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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
Caretta sea turtle hosting a remora fish. Two friendly f... by Mert Gokalp
Caretta sea turtle hosting a remora fish.
Two friendly faces
Caretta caretta & Echeneis naucrates
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Angry Dirty Hairy by William Loke
Angry Dirty Hairy
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Blue Face Hermet Crab by Philip Goets
Blue Face Hermet Crab
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Lionfish abstract by Arun Madisetti
Lionfish abstract
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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This cuttlefish image was taken in Lembeh. Canon 5D MK I... by Beth Watson
This cuttlefish image was taken in Lembeh. Canon 5D MK II, 100mm macro 2.8L, DS 125 strobes, f/25, 1/200 at ISO 100.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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corallium rubrum D300, aquatic housing, 105 micro + 2x in... by Massimo Ardizzoni
corallium rubrum D300, aquatic housing, 105 micro + 2x inon z240
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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eye of sole. D300, aquatic housing- 105 micro + 2x inon z240 by Massimo Ardizzoni
eye of sole. D300, aquatic housing- 105 micro + 2x inon z240
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Cleaning Station by Marcello Di Francesco
Cleaning Station
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Coral polops Feeding by Marylin Batt
Coral polops Feeding
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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night encouner in Lembeh by Mona Dienhart
night encouner in Lembeh
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Bristle worm by Peet Van Eeden
Bristle worm
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Blue Froggy by Marcello Di Francesco
Blue Froggy
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Portrait of a lion fish by Abimael Márquez
Portrait of a lion fish
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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s pietro by Salvatore Ianniello
s pietro
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36 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Calappa granulata, a deep sea crab. by Antonio Colacino
Calappa granulata, a deep sea crab.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Paranemonia cinerea (Thau lagoon) by Mathieu Foulquié
Paranemonia cinerea (Thau lagoon)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: France
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A very tiny flabellina on sponge with that kind of "2001:... by Blaza Jovanovic
A very tiny flabellina on sponge with that kind of "2001: A Space Odyssey" feel
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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"Who? Me?" by Christine Hamilton
"Who? Me?"
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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This is the 1st shot in the series of 6 of a Greedy Flamb... by William Loke
This is the 1st shot in the series of 6 of a Greedy Flamboyant Cuttlefish whacking the hell out of a popcorn shrimp(Periclimenes kororensis) Enjoy!
Shot No: 1 of 6
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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in a stealthy position with beak ready to strike, who's t... by William Loke
in a stealthy position with beak ready to strike, who's the victim?!?!?!?!
Shot No: 2 of 6
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Porcupinefish close up by Paul Colley
Porcupinefish close up
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Spotted Moray by Paul Colley
Spotted Moray
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) United Kingdom
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sea horse by Afflitti Gianluca
sea horse
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I was on a night dive along the coast of Maui near Kaanap... by Steven Smeltzer
I was on a night dive along the coast of Maui near Kaanapali. There are some lava flows and tubes in the vicinity and I happened to spot this Candy Cane Shrimp which normally is only found inside the lave tube. Lucky find. Right place right time.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A melibe of some sort? by J. Daniel Horovatin
A melibe of some sort?
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Curious ? by Raoul Caprez
Curious ?
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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hippocampus histrix - posing - by Alex Varani
hippocampus histrix - posing -
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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