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Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Santa Barbara Janolus at Monterey Wharf #2. We have been seeing these up here the last bunch of years in the fall. They used to not be this far north.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Big coral canyons in Gardens of the queen.
By Noel Lopez
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass at Monterey Wharf #2. He was hiding in the eel grass and was difficult to get a clear shot of, but I managed to capture this dramatic image.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Looking at me looking at you (taken under permit) A Pilot Whale
By Arun Madisetti
posted (2 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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Thorny Seahorse by Billy Watson
Thorny Seahorse
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Seduction by a sea anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
Seduction by a sea anemone
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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"Tight Lipped" Moray by James Oosthuizen
"Tight Lipped" Moray
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 26, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Close-up of a Cow Fish Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two ... by Margriet Tilstra
Close-up of a Cow Fish
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/4, Shutterspeed 1/60
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Turks and Caicos islands
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Say something interesting! e.g. what the subject is, how ... by Boaz Meiri
Say something interesting! e.g. what the subject is, how you got the shot, when taken, where?, what kit? This field gets searched so include keywords.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Variegated lizardfish by Olivier Notz
Variegated lizardfish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A school of juvenile striped eel catfish licking the camera by Laura Dinraths
A school of juvenile striped eel catfish licking the camera
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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rule of thirds……… na by Alan Johnson
rule of thirds……… na
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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Moray allowing me to get up close and personal by James Oosthuizen
Moray allowing me to get up close and personal
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Honeycomb Cowfish by Boaz Meiri
Honeycomb Cowfish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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What You Want? Pink Anemonefish - Amphiprion perideraion.... by Stefan Follows
What You Want? Pink Anemonefish - Amphiprion perideraion. Sail Rock-Thailand-EM5-NAEM5-Oly 12-50 @ 43mm macro-125-f16-iso400-Inon D2000
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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This little fella was following me aroun when I was explo... by Tanur Sertuglu
This little fella was following me aroun when I was exploring Zenobia wreck.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Tomato Clownfish by Boaz Meiri
Tomato Clownfish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Sunset dive, 5 meters depth. by Sevıl Gurel Peker
Sunset dive, 5 meters depth.
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Editor's Comment
Beautiful
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Spider..! Sea Spider - Anoplodactylus sp. Sail Rock, Thai... by Stefan Follows
Spider..! Sea Spider - Anoplodactylus sp. Sail Rock, Thailand-G10-1/250-f8-iso100-Inon D2000
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Frogfish yawn by Pietro Cremone
Frogfish yawn
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Lobster up close. Trefor pier, N. Wales. by Mark Thomas
Lobster up close.
Trefor pier, N. Wales.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) United Kingdom
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nikon d800e,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
nikon d800e,105 micro
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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It fills 50% of the frame so that fits the macro category... by Ellen Cuylaerts
It fills 50% of the frame so that fits the macro category, but the subject was larger than 1ft: whaleshark mouth with remora inside on a sunny day!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Tracina dragon entangled in a fishing net after the shot ... by Rosario Scariati
Tracina dragon entangled in a fishing net after the shot
has been RELEASED
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Serranus hepatus by Rosario Scariati
Serranus hepatus
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Goby in a plastic tube by Rosario Scariati
Goby in a plastic tube
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A big camouflaged flathead scorpionfish lies in ambush by Laura Dinraths
A big camouflaged flathead scorpionfish lies in ambush
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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this is Zeus Faber!!!! by Chicco Maggioni
this is Zeus Faber!!!!
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Pink leaf scorpionfish by Elaine Wallace
Pink leaf scorpionfish
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Tiger cardinalfish with eggs, Koh Haa by Tobias Reitmayr
Tiger cardinalfish with eggs, Koh Haa
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Coral Bouquet Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite s... by Margriet Tilstra
Coral Bouquet
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
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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