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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (6 days ago)
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Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
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Salt Pier Late Afternoon
By William Goers Jr
posted 04:32 CST Today (12 hours ago)
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The Guardian
By William Goers Jr
posted 04:40 CST Today (12 hours 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
"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal... by Stefan Follows
"A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere." Groucho Marx. Coconut Octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/100-18-iso200-Inon D2000
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 12, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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"No matter how tough the meat may be, it's going to be te... by Stefan Follows
"No matter how tough the meat may be, it's going to be tender if you slice it thin enough." Guy Fieri. Hermit Crab - Diogenidae sp. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/125-f2.8-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2o Tools +5x2
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Mediterranean Sea Horse portrait by Walter Bassi
Mediterranean Sea Horse portrait
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Red Sea anemonefish by Laura Dinraths
Red Sea anemonefish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Nurse Shark by Abimael Márquez
Nurse Shark
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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A couple of Red Sea anemonefish in their anemone by Laura Dinraths
A couple of Red Sea anemonefish in their anemone
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Baby octopus during a night dive. I was around 5 cm big. ... by Olivier Notz
Baby octopus during a night dive. I was around 5 cm big. I detected the shrimp only on the photo.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 9, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mr Grumpy Pants. Banded Toadfish - Halophryne diemensis. ... by Stefan Follows
Mr Grumpy Pants. Banded Toadfish - Halophryne diemensis. Ang Thong, Thailand-EM5-Oly 12-50mm-1/160-f8-iso200-Inon D2000
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 8, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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periclimenes by Scozio Salvatore
periclimenes
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 7, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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This is image taken in Makassar strait South of Sulawesi ... by Wawan Mangile
This is image taken in Makassar strait South of Sulawesi with Sony Rx100 Mark II
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Try a little tenderness by Ellen Cuylaerts
Try a little tenderness
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 5, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Pontohi Seahorse Lembeh Strait, Manado, Indonesia.Olympus... by Steve Wright
Pontohi Seahorse Lembeh Strait, Manado, Indonesia.Olympus e-520 50mm macro 1.4 teleconverter f22 1/160 twin strobes
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Morena de Puntos by Alejandro Topete
Morena de Puntos
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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close up Morey by Alejandro Topete
close up Morey
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Mom cares by Uwe Schmolke
Mom cares
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Blue eye Durban dancing shimp Rhynchocinetes durbanensis by Cinzia Bismarck
Blue eye
Durban dancing shimp
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Look at me by Walter Bassi
Look at me
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Orang utan crab Bunaken islands, Sulawesi, by Hans-Gert Broeder
Orang utan crab
Bunaken islands, Sulawesi,
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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lovely green turtle by Andre Philip
lovely green turtle
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36 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Round crab, I think etisus splendidus, but please correct... by Elaine Wallace
Round crab, I think etisus splendidus, but please correct me if I'm wrong. Bunaken night dive.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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bavosa gote gialle by Scozio Salvatore
bavosa gote gialle
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Porcelein crab's face details. No crop. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Porcelein crab's face details. No crop.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Muraena helena and Dardanus calidus with an anemone, Fonz... by Ivan Vychodil
Muraena helena and Dardanus calidus with an anemone, Fonza diving site - Elba, Canon EOS 5Diii, EF 100mm 2,8 macro is usm, 1/125 at f25, iso 400, Ikelite housing with 1 Ikelite DS 160 flash in TTL mode
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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This little guy was really hard to find. Sony HX5V, Sea ... by Rodrigue Amyot
This little guy was really hard to find.
Sony HX5V, Sea & Sea YS-01, Sola 600.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Canada
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A common lionfish (Pterois volitans)and soft corals on a ... by Laura Dinraths
A common lionfish (Pterois volitans)and soft corals on a reef wall
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Like "King Louie" NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw h... by Thomas Bannenberg
Like "King Louie"
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, @105mm
Settings: f11 1/60, ISO 100
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Chromodoris cazae shot with Nikon D7000 , nauticam housi... by Simon Gardener
Chromodoris cazae
shot with Nikon D7000 , nauticam housing 50mm with Ds 160 strobe
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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