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Peoples' Vote


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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Soft bed of Scorpions by Tony Cherbas
Soft bed of Scorpions
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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An amazingly large helmet conch visited the bridge back i... by Kevin Bryant
An amazingly large helmet conch visited the bridge back in early July.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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BIG eye :-D by Daniel Strub
BIG eye big grin
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Underwater Homes" by Carlsberg... S95 - no flash, no ... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
"Underwater Homes" by Carlsberg...
S95 - no flash, no strobe, no additional lenses used, NO CROPPING, no PS, no LR editing...
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57 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Balancing crab. by Anouk Houben
Balancing crab.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Tompot Blenny photographed while searching for the wreck ... by Paul Colley
Tompot Blenny photographed while searching for the wreck of a WWII fighter aircraft off the coast of Eastbourne
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: English Channel United Kingdom
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Coconut Octopus by Sven Tramaux
Coconut Octopus
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44 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Crab by Matic Mikec
Crab
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Croatia
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frogfish by Afflitti Gianluca
frogfish
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Eye to eye with a ornate ghostpipefish by Barbara Schilling
Eye to eye with a ornate ghostpipefish
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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These guys seem to never stop moving. . . by Kevin Bryant
These guys seem to never stop moving. . .
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Green Moray and Cleaning Goby Nikon D80 with 105mm lens ... by Pedro Padilla
Green Moray and Cleaning Goby
Nikon D80 with 105mm lens
Guanica Puerto Rico
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Fresh shrimp by Wijnand Plekker
Fresh shrimp
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Lookout by Tony Cherbas
Lookout
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Crab guarding its eggs. by Anouk Houben
Crab guarding its eggs.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Diplodus vulgaris. by Ferdinando Meli
Diplodus vulgaris.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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family of ghost by Afflitti Gianluca
family of ghost
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Tiny Commensal Shrimp on a Sea Pen by Marylin Batt
Tiny Commensal Shrimp on a Sea Pen
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Baby Star on Star- who knew? Two weeks ago we saw some... by Suzan Meldonian
Baby Star on Star- who knew?
Two weeks ago we saw some Stars spawning.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Eye to Eye with Dragon / A diver was astonished by the co... by Richard (qingran) Meng
Eye to Eye with Dragon / A diver was astonished by the colorful beauty of a sea dragon in Tasmania.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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snail Dalmatian by Matic Mikec
snail Dalmatian
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Slovenia
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Might he have thought that he was wearing his orange outfit? by Kevin Bryant
Might he have thought that he was wearing his orange outfit?
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Blue eyes ! by Anouk Houben
Blue eyes !
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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hair-frog by Afflitti Gianluca
hair-frog
13 Votes
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Eye contact. Ole Blue eyes, hermit crab Canon s90, dual... by Jackie Campbell
Eye contact.
Ole Blue eyes, hermit crab
Canon s90, dual inon strobes
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Klauni by Radim Fort
Klauni
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Oddly, ran across this guy on the same dive as with the p... by Kevin Bryant
Oddly, ran across this guy on the same dive as with the pink one - the only dive at the bridge on which I've found *any* froggies.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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