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Tompot blenny - Parablennius gattorugine
By Stefanos Michael
posted (5 days ago)
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Elysia beauty_October 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Yesterday
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15730 Entries Found: Page 278  of  583
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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Octopus in black, Cozumel Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Octopus in black, Cozumel Mexico
42 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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octopus detail by Carlos Ernesto
octopus detail
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Blenny Face, Acapulco Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Blenny Face, Acapulco Mexico
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51 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Common Octopus by Helen Hansen
Common Octopus
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Two ornate ghost pipefish by Laura Dinraths
Two ornate ghost pipefish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Turtle Head, Playa del Carmen Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Turtle Head, Playa del Carmen Mexico
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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slender filefish by Christopher Lynch
slender filefish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Clown fish by Helen Hansen
Clown fish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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The look ! by Beate Seiler
The look !
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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close-up encounter. A junior diver inspects a pustule nu... by Douglas Klug
close-up encounter. A junior diver inspects a pustule nudibranch off the shores of Maui, Hawaii.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Ambon Scorpionfish by Luke Gordon
Ambon Scorpionfish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Bad hair day! by John Roach
Bad hair day!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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HUNTER by Juan Carlos Reyes
HUNTER
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Hipnotic eyes by Els Van Den Borre
Hipnotic eyes
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 18, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Orang Hutan Crab Fluo Night Dive by Doris Vierkötter
Orang Hutan Crab Fluo Night Dive
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Harlequin Shrimp and Brittle Starfish. Canon XTi, 60mm ma... by Ralph Turre
Harlequin Shrimp and Brittle Starfish. Canon XTi, 60mm macro, Ikelite housing, Ikelite D160 strobe. Manual, f8, 1/250 sec.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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cannon blenny by Juan Carlos Reyes
cannon blenny
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Tasty evening. 5.6. 1/80. 100. Olympus SP560 by Blagodarova Elena
Tasty evening.
5.6. 1/80. 100. Olympus SP560
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Black Sea Ukraine
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Hairy Squat Lobster Location: Komodo, Indonesia Camera ... by Carlotta Arona
Hairy Squat Lobster
Location: Komodo, Indonesia
Camera details: Canon Powershot G12, Canon WP-DC34 Housing, Focal length 6.1mm, no strobes, no flash
Settings: f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO500
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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nemo... always the best subject,,, by Jonathan Sala
nemo... always the best subject,,,
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Ma Babiessss! by Lance Teo
Ma Babiessss!
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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octopus by Carlos Ernesto
octopus
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Sepioteuthis australis You know how it goes, spur of t... by Theo Robotis
Sepioteuthis australis
You know how it goes, spur of the moment dive, borrowed tank, half the normal gas capacity, down to the last few minutes of air remaining separated from dive buddies and these guys turn up.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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No cavities there! Seaweed Blenny Family: blen... by John Roach
No cavities there! Seaweed Blenny
Family: blenniidae ( Combtooth Blenny )
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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F10, 1/250, ISO 100, 100mm Macro by Luke Gordon
F10, 1/250, ISO 100, 100mm Macro
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Red Sea Anemonefish hiding behind anemone tentacles, Ras ... by Laura Dinraths
Red Sea Anemonefish hiding behind anemone tentacles, Ras abu Galum, Dahab
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 14, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pipefish by Doris Vierkötter
Pipefish
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 14, 2013
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