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Flabellina affinis, August 2025 (SonyA6300, 1/125, f9, iso 125)
By Raphael Steinfeld
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge. Mit der Z
By Martin Schrack
posted Monday, December 22, 2025
0 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge.
By Martin Schrack
posted Monday, December 22, 2025
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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Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Ecsenius namiyei by Julian Hsu
Ecsenius namiyei
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Sea rabbit from Karaburun Izmir Turkey, Olympus EM1 mark ... by Ahmet Caglar
Sea rabbit from Karaburun Izmir Turkey, Olympus EM1 mark II Nauticam Housing, INON Flash. f/10 1/200 ISO 200
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Goniobranchus geometricus pipe fish face detail by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Goniobranchus geometricus pipe fish face detail
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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SEPIOLA by Marko Perisic
SEPIOLA
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Small Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Small Hermit Crab (Dardanus sp)
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Tiger shirmp in double exposure in the camera by Massimo Giorgetta
Tiger shirmp in double exposure in the camera
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 3, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix). Film Fujifilm Pro... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix).
Film Fujifilm Provia 100 ASA and Nikon F60 with Nikon 105 mms macro. Scanned with Epson pro scanner
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 30, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Kiss me Amphiprion bicinctus Red Sea Clown fish by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Kiss me
Amphiprion bicinctus Red Sea Clown fish
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Amphiprion perideraion also known as the pink skunk clown... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Amphiprion perideraion also known as the pink skunk clownfish or pink anemonefish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 25, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Dancer Clown fishes on anemone by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Dancer Clown fishes on anemone
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 23, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hermit crab Dardanus calidus Shotting with film Fuji Pro... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Hermit crab Dardanus calidus
Shotting with film Fuji Provia 100 ASA and Nikon F100 camera Nikon 105 macro and Subtronic Alpha pro macro.
Scanner Epson
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Leopard Anemone Shrimp by Julian Hsu
Leopard Anemone Shrimp
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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THE DENTIST Lysmata amboinensis shrimp clean Fangtooth... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
THE DENTIST
Lysmata amboinensis shrimp clean Fangtooth moray teeth (Enchelycore anatina)
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 21, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp Odontodactylus scyllarus by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus scyllarus
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12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 20, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Emperor shrimp on sea apple by Julian Hsu
Emperor shrimp on sea apple
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 17, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Thor amboinensis shrimp by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Thor amboinensis shrimp
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 16, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Spider Squat Lobsters (Chirostylus sandyi) by Julian Hsu
Spider Squat Lobsters (Chirostylus sandyi)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Ornate pipe ghost fish Moalboal Cebu Philippines by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Ornate pipe ghost fish
Moalboal Cebu Philippines
12 Votes
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Pontonides unciger shrimp on Whip coral. Shooting in Moa... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Pontonides unciger shrimp on Whip coral.
Shooting in Moalboal Cebu island.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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A False Plum Sea anemone is a decptive beauty with a nas... by Peet J Van Eeden
A False Plum Sea anemone is a decptive beauty with a nasty sting
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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From Adabükü Bodrum. more than a flower Olympus EM1 MarkI... by Ahmet Caglar
From Adabükü Bodrum. more than a flower Olympus EM1 MarkII 60 mm f/8 !/200 Nauticam body INON Flash
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Whip Coral Shrimp, Camera Canon G9, Meikon Housing Hand h... by Matt Hutchinson
Whip Coral Shrimp, Camera Canon G9, Meikon Housing Hand held Big Blue torch.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Arlequin shrimp in double exposure in camera by Massimo Giorgetta
Arlequin shrimp in double exposure in camera
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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A peacock mantis shrimp shot in Ponta do Ouro, Southern M... by Gareth Stevens
A peacock mantis shrimp shot in Ponta do Ouro, Southern Mozambique. Watch out though, these little guys can throw hands!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Cerithium vulgatum occupied by hermit crab_2021 (Canon60... by Antonio Venturelli
Cerithium vulgatum occupied by hermit crab_2021
(Canon60mm, t1/200,f/14,iso200)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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The Lemon Coral Goby (Gobiodon citrinus) by Oksana Maksymova
The Lemon Coral Goby (Gobiodon citrinus)
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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