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Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (5 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 (5 days ago)
1 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Big coral canyons in Gardens of the queen.
By Noel Lopez
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (5 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 (5 days ago)
0 votes

A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Looking at me looking at you (taken under permit) A Pilot Whale
By Arun Madisetti
posted Friday, September 25, 2026
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
This one taste good but I refrain since they look better.... by Bernard Maglana
This one taste good but I refrain since they look better....
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Baby, Crash. by Abimael Márquez
Baby, Crash.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Cleaning.. Tulamben/ Bali by Cenk Ceylanoglu
Cleaning..
Tulamben/ Bali
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Pipefish in the seagras in Roses, Spain. Great dive. The ... by Daniel Strub
Pipefish in the seagras in Roses, Spain. Great dive. The pipe fish was found by Buddy Sven big grin
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Blenny in a coral looking disturbed. 60 mm macro. by Rob De Vries
Blenny in a coral looking disturbed. 60 mm macro.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus Full Frame :o) by Debi Henshaw
Mimic Octopus Full Frame :o)
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"friend"wolf eel in a pvc structure called the geodome t... by Stephen Sanders
"friend"wolf eel in a pvc structure called the geodome the sea urchins are what it eats.shot was taken by a sea & sea dx1200
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea United States
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Fireworm by Ernesto Rodriguez
Fireworm
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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blénie shootée aux Iles Medes by André Bruchez
blénie shootée aux Iles Medes
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Just shot today in freediving apnea, a sponge that seems ... by Alberto Romeo
Just shot today in freediving apnea, a sponge that seems a heart !
Sealife DC-800 natural light.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish feeding and on the move ...Taken wi... by David Henshaw
Flamboyant Cuttlefish feeding and on the move ...Taken with D200 and 105mm lens
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Solanders toby ( Canthigaster solandri ) full frame no cr... by Simon Gardener
Solanders toby ( Canthigaster solandri ) full frame no crop shot with nikon D70s 135mm macro lens with two DS 51 strobes
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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Emperor angelfish ( pomacanthus imerator ) full frame no ... by Simon Gardener
Emperor angelfish ( pomacanthus imerator ) full frame no crop shot with nikon D70s 135mm macro lens with two DS 51 strobes
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Oman
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Mediterranean grouper Epinephelus marginatus. Nikon 801s... by Alberto Romeo
Mediterranean grouper Epinephelus marginatus.
Nikon 801s 60 macro+ Ikelite strobe
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pufferfish close-up at Porto Santo Island, Portugal. by José Carvalho
Pufferfish close-up at Porto Santo Island, Portugal.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Frog Fish by Girts Kravalis
Frog Fish
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Batfish by Debi Henshaw
Batfish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"dirty hairy"... frogfish caught by surprise in koh doc mai by Adriano Trapani
"dirty hairy"... frogfish caught by surprise in koh doc mai
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Flying Gurnard- the fish with paws and wings, it just cra... by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
Flying Gurnard- the fish with paws and wings, it just crawled upfront and spread its wings
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pederson Cleaner Shrimp off Boynton Beach Florida. by Michael Schlenk
Pederson Cleaner Shrimp off Boynton Beach Florida.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Snorkeling Nikon coolpix 5000 +Sea&Sea housing- natural ... by Alberto Romeo
Snorkeling
Nikon coolpix 5000 +Sea&Sea housing- natural light
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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SPINY LOBSTER/LANGOUSTE/PALINURIDAE THE ONE THAT GOT AW... by Andres L-M_larraz
SPINY LOBSTER/LANGOUSTE/PALINURIDAE
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY...
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Hey Good Lookin" Reef Top Pipefish with attitude :o) by Debi Henshaw
"Hey Good Lookin" Reef Top Pipefish with attitude :o)
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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hi, nudibranch in vietnam! by Andre Salvatge
hi, nudibranch in vietnam!
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Vietnam
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Lizzard fish close-up, at Porto Santo Island. by José Carvalho
Lizzard fish close-up, at Porto Santo Island.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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GREEN MORAY by Andres L-M_larraz
GREEN MORAY
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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dahlia anemone and brittle starfish by John Naylor
dahlia anemone and brittle starfish
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea United Kingdom
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