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Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Santa Barbara Janolus at Monterey Wharf #2. We have been seeing these up here the last bunch of years in the fall. They used to not be this far north.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Big coral canyons in Gardens of the queen.
By Noel Lopez
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass at Monterey Wharf #2. He was hiding in the eel grass and was difficult to get a clear shot of, but I managed to capture this dramatic image.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Looking at me looking at you (taken under permit) A Pilot Whale
By Arun Madisetti
posted (2 days ago)
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

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Sole Eyes by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
Sole Eyes
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Blenny by Abimael Márquez
Blenny
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Scorpaena by Marco Gargiulo
Scorpaena
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Beautiful creatures: Magnificent Feather Duster - shot w... by Sebastian Kuntz
Beautiful creatures:
Magnificent Feather Duster - shot with a GH4 and Oly 12-50mm (MacroMode) in a Nauticam Housing.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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small gobbi in a coral by Yoav Lavi
small gobbi in a coral
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Anemone details 100mmm, 1/160sec at f9.0 by Andrea Pirondini
Anemone details
100mmm, 1/160sec at f9.0
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Spider crab. Merry Christmas by Todd Moseley
Spider crab. Merry Christmas
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Pinnate Batfish by Marteyne Van Well
Juvenile Pinnate Batfish
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Moray eel by Yoav Lavi
Moray eel
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Thalassoma pavo #2 by Marco Gargiulo
Thalassoma pavo #2
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Daisy by Marco Gargiulo
Daisy
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Thalassoma pavo by Marco Gargiulo
Thalassoma pavo
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Boxer crab with pon pons and eggs by Raffaele Livornese
Boxer crab with pon pons and eggs
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Shrimp portrait I took this shot using my old Olympus SP... by Ivan Manzanares
Shrimp portrait
I took this shot using my old Olympus SP510uz internal flash only no strobe
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Wonderpus in action by Andrea Pirondini
Wonderpus in action
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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This little guy was definitely not camera shy, I think it... by John Pappas
This little guy was definitely not camera shy, I think it liked looking at itself in my lens. Taken at about 60 ft. Nikon D90 lens, Tamaron 90 MM Macro, Ikelite HSG.. 2 DS161 strobes.. ISO 200, Shutter Speed1/250/ F13. Taken in Curacao
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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M O U T H B R O O D I N G Cardinal fish with eggs (Apogo... by Irwin Ang
M O U T H B R O O D I N G
Cardinal fish with eggs (Apogonidae)
Anilao, Philippines. August 2014
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Hermit Crab by Kf Leong
Hermit Crab
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Check out the veins on the brain by James Deverich
Check out the veins on the brain
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Decorator crab by Stuart Ganz
Decorator crab
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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EYE by Walter Bassi
EYE
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Bargibanti, the Christmas Sea Horse by Andrea Pirondini
Bargibanti, the Christmas Sea Horse
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Porcelaincrab by Volker Lonz
Porcelaincrab
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Perfect dramatic lighting , great work.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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gasteropode conchigliato by Scozio Salvatore
gasteropode conchigliato
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Lembeh hairy frog fish or one of my childhood nightmares! by Elaine Wallace
Lembeh hairy frog fish or one of my childhood nightmares!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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last breath by Scozio Salvatore
last breath
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Hypnotized Shrimp by Ivan Manzanares
Hypnotized Shrimp
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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