colourful crab hiding from me
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Nudi riding on a porcupine fish by Jeffrey Lim
Nudi riding on a porcupine fish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 15, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The angling Frogfish by Peet J Van Eeden
The angling Frogfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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a shrimp from Hurghada, Egypt. Olympus EM1 Mark2, 60 mm ... by Ahmet Caglar
a shrimp from Hurghada, Egypt. Olympus EM1 Mark2, 60 mm Nauticam Housing.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Blennyfish by Julian Hsu
Blennyfish
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Harlequin by Penn De Los Santos
Harlequin
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Olympus Epl1 by Marivic Maramot
Olympus Epl1
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Flamingo Tongue positioned on rock/ When I dive, I like t... by Darius Korin
Flamingo Tongue positioned on rock/ When I dive, I like to looks for the little things often overlooked by divers and that’s how I spotted this little guy.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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Seahorse Portrait by Penn De Los Santos
Seahorse Portrait
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The one with brains is a female shrimp by Peet J Van Eeden
The one with brains is a female shrimp
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Pygmy Seahorse by Jeffrey Lim
Pygmy Seahorse
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Helmet by Penn De Los Santos
Helmet
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus by Stefanos Michael
Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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The other planet called sunburst soft coral by Peet J Van Eeden
The other planet called sunburst soft coral
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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wunderpus larval by Deniz Muzaffer Gökmen
wunderpus larval
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Ambon scorpionfish in Anilao by Jeffrey Lim
Ambon scorpionfish in Anilao
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pleurosicya labiata by Julian Hsu
Pleurosicya labiata
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 4, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Pagurus photo_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f14,iso125) by Antonio Venturelli
Pagurus photo_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f14,iso125)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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yellow pigmy seahorse by Michael Hutchison
yellow pigmy seahorse
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Taiwan
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Trypterigion Tripteronotum_2022 (Canon100,1/250,f16,iso100) by Antonio Venturelli
Trypterigion Tripteronotum_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso100)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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Threefin Blenny - Tripterygion melanurus by Stefanos Michael
Threefin Blenny - Tripterygion melanurus
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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