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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
Froggy on Fire
shortlistedShortlisted!
Galactic Blenny
shortlistedShortlisted!
Yellow frogfish
Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing, 60mm lens, two strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/16 1/200 sec. ISO-100
Puerto Galera, Philippine
Map puffer eye
Basket star or part there of. Makes a lovely desktop background.
f8 1/60 ISO100
A triphyllozoon or phylum ectoprocta? Anyway classy!
Blenny watching for a next meal.
Burn Candy Burn
shortlistedShortlisted!
Commensal shrimps big grin
Sea star
Peacock Mantis Shrimp with Eggs
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Very well taken, nice shot.
"Hairy" crab
Tomini Bay,North-Sulawesi
Nikon D 800, Micro 105, 1/200 ,f 200, iso 200
sea&sea YS- d1
Blenny portrait
shortlistedShortlisted!
nuddy
Arlequin, portrait
Jawfish with eggs at Front Porch, Bonaire
Red coral beauty. Difficult to see big ones because used in jewelry, especially during 20 century.
Pipefish on soft coral
fire urchin shrimp
Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing, 60mm lens, two strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/25 1/250 sec. ISO-125
Puerto Galera, Philippine
urchin
Ringed Blenny
Flatfish face.
Criccieth beach, N. Wales
Stargazer under the Blue Heron Bridge
Scorpionfish eye
Cuttlefish face
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