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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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Triggerfish face ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Triggerfish face ;-)
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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found in Lembeh by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A Pumpkinseed, common sunfish jawning.. Que du bonheur...... by Michel Lonfat
A Pumpkinseed, common sunfish jawning.. Que du bonheur... :O)...
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Sleeping Beauty by Nadya Kulagina
Sleeping Beauty
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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North Cyprus by Timucin Ucar
North Cyprus
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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"don't come any closer !" Juvenile squid ( 8 cm ) shows m... by Rico Besserdich
"don't come any closer !" Juvenile squid ( 8 cm ) shows me the border ;-) Shot was token during a nightdive.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Do you smell my breath?? :-) by Els Van Den Borre
Do you smell my breath?? :-)
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Mantis shrimp by Aleksandr Marinicev
Mantis shrimp
shortlistedShortlisted!
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Mimic octopus by Aleksandr Marinicev
Mimic octopus
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Little and very nice Anemone Crab in the waters of Lembeh... by Michel Lonfat
Little and very nice Anemone Crab in the waters of Lembeh Strait... Que du bonheur...
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Trying to Escape by Nadya Kulagina
Trying to Escape
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Tail for background (Murenae melanotis) by Raoul Caprez
Tail for background (Murenae melanotis)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Cape Verde
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A close view to a sea-anemone. by Rico Besserdich
A close view to a sea-anemone.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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A different smile, Aguadilla, PR. by Abimael Márquez
A different smile, Aguadilla, PR.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Eyes Canon G9 YS110 strobe Close up lens by Serhat Tasgedik
Eyes
Canon G9 YS110 strobe Close up lens
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hairdresser by Victor Amor
Hairdresser
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Curious... D300+60 mm with +4 dioptre close-up filter. Cr... by Mehmet Demirkan
Curious... D300+60 mm with +4 dioptre close-up filter. Cropped.
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Editor's Comment
It's hard to get a good clean shot - keeping it simple is difficult!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Flying Flatworm by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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The Color is Red by Edy Sutanto
The Color is Red
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Peacock-Worm ( sabella sabella ) closeup by Rico Besserdich
Peacock-Worm ( sabella sabella ) closeup
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
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Nudibranch by Torresan Patrick
Nudibranch
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Eye to eye by Stuart Ganz
Eye to eye
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Rockfish close-up. Mediterenean sea of Turkey. by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish close-up. Mediterenean sea of Turkey.
23 Votes
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Mimic octopus by Aleksandr Marinicev
Mimic octopus
shortlistedShortlisted!
Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Wanna kiss?? by Johannetta Gordijn
Wanna kiss??
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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A soft coral crab with either eggs or a parasite. This wa... by Steve De Neef
A soft coral crab with either eggs or a parasite. This was a big version for this kind of crab.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Canon G-10, Ikelite housing, strobes and dome. by Bill Arle
Canon G-10, Ikelite housing, strobes and dome.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 31, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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