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Flabellina affinis, August 2025 (SonyA6300, 1/125, f9, iso 125)
By Raphael Steinfeld
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge. Mit der Z
By Martin Schrack
posted Yesterday
0 votes

Man erzählte sich, dass der Leuchtturm einst von einem Fischer gebaut wurde, der seine Tochter vor einem Sturm verlor. Aus Trauer, aber auch aus Hoffnung, entzündete er jede Nacht das Licht, damit kein anderes Schiff den Weg verlieren möge.
By Martin Schrack
posted Yesterday
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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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Fluorescent image The Giant Turban by Peet J Van Eeden
Fluorescent image The Giant Turban
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 23, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Tiny little fish face by Mario Robillard
Tiny little fish face
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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yellow seahorse by Thomas Bannenberg
yellow seahorse
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Golden Pearl by Eduard Bello
Golden Pearl
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Black and Red ! by Claude Lespagne
Black and Red !
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Roar by Jinggong Zhang
Roar
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Fluorescent strawberry anemones in False Bay by Peet J Van Eeden
Fluorescent strawberry anemones in False Bay
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The Cape Rock Lobster in False Bay has only a touch o... by Peet J Van Eeden
The Cape Rock Lobster in False Bay has only a touch of fluorescence
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Just behind a pilar by Eduard Bello
Just behind a pilar
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Goldentail moray, Pink Beach, Bonaire by Tobias Reitmayr
Goldentail moray, Pink Beach, Bonaire
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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The balcony. Lembeh strait. Porcellain crab , double exp... by Marchione Giacomo
The balcony.
Lembeh strait. Porcellain crab , double exposition
Nikon D800E , 105 macro . Snoote Retra with Z240
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Catch me if you can by Mario Robillard
Catch me if you can
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 15, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Parablennius zvonimiri by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius zvonimiri
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Honeycomb cowfish, Something Special, Bonaire by Tobias Reitmayr
Honeycomb cowfish, Something Special, Bonaire
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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colors by Claude Lespagne
colors
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Spectre Snooted super klipfish in False Bay by Kate Jonker
Spectre
Snooted super klipfish in False Bay
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Amazing use of creative lighting on this one!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Nocturnal encounter by Athanassios Lazarides
Nocturnal encounter
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Moray open Mauth, turneffe atolon Belize by Alejandro Topete
Moray open Mauth, turneffe atolon Belize
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Belize
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A Juvenile Filefish in Raja Ampat by Norm Vexler
A Juvenile Filefish in Raja Ampat
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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The Ornate Ghost Pipefish photographed in Ambon Harbor, I... by Norm Vexler
The Ornate Ghost Pipefish photographed in Ambon Harbor, Indonesia
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Helloooo by Claude Lespagne
Helloooo
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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European lobster or common lobster (Homarus gammarus), Ze... by Filip Staes
European lobster or common lobster (Homarus gammarus), Zeeland, The Netherlands.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Symphodus roissali Five-spotted wrasse by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Symphodus roissali
Five-spotted wrasse
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Feather Duster Worm by Peet J Van Eeden
Feather Duster Worm
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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whitepins by Marc Van Den Broeck
whitepins
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Hymenocera picta. Lembeh strait. Nikon D800E, 105 macro,... by Marchione Giacomo
Hymenocera picta. Lembeh strait.
Nikon D800E, 105 macro, two strobo
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Somehow I can't stop thinkig of the 70"s when I see this photo. The shrimp is certainly rocking his wig!
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