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Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 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 (6 days ago)
1 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Big coral canyons in Gardens of the queen.
By Noel Lopez
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 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 (6 days ago)
0 votes

A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Looking at me looking at you (taken under permit) A Pilot Whale
By Arun Madisetti
posted (2 days ago)
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

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The New Year's. by Sergey Lisitsyn
The New Year's.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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ZERO by Marko Perisic
ZERO
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Cuttlefish making faces by Todd Moseley
Cuttlefish making faces
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Hairy Frogfish by Todd Moseley
Hairy Frogfish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Fantasy Shrimp in house, Knife Reef Bonaire by Alejandro Topete
Fantasy Shrimp in house, Knife Reef Bonaire
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Close to you by Marco Gargiulo
Close to you
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Octopus in a bottle by Marco Gargiulo
Octopus in a bottle
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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A christmas shrimp by James Deverich
A christmas shrimp
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Litle Fish with ligth, leonore Bonaire by Alejandro Topete
Litle Fish with ligth, leonore Bonaire
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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~ Solitary I Stand ~ The Knysna Seahorse (Hippocampus ca... by Geo Cloete
~ Solitary I Stand ~
The Knysna Seahorse (Hippocampus capensis) is one of the most endangered seahorses in the world. Present records show them to be only found in the in the Knysna, Swartvlei, and Keurbooms estuaries in South Africa.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Frogfish by Todd Moseley
Frogfish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Jaws by Henley Spiers
Jaws
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Amazing close-up! The detail on the almost-hatched eggs is stunning.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Blu ring octopus by Claudio Toniolo
Blu ring octopus
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Azov Italy
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Seahorse close up, leonor Bonaire by Alejandro Topete
Seahorse close up, leonor Bonaire
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Octopus out for a walk by Todd Moseley
Octopus out for a walk
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Snooted eel portrait by Taner Atilgan
Snooted eel portrait
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Merry XMAS! Christmas tree worms at Anilao. by Tommi Kokkola
Merry XMAS! Christmas tree worms at Anilao.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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sleep time by Mehmet Öztabak
sleep time
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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EYEBALLING by Marko Perisic
EYEBALLING
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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squid eye by Marc Van Den Broeck
squid eye
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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flatfish eye by Marc Van Den Broeck
flatfish eye
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Decorated crab by Volker Lonz
Decorated crab
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Was amazing to get to finally see one of these frog fish. by Haydn Salvas
Was amazing to get to finally see one of these frog fish.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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My first time muck diving and managed to see one of these... by Haydn Salvas
My first time muck diving and managed to see one of these guys!
2 Votes
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date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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First time muck diving and we managed to find these guys. by Haydn Salvas
First time muck diving and we managed to find these guys.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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fireworks in the dark by Violet Ting
fireworks in the dark
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Trumpet Fish close up, Flamingo Reef Bonaire by Alejandro Topete
Trumpet Fish close up, Flamingo Reef Bonaire
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Final RoundThrough to 2015 awards final round judging
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 19, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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