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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
"SPIKE" portrait study of a trumpetfish. Sides have been ... by Debi Henshaw
"SPIKE" portrait study of a trumpetfish. Sides have been cropped in to frame the subject :o)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Nikon D70 60MM Macro by John Snyder
Nikon D70 60MM Macro
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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miniscule shrimp... by Andres Larraz
miniscule shrimp...
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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frog fish by Kenneth Hicks
frog fish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Yellow spotted burry by Cigdem Cooper
Yellow spotted burry
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Decorator crab with a funny hair do! Canon G 10 by Andrew Macleod
Decorator crab with a funny hair do! Canon G 10
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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up close and personal with giant murray by Michel De Ruyck
up close and personal with giant murray
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Malaysia
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two seahorses being cute at ducomi pier by Steve De Neef
two seahorses being cute at ducomi pier
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Scorpionfish. Canon G10 & Inon D2000 strobe. by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Scorpionfish. Canon G10 & Inon D2000 strobe.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Nemesis. The infamous blue-banded goby... they never hol... by Douglas Klug
Nemesis. The infamous blue-banded goby... they never hold still for long. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes. Image taken at f/16 and 1/250 second.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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2009/4/19...in Kenting...casio z-1000 by Harry Yang
2009/4/19...in Kenting...casio z-1000
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Taiwan
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PORKFISH by Andres Larraz
PORKFISH
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Clown? The colors reminded me of a clown's make up. I tri... by Larry Medenilla
Clown? The colors reminded me of a clown's make up. I tried a different angle on this quite common nudi. I love their colors. Anilao, Mabini, Batangas, Canon G9
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Koura, freshwater cray. Agro bugger attacked me. by Tony Breen
Koura, freshwater cray. Agro bugger attacked me.
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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"The Mating Game" I followed these amorous cuttlefish hop... by Debi Henshaw
"The Mating Game" I followed these amorous cuttlefish hoping they would mate - shame I had my 60mm and +2 diopter on at the time! No Cropping :o)
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Snowflake Eel from (what remains of) the Ducomi Pier by David Bierman
Snowflake Eel from (what remains of) the Ducomi Pier
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Seahorse at Ducomi pier. by Steve De Neef
Seahorse at Ducomi pier.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Bluebelly Blenny, taken with Canon G10 and Epoque strobe.... by Sean Cooper
Bluebelly Blenny, taken with Canon G10 and Epoque strobe. Shooting these guys is like Underwater Whack-a-mole!
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Seahorse in whipcoral, not the best camouflage. Shot wit... by Adam Skrzypczyk
Seahorse in whipcoral, not the best camouflage. Shot with an Oly 5060
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
I expect he was hidden without a light on him!
85 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea United Arab Emirates
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A spanish shawl nudibranch at Anacapa Island. Shot with ... by Douglas Klug
A spanish shawl nudibranch at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in an Ikelite Housing with Dual DS51 strobes. Image captured at f/18 and 1/250 second.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Tomato anemonefish near Siladen Island in Bunaken, Taken ... by Morgan Ashton
Tomato anemonefish near Siladen Island in Bunaken, Taken with a sea and sea DX-1G.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Octopus in a new home. Canon G10 by Andrew Macleod
Octopus in a new home. Canon G10
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Blu ring new species. Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin strobo ... by Marchione Giacomo
Blu ring new species. Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin strobo
Manado, Popo site
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Peek. A Grass Rockfish peeks up from behind a rock on th... by Douglas Klug
Peek. A Grass Rockfish peeks up from behind a rock on the reef at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 6mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with two DS51 strobes. Taken at f/20 and 1/250 seconds.
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 2, 2009
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish caught at a rare moment in mid water by Michel De Ruyck
Flamboyant Cuttlefish caught at a rare moment in mid water
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Anemone in the mist by Richard Ten Brinke
Anemone in the mist
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Light bulb sea squirts. North Wales. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Light bulb sea squirts. North Wales. D200, 60mm.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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