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Elysia timida_June 2025 (Canon RF100, 1/200,f16,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Baby Shortnose Gar taken in shallow water in a small bay of Lake Michigan
By Max Janssen
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

The eye contact. Meet the little Ring-eye Pygmy Goby, specifically Trimma benjamini of Raja Ampat..
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Hello from the yellow polka dots from Tioman island, Malaysia
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Hungry Froggy diving into its yummy sashimi lunch with gusto!
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

The moment of peace.. A Denise Pygmy seahorse enjoying it's
By Nellson Sim
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Flabelina affinis nudibranch_June 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f13,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Dwarf Sea Hare - Aplysia parvula
By Stefanos Michael
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted 03:45 CST Today (12 hours ago)
0 votes

Inland Sea | Gozo
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted 03:47 CST Today (12 hours ago)
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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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Multicolor face by Salvatore Ianniello
Multicolor face
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 5, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A scorpion fish chilling inside a rock with its eyes wide... by Göksu Kenanoğlu
A scorpion fish chilling inside a rock with its eyes wide open wondering what is it that is watching him.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 5, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Coral view by Eduard Bello
Coral view
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 5, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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A pair of white/yellow leaf fish. Recently they have bee... by Elaine Wallace
A pair of white/yellow leaf fish. Recently they have been fairly predictable in their location, but this time, they were unusually close in their proximity. Fingers X'd more leaf fish to follow.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 4, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile lumpsucker(Cyclopterus lumpus), Zeeland, The Net... by Filip Staes
Juvenile lumpsucker(Cyclopterus lumpus), Zeeland, The Netherlands
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Mantashrimp : THE EYES !!! by Rudy Janssen
Mantashrimp : THE EYES !!!
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 3, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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BLUE by Marko Perisic
BLUE
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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An octopus watching me through its nest by Göksu Kenanoğlu
An octopus watching me through its nest
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Anemone fish, nemo Red sea by Eduard Bello
Anemone fish, nemo Red sea
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Blackwater Crab by Doris Vierkötter
Blackwater Crab
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Skeleton Flounder by Doris Vierkötter
Skeleton Flounder
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Nudibranch by Eduard Bello
Nudibranch
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Fancy shrimp by Alex Mitchell
Fancy shrimp
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Beautiful! by Göksu Kenanoğlu
Beautiful!
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi) nightdive,... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi)
nightdive, snooted
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sunda Sea Indonesia
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Resting turtle by Eduard Bello
Resting turtle
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Crazy eyes Blenny, La Paz México by Alejandro Topete
Crazy eyes Blenny, La Paz México
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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M.A.T.R.I.X: Lately I find photographing Ladybugs very ad... by Hani Omar
M.A.T.R.I.X: Lately I find photographing Ladybugs very addictive.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Bodrum / Turkey by Mehmet Öztabak
Bodrum / Turkey
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Anemone fish, nemo by Eduard Bello
Anemone fish, nemo
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Emperor's Shrimp!!! by George Touliatos
Emperor's Shrimp!!!
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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There is something very cute about Pygmy seahorses. This ... by Hani Omar
There is something very cute about Pygmy seahorses. This one was tricky to shoot because it was constantly moving.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Giant Anemone by Gareth Davies
Giant Anemone
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Aplysia on a night dive by Arun Madisetti
Aplysia on a night dive
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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I call this "Hopeful" - experiment with hard and soft foc... by Patricia Sinclair
I call this "Hopeful" - experiment with hard and soft focus together on the main subject
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Happy Family of CF 1/80; f4 Sony RX100M3 Sea Dragon 2300. by Carlos M Chamorro
Happy Family of CF 1/80; f4 Sony RX100M3 Sea Dragon 2300.
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Mantis shrimp by Beate Seiler
Mantis shrimp
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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