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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)
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
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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

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striking head by Uwe Schmolke
striking head
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 6, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Mantis shrimp by Steven Miller
Mantis shrimp
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Moray eel by Beate Seiler
Moray eel
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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another clingfish with a companion. by Oscar Miralpeix
another clingfish with a companion.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do th... by Stefan Follows
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King, Jr. Feather Star - Crinoid. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Rhinopia by Beate Seiler
Rhinopia
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Cute little guy under Rye Pier, does it look like he's po... by Haydn Salvas
Cute little guy under Rye Pier, does it look like he's poking his tongue out to you?
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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"My philosophy is: If you can't have fun, there's no sens... by Stefan Follows
"My philosophy is: If you can't have fun, there's no sense in doing it." Paul Walker. Shrimp, Rhynchocinetes sp. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso100-Inon D2000
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Hard to capture, beautiful by Lawrence Davis
Hard to capture, beautiful
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Cardinal Fish with Eggs by Lawrence Davis
Cardinal Fish with Eggs
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Squid, during night Dive by Lawrence Davis
Squid, during night Dive
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Squid, during night Dive by Lawrence Davis
Squid, during night Dive
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 3, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Flatworm mimicking Flounder. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Flatworm mimicking Flounder.
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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An Hawksbill Turtle in Sipadan. Nikon D300S and Nikkor ... by Mehmet Salih Bilal
An Hawksbill Turtle in Sipadan. Nikon D300S and Nikkor 60mm.No crop.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 2, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Cow fish on a night dive out of Portsea, Melbourne. by Haydn Salvas
Cow fish on a night dive out of Portsea, Melbourne.
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, won... by Stefan Follows
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." Poe. Feather Star - Crinoid sp. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f2.8-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon D2000
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Anemonic twists by Erna Lucas
Anemonic twists
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 1, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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hardcoral tubeworms by Oscar Miralpeix
hardcoral tubeworms
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 28, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Hidden patterns in orange coral by Erna Lucas
Hidden patterns in orange coral
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Harlequin Shrimp (Humenocera elegans) @ Dream Reef – Amed... by Elly Jeurissen
Harlequin Shrimp (Humenocera elegans) @ Dream Reef – Amed, Bali 2013
Canon G12 in Canon WP-DC34 UW-housing, Inon UCL-165 macro lens, single strobe Sea&Sea YS-01.
F8; 1/250 sec.; ISO 100
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Color from the sand. This Mantis Shrimp checks out its su... by Douglas Klug
Color from the sand. This Mantis Shrimp checks out its surroundings. Shot with canon t4i and 100mm f2.8 in Ike housing with dual ds51 strobes.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 27, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Felix -a frouper of extraordinary size full time profe... by Erna Lucas
Felix -a frouper of extraordinary size
full time professional model, lanzarote
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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cleaning by Walter Bassi
cleaning
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Blue Ring Octopus by Carl Lam
Blue Ring Octopus
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Cleaning. by Gregory Sin
Cleaning.
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Strange bedfellows by Erna Lucas
Strange bedfellows
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Blenny by Marco Gargiulo
Blenny
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date posted posted: Monday, February 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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