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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
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
44 Votes
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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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Anemone Canyon Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite ... by Margriet Tilstra
Anemone Canyon
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/13, Shutterspeed 1/125
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Very special, nicely taken.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here! The Dude. Nu... by Stefan Follows
"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here! The Dude. Nudibranch - Costasiella usagi. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Brown thorny seahorse camouflaged against rocks by Laura Dinraths
Brown thorny seahorse camouflaged against rocks
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The eye of a Flamingo Tongue by Abimael Márquez
The eye of a Flamingo Tongue
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Editor's Comment
One rarely sees the eyes of these, nice angle.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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[:b:]Froggy portrait[:/b:] Perfect camouflage by Francesco Pacienza
Froggy portrait
Perfect camouflage
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Philippines
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The stingray is watching by Sean Howard
The stingray is watching
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Underwater variation on Vincent van Gogh's sunflowers Ni... by Margriet Tilstra
Underwater variation on Vincent van Gogh's sunflowers
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/14, Shutterspeed 1/125
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Coconut Octopus showing its tricks during a night dive at... by Marteyne Van Well
Coconut Octopus showing its tricks during a night dive at Air Prang I in Lembeh Strait
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Nikon D7100, 60 mm lens, 2 strobes sea&sea ys-110a f/10 ... by Gabriella Luongo
Nikon D7100, 60 mm lens, 2 strobes sea&sea ys-110a
f/10 1/80sec. ISO-100
Murena helena, Banco di Santa Croce (NA)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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[:b:]Leafish[:/b:] on mirror by Francesco Pacienza
Leafish on mirror
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Philippines
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Crustal palace. Within a muddy harbour in less than 10 me... by Ed Whiting
Crustal palace. Within a muddy harbour in less than 10 meters of water I found one of my favourite dive sites. I love Octopus and this place had them all in homes made from our rubbish. The mud was very fine, so fine the strobe flash would stir it up
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date posted posted: Friday, February 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Stubby Squid on Night Dive in Washington. by Jesse Miller
Stubby Squid on Night Dive in Washington.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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" I'M A DIFFERENT FISH" by Isabella Maffei
" I'M A DIFFERENT FISH"
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Camotes Sea Indonesia
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xenacrab by Bülent Kılınc
xenacrab
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Night Dive, Red Night Shrimp by Michael Cupolo
Night Dive, Red Night Shrimp
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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triplefin fish by Bülent Kılınc
triplefin fish
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Pareblenius by José Verdú
Pareblenius
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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The atlantic lizardfish, el lagarto, lying in wait . Comm... by Erna Lucas
The atlantic lizardfish, el lagarto, lying in wait . Commonly found in the Canarian waters
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
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date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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