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Peoples' Vote


The eye contact.
Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

The moment of peace.. 
A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025
(CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
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Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (3 days ago)
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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
Grouper
Elegancy
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/80
Party Lights
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 400, Aperture f/22, Shutterspeed 1/125
Anemonefish
Feather duster moving with the current in an image converted to black and white.
Eyeballs
shortlistedShortlisted!
"Portrait of a Flatman" - The amazing Crocodilfish
Nabucco Nunukan, Indonesia
Threadfin butterflyfish.depth 1-35m
Spiral colors. I remember when I thought you had to go to the Red Sea to shoot these..
flying Gurnard
Sydney Pygmy Pipehorse.
shrimp
Red Sea toxic fire urchin spreading gametes at night
The Eyes by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
The Eyes
shortlistedShortlisted!
This was taken at the end of the dive on One Thousand Steps. This tiny eel (head not bigger than my thumb) was almost directly under the boat.
Taken on the reef Something Special, and I thought this XMAS Tree worm was special, it almost glowed!
Red Clingfish on fire coral. Pink Beach...Thanks to my good friend and Dive Master and ruler of the boat "Linda",
shortlistedShortlisted!
One of the many Ringed Blennys , Starksia hassi, at Front Porch! Bonaire
shortlistedShortlisted!
The Vanishing
shortlistedShortlisted!
Pigtails
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2014 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Very nice. I think the DOF is slightly too small. Feels overdone.
Dust Catcher / Porcelain crab filtering
hyppo by night
shortlistedShortlisted!
Softly Softly. Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula. Chaloklum, Gulf of Thailand, EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.2-iso200
Rhinopia
shortlistedShortlisted!
Composition with green anemonia's tentacles
Hipposcorpaena filamentosa. Very rare. Close related to rhinopias.
"Colorful Curves"
This is a close up of a very colorful Lettuce Sea Slug I found in Little Cayman. The colors and patterns this image has quickly mad eit one of a favorites from the trip.
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