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Hypselodoris krakatoa nudibranch_March 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f18,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Mediterranean hermit crab_May 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f20,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Blackwater Dive. Whalefish
By Lindsey Curtis
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Whalefish. Blackwater Dive
By Lindsey Curtis
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Hypselodoris infucata_March 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f18,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Sunday, July 13, 2025
0 votes

Whalefish
By Lindsey Curtis
posted Sunday, July 13, 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
A little squid by Knut Wester
A little squid
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Sweden
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Flounder by Abimael Márquez
Flounder
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Blue-ringed Octopus by Penn De Los Santos
Blue-ringed Octopus
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 16, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Acanthemblemaria macrospilus_2022 (Canon100mm,t1/250,f/1... by Antonio Venturelli
Acanthemblemaria macrospilus_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/16,iso200)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 15, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Wart-head blenny_Vallarta_2022 (Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,i... by Susanna Randazzo
Wart-head blenny_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This beautifull frogfish was found in Playa Lagun on Cura... by Brenda De Vries
This beautifull frogfish was found in Playa Lagun on Curacao.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Extreme closeup of a living Razor coral on the reef at Kw... by Gerry Wolf
Extreme closeup of a living Razor coral on the reef at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Marshall Islands
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Tessellated blenny_Vallarta_2022 (Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/2... by Antonio Venturelli
Tessellated blenny_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/20,iso160)
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Panamic fanged blenny( Ophioblennius steindachneri)_2022 ... by Antonio Venturelli
Panamic fanged blenny( Ophioblennius steindachneri)_2022
(Canon100mm, t1/250,f/20,iso160)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This is a photo of a Moray Eel trying to play with my cam... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a Moray Eel trying to play with my camera. It was quite challenging getting a good distance photographing this fella as he seems to want to be closer to the lens. Taken in Puerto Galera, Philippines.
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bearded Fireworm - Hermodice carunculata by Stefanos Michael
Bearded Fireworm - Hermodice carunculata
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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This is a photo of a coconut octopus (Amphioctopus Margin... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a coconut octopus (Amphioctopus Marginatus) living inside a beer bottle. He got attracted to the lights and was trying to play with the camera lens with her sticky fingers. Taken in Anilao, Philippines.
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Wart-head blenny_2022 (Canon60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100) by Susanna Randazzo
Wart-head blenny_2022
(Canon60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 17, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Acanthemblemaria balanorum_2022 (Canon100mm,t1/250,f/18,... by Antonio Venturelli
Acanthemblemaria balanorum_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/18,iso125)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 17, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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The octopus hide-away by Peet J Van Eeden
The octopus hide-away
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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a part of sea tulip from Bodrum Turkey. Olympus EM1 Mark2... by Ahmet Caglar
a part of sea tulip from Bodrum Turkey. Olympus EM1 Mark2, 60mm lens. Nauticam housing. 1/250 f:4.5 ıso 200
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Colorful Klipfish on the PMB wreck by Peet J Van Eeden
Colorful Klipfish on the PMB wreck
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South Africa
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« Don’t touch my world! » Neopetrolisthes maculatus - 20... by Kevin Jhugroo
« Don’t touch my world! »
Neopetrolisthes maculatus - 20m deep - march 2022
This crab shows me his big muscle, impressive despite his size (30mm)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Green Alga - Acetabularia acetabulum by Stefanos Michael
Green Alga - Acetabularia acetabulum
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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club head goby_Vallarta_2022 ( Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,is... by Susanna Randazzo
club head goby_Vallarta_2022
( Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Clownfish at home by Penn De Los Santos
Clownfish at home
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Anemone fish by Aboy Capili
Anemone fish
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Acanthemblemaria balanorum goby portrait_Vallarta_2022 (... by Susanna Randazzo
Acanthemblemaria balanorum goby portrait_Vallarta_2022
(Canon60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Yawning leaf scorpionfish by Aboy Capili
Yawning leaf scorpionfish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Orange coral_Vallarta_2022 (Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/13,iso125) by Antonio Venturelli
Orange coral_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/13,iso125)
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A friendly face under the sea_Vallarta_2022 (Canon 60mm,... by Susanna Randazzo
A friendly face under the sea_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Harlequin Shrimp by Penn De Los Santos
Harlequin Shrimp
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2022
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date posted location: Philippines
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