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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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Tiny octopus by Abimael Márquez
Tiny octopus
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Chance encounter, Crash Boat, Aguadilla by Abimael Márquez
Chance encounter, Crash Boat, Aguadilla
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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10 mm frogfish. More photos: www.jornari.com by Jorn Ari
10 mm frogfish.
More photos: click here
45 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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the eyes by Dave Baxter
the eyes
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Speckled Moray DC 1000 with single flash, Utila by Robert Michaelson
Speckled Moray
DC 1000 with single flash, Utila
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Sepien in Love by Jörg Menge
Sepien in Love
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
get a room!
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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my friend by Abimael Márquez
my friend
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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...at the right time, Crah Boat, Aguadilla by Abimael Márquez
...at the right time, Crah Boat, Aguadilla
shortlistedShortlisted!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Hermit Crab.Eyelashes by Andres L-M_larraz
Hermit Crab.Eyelashes
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Shrimp on a 'flower' by John Hill
Shrimp on a 'flower'
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Leafy Scorpion Fish. Canon 40D, 60mm. by Ryan Pedlow
Leafy Scorpion Fish. Canon 40D, 60mm.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Dumbo of the seas D200/105 VR by Yves Antoniazzo
Dumbo of the seas D200/105 VR
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Close encounter. Stingray city. by Carlo Greco
Close encounter. Stingray city.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Picture taken in Layang-Layang with a Sony T33. by Raoul Caprez
Picture taken in Layang-Layang with a Sony T33.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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OCTOPUS by Adolfo Maciocco
OCTOPUS
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Harlequin shrimp. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Harlequin shrimp. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Portrait of a Giant Moray eel Lycodontis javanicus by Alberto Romeo
Portrait of a Giant Moray eel Lycodontis javanicus
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Scorpion fish, took this photo at the Blue Heron Bridge i... by Eric Walker
Scorpion fish, took this photo at the Blue Heron Bridge in West Palm Beach. Was taken in Feb. 2010 Used an Olympus 6000 with an Olympus housing. I do not use a strobe as of right now.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Bandos Reef Male by Murat Dilici
Bandos Reef
Male
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Angelfish portrait, Seychelles by Michael Gallagher
Angelfish portrait, Seychelles
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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This one is very cooperative! by Bernard Maglana
This one is very cooperative!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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"Not my best side, I am afraid!" Scorpionfish by Carlo Greco
"Not my best side, I am afraid!"
Scorpionfish
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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I love the contrast of this colorful Christmas Tree Worm ... by Lisa Hinderlider
I love the contrast of this colorful Christmas Tree Worm against the coral.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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BIG EYE by Adolfo Maciocco
BIG EYE
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Porcupinefish with cleaning goby. Dc1000 with single flash by Robert Michaelson
Porcupinefish with cleaning goby. Dc1000 with single flash
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Among thorns by Abimael Márquez
Among thorns
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Face to face by Abimael Márquez
Face to face
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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