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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

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chromodoris lochi , Cnineze lady :) canon 5d , sigma 105... by Moutafis Nikos
chromodoris lochi , Cnineze lady smile canon 5d , sigma 105mm + 1,4 converter + 2X INON Z240S
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Crocodilefish by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Crocodilefish
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Face to face with a small pepper muray eel ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Face to face with a small pepper muray eel ;-)
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Paracirrithes forsteri - portrait by Alex Varani
Paracirrithes forsteri - portrait
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Starry Moray - Close Focus by Brian Welman
Starry Moray - Close Focus
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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a flower by any other name..Sealife DC1000.. by Richard Campbell
a flower by any other name..Sealife DC1000..
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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resting white tips are excelent for macro shots... I had ... by Jp Zegarra
resting white tips are excelent for macro shots... I had to take my 105 mm during one of the Bajo Alcyone dives and give it a try... I like how the shark skin texture is detailed here... Nikon D300 105 mm 2 DS160 flash
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Cocos Islands
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Don't come too close to me, I'm watching you! by Daniel Wernli
Don't come too close to me, I'm watching you!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Imperturbable. Scorpionfish and Daphne's Chromodoris by Doug Anderson
Imperturbable. Scorpionfish and Daphne's Chromodoris
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Yellow phase trumpet "in position!" by Lisa Hinderlider
Yellow phase trumpet "in position!"
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Molisc of some sort not really sure. Its about 10mm in si... by Graeme Cole
Molisc of some sort not really sure. Its about 10mm in size, spotted him peaking out of this coral.
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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zippy--DC1000.. by Richard Campbell
zippy--DC1000..
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Don't bother me! by Daniel Wernli
Don't bother me!
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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A lobster near the Darwin isl., Galapagos. by Mikhail Smirnov
A lobster near the Darwin isl., Galapagos.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Rock Fish by Levent Albas
Rock Fish
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Night dive at the house reef. I think it is impossible to... by Gilles Brignardello
Night dive at the house reef. I think it is impossible to get this shot if he was not asleep...this fish is usually so shy... Gilles…. Alor-Divers
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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I'm angry by Daniel Wernli
I'm angry
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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thristy..ahhhh (sealife DC1000) by Richard Campbell
thristy..ahhhh (sealife DC1000)
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Gills of a Giant Clam by Mark Hoevenaars
Gills of a Giant Clam
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Close up batfish by Sue Ferreira
Close up batfish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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I tooked around 20 pictures of these shrimps within 10 mi... by Olivier Notz
I tooked around 20 pictures of these shrimps within 10 minutes...
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Theefin about 1.5cm long got to love there colors. by Graeme Cole
Theefin about 1.5cm long got to love there colors.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 29, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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antennarius commersoni by Alex Varani
antennarius commersoni
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Peek a Boo Taken on Fuji Velvia Slide with 105mm lens an... by Brian Welman
Peek a Boo
Taken on Fuji Velvia Slide with 105mm lens and Nikon F90X
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Glorious Flatworm. Nikon D90, Aquatica Housing, 60mm, f8,... by Mark Hoevenaars
Glorious Flatworm. Nikon D90, Aquatica Housing, 60mm, f8, 1/80, ISO-100, single Sea & Sea YS-110a strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Frenchie, mmwa, mwa.. by Suzan Meldonian
Frenchie, mmwa, mwa..
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Spanish Lobster closeup by Rico Besserdich
Spanish Lobster closeup
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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