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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)
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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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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
I shoot this picture in the spanish natural reserve "Isla... by Fuster Luc
I shoot this picture in the spanish natural reserve "Islas Medas". It's one of the famous big fella of the Mediterranean sea, the Brown grouper.
Photo takes with my compact LUMIX FX-01 around 25 meters depth.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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boxing crab ... with eggs by Oscar Miralpeix
boxing crab ... with eggs
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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mantis ... with eggs by Oscar Miralpeix
mantis ... with eggs
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Blue Ribbon Eel by Volker Lonz
Blue Ribbon Eel
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Bleniidea by Yildirim Gencoglu
Bleniidea
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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"Tarpon Undercarriage": Photographed at Macabuca/Turtle F... by Susannah H. Snowden
"Tarpon Undercarriage": Photographed at Macabuca/Turtle Farm on Grand Cayman. I hovered in front and below the "Tarpon Cave" where they hang out during the day. Lying close to the sandy bottom I shot up against the blue and coral.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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basketstar shrimp by Oscar Miralpeix
basketstar shrimp
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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This was my second attempt at the little critter. Did no... by Patricia Sinclair
This was my second attempt at the little critter. Did not fill the frame, but instead concentrated on sharpness of the image.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cayman islands
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Another shot from the shore dive with Nina Baxa. She poi... by Patricia Sinclair
Another shot from the shore dive with Nina Baxa. She pointed this out, not much bigger than a pea, so I tried with my 60mm lens (no diopter) to fill the frame with the critter (so I could see what it was.)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cayman islands
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While doing a shore dive with Nina Baxa, she pointed out ... by Patricia Sinclair
While doing a shore dive with Nina Baxa, she pointed out this little beauty to me.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Cayman islands
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Ponthoi sea horse by Massimo Giorgetta
Ponthoi sea horse
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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bargibanti portrait by Massimo Giorgetta
bargibanti portrait
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36 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Lenguado close up, Isla del Coco by Alejandro Topete
Lenguado close up, Isla del Coco
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Costa Rica
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Close encounter by Raoul Caprez
Close encounter
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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'A Golden Moment' by Jim Catlin
'A Golden Moment'
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Porcelain crab Lembeh straith Nikon D800E, 105 macro Ni... by Marchione Giacomo
Porcelain crab
Lembeh straith
Nikon D800E, 105 macro Nikon, two strobo
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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the window by Salvatore Ianniello
the window
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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"See-Through Beauty" Salpa Maggiore (Salpa maxima) - A r... by Andre Philip
"See-Through Beauty"
Salpa Maggiore (Salpa maxima) - A rarely species
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Redtooth triggerfish, Hin Daeng by Tobias Reitmayr
Redtooth triggerfish, Hin Daeng
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Started playing with this after trying to sort out my pho... by James Deverich
Started playing with this after trying to sort out my photo catalog. Didn't delete this, was I wrong?
Leptopsammia pruvoti, Yellow Solitary Coral.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Super close-up of a lined pufferfish by Arno Enzo
Super close-up of a lined pufferfish
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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orang crab by Massimo Giorgetta
orang crab
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Snooted blenny from Neandros Island/Istanbul. No p.s. by Taner Atilgan
Snooted blenny from Neandros Island/Istanbul. No p.s.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Stargazer by Volker Lonz
Stargazer
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Editor's Comment
Great lighting from above, nice shot.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Devil walkman by Volker Lonz
Devil walkman
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Yellow Head Jawfish with eggs at St. Croix's Swirling Ree... by Gustavo Viviani
Yellow Head Jawfish with eggs at St. Croix's Swirling Reef of Death site.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Blennius gatorrugine by Carlos Ernesto
Blennius gatorrugine
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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