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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
Snail taking a peek. by Alejandro Rivera
Snail taking a peek.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Shrek Lovely giant frogfish on the North side of Nusa Pe... by Christian Nielsen
Shrek
Lovely giant frogfish on the North side of Nusa Penida.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, 1 Ikelite DS125 flash
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Little white froggie hangout in the coral. by Soren Egeberg
Little white froggie hangout in the coral.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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No trout pout here, only my sweet lips. :-) by Brian Mayes
No trout pout here, only my sweet lips. :-)
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Harlequin shrimp by Erika Antoniazzo
Harlequin shrimp
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Antarctic (Southern Ocean) United Kingdom
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Red sea octopus face by Vitaly Vinogradov
Red sea octopus face
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Anyone got a really big tub of butter? by Patti Furlano
Anyone got a really big tub of butter?
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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The Dahlia brings some colour in our grey waters. by John De Jong
The Dahlia brings some colour in our grey waters.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Spotface Moray Eel. 1. dive of the trip. Flashsystem did... by Christian Nielsen
Spotface Moray Eel.
1. dive of the trip. Flashsystem didn't work, so had to open up the aperture to get a shot. Funny enough I somehow like the result. Will definately play more around with aperture settings in the future.
105 mm Macro
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Different angle..... by Bernard Maglana
Different angle.....
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Arrow Crab hanging upside down from a sponge. Shot on Kod... by Alan G. Miller
Arrow Crab hanging upside down from a sponge. Shot on Kodachrome 25 using a Nikonos RS and 50 mm lens with twin Ikelite SS 200's in May 2009 under the pier in Frederiksted St Croix.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Hoo Hoo Nikon D200 , 105 micro, twin strobo Komodo 2009 by Marchione Giacomo
Hoo Hoo
Nikon D200 , 105 micro, twin strobo
Komodo 2009
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I never realized until now how difficult it is to photogr... by William Goodwin
I never realized until now how difficult it is to photograph a white fish. First round produced "snowballs" - blown-out at any setting. Had to resort to all sorts of tricks to finally get some decent shots of "Snowball." Frog fish, Bonaire, 75 fsw
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Funny haircut.. by Steve De Neef
Funny haircut..
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Bat fish by Tony Makin
Bat fish
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"SHADOW" by Bernard Maglana
"SHADOW"
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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A West Australian seahorse under the Ammo Jetty, south of... by Tammy Gibbs
A West Australian seahorse under the Ammo Jetty, south of Perth WA. This little guy was hiding behind some weed but I got a shot when he popped out. My first dive with my new twin Inon Z240's and my fifth dive with my new Nikon D300.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Soft coral goby..... Fuji S5 Pro/105 VR by Yves Antoniazzo
Soft coral goby..... Fuji S5 Pro/105 VR
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Popov's Island by Sergiy Glushchenko
Popov's Island
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Russia
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Off bata Filipines.. teh stone fish! by Andrew Macleod
Off bata Filipines.. teh stone fish!
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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seahorse at local dive site by Dave Baxter
seahorse at local dive site
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Deep Purple. Soft Coral close-up Sharm el Sheikh by Adolfo Maciocco
Deep Purple.
Soft Coral close-up
Sharm el Sheikh
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pink on Pink. lovely tube worms, we've always called the... by Jean Wood
Pink on Pink.
lovely tube worms, we've always called them Christmas tree worms
Wakatobi
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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A young white frogfish meets a grizzled ol' octopus. 75 f... by William Goodwin
A young white frogfish meets a grizzled ol' octopus. 75 fsw, Bonaire.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Sideways Peppermint Shrimp in Branching Vase Sponge... 55... by William Goodwin
Sideways Peppermint Shrimp in Branching Vase Sponge... 55 fsw, Bonaire
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Shrimp on whip coral. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Shrimp on whip coral. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Lionfish, the fight for the underwater kingdom in Puerto ... by Abimael Márquez
Lionfish, the fight for the underwater kingdom in Puerto Rico.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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