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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
damsel by Martin Dalsaso
damsel
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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Danger!!! Red Scorpionfish by Vittorio Durante
Danger!!! Red Scorpionfish
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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eye-O by Khidlir Muhammad
eye-O
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Flamingo Tongue by Juan Torres
Flamingo Tongue
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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I sited this Mantis Shrimp scurrying across the sand near... by Allan Vandeford
I sited this Mantis Shrimp scurrying across the sand near Magic Pier in Buton, South Sulawesi. He dove into his hole turned and posed for several minutes.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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7 legged Wonderpus in the Lembeh Straits.... One of the l... by Kay Burn Lim
7 legged Wonderpus in the Lembeh Straits.... One of the legs on this fella seemed to have been bitten off.
D300, 60mm AF-S
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Just another shot from this great frogy from Lipe island,... by Yves Antoniazzo
Just another shot from this great frogy from Lipe island, but a bit closer this time Fuji S5 pro/105 VR
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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A juvenile marbled snake eel (Callechelys marmorata) bur... by Paz Maria De Vera-Santos
A juvenile marbled snake eel (Callechelys marmorata) burrowed in the sand at the Cemetery Beach, Maricaban Batangas.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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2 pygmy seahorses in lembeh strait. by Marc Kuiper
2 pygmy seahorses in lembeh strait.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Hermit crab. Shot taken at Marsa Bareika, on 7th February... by Sean Cooper
Hermit crab. Shot taken at Marsa Bareika, on 7th February 2009. Fuji Finepix F50fd.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A beautiful face to face with a Nymph of a Mayfly - macro... by Michel Lonfat
A beautiful face to face with a Nymph of a Mayfly - macro lens 105mm with WetDiopter N°2... :O)... I really like looking for them. They look like Dragons ...
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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I am just out of the water of 2° C, and made these winter... by John De Jong
I am just out of the water of 2° C, and made these winterpicture of the Metridium senile. Our goal was to find the Cyclopterus lumpus, we will try again next week....
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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A young moray by Vittorio Durante
A young moray
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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aahh.. by Khidlir Muhammad
aahh..
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Ligpo Point by Bernard Maglana
Ligpo Point
shortlistedShortlisted!
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Whip Coral Goby by Karl Marchant
Whip Coral Goby
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Ambon Scorpionfish in Lembeh Straits, D300, 60mm AF-S, ... by Kay Burn Lim
Ambon Scorpionfish in Lembeh Straits,
D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a strobes
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Blue Ribbon Eel. photo taken with Olympus C4000 and Ike D... by Kelly Mcgonigal
Blue Ribbon Eel. photo taken with Olympus C4000 and Ike DS-125 strobe
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Alysia Myrabilis, gulf of Patras, night dive, Nikonos V m... by Karelas George
Alysia Myrabilis, gulf of Patras, night dive, Nikonos V macro 1:3 Tube
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Greece
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Blenny peeking out of it's hole, Komodo, Indonesia by Fatt Chuen Foo
Blenny peeking out of it's hole, Komodo, Indonesia
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis). Nikon D300, 105mm, ... by Michael Henke
Midnight snapper (Macolor macularis). Nikon D300, 105mm, Ikelitem 2xDS125
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Night dive on Pardise reef, Cozumel. by Jerry Stinnett
Night dive on Pardise reef, Cozumel.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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This Ratfish gave me a flyby off Santa Cruz Island at onl... by Kip Nead
This Ratfish gave me a flyby off Santa Cruz Island at only @60ft, fairly shallow for them. Nikon D200, Sea & Sea housing, YS-90 strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sand Diver, taken in Bonaire at Bari Reef, by Keith Mallo
Sand Diver, taken in Bonaire at Bari Reef,
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Venezuela
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Peacock Flounder - Bonaire - Canon EOS350D; EF-S 60mm by Alan Lyall
Peacock Flounder - Bonaire - Canon EOS350D; EF-S 60mm
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Close up of a very inquisitive Painted Flutemouth (trumpe... by Andrew Eastwood
Close up of a very inquisitive Painted Flutemouth (trumpet fish) taken at Cathedral Rock near Anilao. Taken with Canon 40D in Ikelite housing with Canon EF macro lens - 100 mm - F/2.8 and Ikelite DS125 and DS160 sub-strobes.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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smiling Shanny by Mike Clark
smiling Shanny
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea United Kingdom
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