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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
Leopard Flounder Fish by Hisham Elshafie
Leopard Flounder Fish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 8, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Clownfish and anemone. using Canon G12, with Ikelite Ho... by Hisham Elshafie
Clownfish and anemone.
using Canon G12, with Ikelite Housing & DS51 Strobe. and INON Close-up Lens UCL-165.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pygmy Cuttlefish at Lembeh Strait by Marteyne Van Well
Pygmy Cuttlefish at Lembeh Strait
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"I see you hiding in the bushes..." XZ1 with flash, uncroped by Diogo Ferreira
"I see you hiding in the bushes..." XZ1 with flash, uncroped
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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hairy squat lobster by Marco Fierli
hairy squat lobster
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Hairy frogy by Beate Seiler
Hairy frogy
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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GX1+45MM MICRO+110A*2 by Ghost Chen
GX1+45MM MICRO+110A*2
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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"Comensalism" XZ1 by Diogo Ferreira
"Comensalism" XZ1
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) NIKON D7000 in a Sea... by Thomas Bannenberg
hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri)
NIKON D7000 in a Seacam "Prelude" uw housing, 50mm normal lens (NIKKOR)
Settings: f11, 1/60, ISO 100
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Blue Parrot Fish, San Pedro Belize by Alejandro Topete
Blue Parrot Fish, San Pedro Belize
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Belize
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Balloon fish eye - Utila by Jim Garber
Balloon fish eye - Utila
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Honduras
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Balloonfish eye - Utila by Jim Garber
Balloonfish eye - Utila
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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"The last photo of Igor, the fastest nudibranch on earth,... by Diogo Ferreira
"The last photo of Igor, the fastest nudibranch on earth, having a well deserved meal after intensive tranining". XZ1 (of course its croped but not too much :))
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Vermilion Biscuit Sea Star (Pentagonaster duebeni) by Blair Morgan
Vermilion Biscuit Sea Star (Pentagonaster duebeni)
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Hide & Seek by Marco Fierli
Hide & Seek
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Soft coral by Leena Roy
Soft coral
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Box in B&W by Jonathan Sala
Box in B&W
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Friendly cuttlefish in Malapascua by Christian Nielsen
Friendly cuttlefish in Malapascua
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Yellooooow!!! by Billy N
by: Billy N
Yellooooow!!!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"Igor, the fastest nudibranch on earth, if youtry to catc... by Diogo Ferreira
"Igor, the fastest nudibranch on earth, if youtry to catch him, this is what you see" XZ-1 with flash
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Garden Eel by Beate Seiler
Garden Eel
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 3, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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XZ-1, no flash by Diogo Ferreira
XZ-1, no flash
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 2, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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"Igor, the fastest nudibranch of the planet, preparing to... by Diogo Ferreira
"Igor, the fastest nudibranch of the planet, preparing to break another sprint world record" XZ-1
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Bluering Octopus Negros near Sipalay April 2013. by Jürgen Hager
Bluering Octopus Negros near Sipalay April 2013.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Night Fatherstar by Marc Grau
Night Fatherstar
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 1, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Aden Djibouti
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Olympus XZ-1, f1.8/200, with flash by Diogo Ferreira
Olympus XZ-1, f1.8/200, with flash
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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lizard... other perspective... by Jonathan Sala
lizard... other perspective...
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 31, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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