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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
Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing with 60mm lens and a saga... by Gabriella Luongo
Nikon D7100 in Nauticam Housing with 60mm lens and a saga +5, two strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/22 1/250 sec. ISO 125
Puerto Galera, Phillipine
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Zebra Lionfish-Lembeh by Richard Goluch
Zebra Lionfish-Lembeh
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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tubeworm colours by Oscar Miralpeix
tubeworm colours
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2014

Final RoundThrough to 2014 awards final round judging

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Lovely Colors
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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[:b:]Goby mirrored[:/b:] by Francesco Pacienza
Goby mirrored
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Philippines
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish in Anilao by Ken Thongpila
Flamboyant Cuttlefish in Anilao
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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" ON THE RUNWAY" by Isabella Maffei
" ON THE RUNWAY"
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 31, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Camotes Sea Indonesia
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First quarter moon by Raoul Caprez
First quarter moon
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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S M A S H I N G - W E A P O N Giant mantis shrimp (Lysi... by Irwin Ang
S M A S H I N G - W E A P O N
Giant mantis shrimp (Lysiosquillina lisa)
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 29, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Close-up of reef shark Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two ... by Margriet Tilstra
Close-up of reef shark
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 200, Aperture f/16, Shutterspeed 1/125
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Crinoid by Marco Gargiulo
Crinoid
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Canon 7d/Ikelite Housing Octopus Melbourne Australia - P... by Linley Jean-Yves Bignoux
Canon 7d/Ikelite Housing Octopus Melbourne Australia - Port Phillip Bay
Australian
Southern Australia
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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yawning yellow frogfish by Andre Philip
yawning yellow frogfish
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Frog Fish Struggle frog fish fighting the current in the... by Marco Fierli
Frog Fish Struggle
frog fish fighting the current in the sand of Lembeh
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Macro by Abdulla Almehairi
Macro
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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found in Lembeh.. by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh..
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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To me an uncommon color. Before, I only saw them in reddi... by Olivier Notz
To me an uncommon color. Before, I only saw them in reddish/brownish color, but never in this blue-green
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Always compulsively curious! Ringed Blenny Starksia hassi by John Roach
Always compulsively curious! Ringed Blenny Starksia hassi
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Z E B R A Coleman shrimp ( Periclimenes colemani ) Anil... by Irwin Ang
Z E B R A
Coleman shrimp ( Periclimenes colemani )
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Macro by Abdulla Almehairi
Macro
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Rose Tetal Bubble Shell in Nelson Bay Australia by Ken Thongpila
Rose Tetal Bubble Shell in Nelson Bay Australia
shortlistedShortlisted!
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Golden Tail Moray (Gymnothorax miliaris) Bonaire, Nether... by Beth Watson
Golden Tail Moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)
Bonaire, Netherland Antilles
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2014
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Editor's Comment
Love the smile.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Netherlands Antilles
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Blenny- 100mm macro by Vassilis Tsiairis
Blenny- 100mm macro
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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Just Blendin'. Coconut Octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus?... by Stefan Follows
Just Blendin'. Coconut Octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus? Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.5-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Peek-a-boo, scorpion fish in observation mode by Erna Lucas
Peek-a-boo, scorpion fish in observation mode
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Trumpet Fish, Fakarava. Tuamotus, French Polynesia Canon... by Cangemi Paul
Trumpet Fish, Fakarava. Tuamotus, French Polynesia
Canon EOS 7D, EF S 60 mm Hugyfot Housing
1/80 Iso 125 f/16
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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anglerfish eye by Oscar Miralpeix
anglerfish eye
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Yellow flower
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