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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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Shrimp on Anemone by Herbert Dubois
Shrimp on Anemone
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Netherlands Antilles
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porcelain crab by Andre Philip
porcelain crab
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pink Leaf fish by Pietro Cremone
Pink Leaf fish
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Octopus by Marco Gargiulo
Octopus
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Zeus faber, John Dory, night dive.nikon d800 micro nikko... by Marco Gargiulo
Zeus faber, John Dory, night dive.nikon d800 micro nikkor 60 mmm
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81 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Gorgonian Art Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite s... by Margriet Tilstra
Gorgonian Art
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/14, Shutterspeed 1/125
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Wide White Eyes Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite... by Margriet Tilstra
Wide White Eyes
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/11, Shutterspeed 1/100
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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"..Big stuff is cool...the small stuff rules" S.F. Brittl... by Stefan Follows
"..Big stuff is cool...the small stuff rules" S.F. Brittle Star - Ophiurida sp. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f2.8-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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nikon D800e ,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
nikon D800e ,105 micro
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Thorny Seahorse - Nikon D7000 1/320 f/13 ISO 100 Single S... by Michelle Davis
Thorny Seahorse - Nikon D7000 1/320 f/13 ISO 100 Single Strobe Ikelite DS161
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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sea ​​anemone and eyes by Paal Mathiesen
sea ​​anemone and eyes
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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Gangga island,nikon D800e ,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
Gangga island,nikon D800e ,105 micro
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Grouper, night dive by Marco Gargiulo
Grouper, night dive
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A Red Sea Combtooth blenny shares space with an Anemonefi... by Laura Dinraths
A Red Sea Combtooth blenny shares space with an Anemonefish and its anemone
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Parrot Fish, Cozumel Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Parrot Fish, Cozumel Mexico
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Gangga island,nikon D800e,105 micro by Puddu Massimo
Gangga island,nikon D800e,105 micro
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Stargazer trying to hide in the sand at TK3 in Lembeh by Marteyne Van Well
Stargazer trying to hide in the sand at TK3 in Lembeh
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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The artificial wreck on the Lumba Lumba house reef is a u... by Henrik Hedegaard
The artificial wreck on the Lumba Lumba house reef is a unique habitat for all the small critters. Wood, tubes, stones - you name it and it's there.
This blennie was hiding i a tiny tube, 15cm above a Giant Moray Eel.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Indonesia
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Friendly octopus close-up by Daniel Poloha
Friendly octopus close-up
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Happy Place. Feather Star - Crinoid sp. Chaloklum, Thaila... by Stefan Follows
Happy Place. Feather Star - Crinoid sp. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165
11 Votes
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Rider Lembeh strait. Nikon d800E, 105 macro, two strobo by Marchione Giacomo
Rider
Lembeh strait.
Nikon d800E, 105 macro, two strobo
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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the clown fish got a comfy bed by Kf Leong
the clown fish got a comfy bed
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Greater pipefish - Criccieth beach, N. Wales by Mark Thomas
Greater pipefish - Criccieth beach, N. Wales
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) United Kingdom
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Particular Stella Marina " Martasteria glacialis " To Ba... by Rosario Scariati
Particular Stella Marina " Martasteria glacialis "
To Baia di Puolo NA
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Vermocane Hermodice carunculata Santa Maria di Leuca In... by Rosario Scariati
Vermocane Hermodice carunculata
Santa Maria di Leuca
Intersection of the two Seas Ionian Sea Adriatic Sea
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Sand Dollar by Beate Seiler
Sand Dollar
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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gangga island,nikon D800e,105 micro + teleconverter 1,4 by Puddu Massimo
gangga island,nikon D800e,105 micro + teleconverter 1,4
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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