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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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Mediterranean red coral_Corallium rubrum by Mathieu Foulquié
Mediterranean red coral_Corallium rubrum
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Batfish - inhaling a "lured" lunch- snap ! by Suzan Meldonian
Batfish - inhaling a "lured" lunch- snap !
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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sealife dc1000... by Richard Campbell
sealife dc1000...
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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An angry Flamboyant Cuddlefish. Taken In th Lembeh Strait... by Patrick Smith
An angry Flamboyant Cuddlefish. Taken In th Lembeh Straits out of Kungkungin Bay Resort, North Sulawesi Island , Indonesia .
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Hawksbill stare - this guy came right up to my lens port ... by Michael Gallagher
Hawksbill stare - this guy came right up to my lens port and peered inside....
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Bristly puffer fish Arothron hispidus by Wiljo Jonsson
Bristly puffer fish
Arothron hispidus
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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The Dark Eye...2 by Marco Faimali
The Dark Eye...2
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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poisson faucon à long nez au Elphinstone by André Bruchez
poisson faucon à long nez au Elphinstone
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Red Scorpionfish - Perfect Camuflage... by Mário Monteiro
Red Scorpionfish - Perfect Camuflage...
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Roar! by Lisa English
Roar!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Flatworm on a Tunicate by Tony Cherbas
Flatworm on a Tunicate
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Through a Glass Shrimp by Tony Cherbas
Through a Glass Shrimp
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Yawning frog by Erich Reboucas
Yawning frog
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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"In da face" . Head of a young scorpionfish in a tight fr... by Rico Besserdich
"In da face" . Head of a young scorpionfish in a tight frame. 60mm makro lens with +2 closeup lens attached. F11, 1/125 sc. ISO 200
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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tiny tadpole in a pond by Mathieu Foulquié
tiny tadpole in a pond
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: France
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Peak-aboo mantis by Lisa English
Peak-aboo mantis
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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These two Downey Blennies were foolin around like two kit... by Suzan Meldonian
These two Downey Blennies were foolin around like two kittens with a ball of yarn- they snuggled and giggled for over 30 minutes, despite my presence- only looking up at me now & then as if to say.. "is she still here??!!"
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Longnose seahorse I couldn't get in position for a profil... by Robert Michaelson
Longnose seahorse I couldn't get in position for a profile but head-on worked.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Cuttlefish against the blue sea by Jorge Sorial
Cuttlefish against the blue sea
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Face to Face with a Squirrelfish, Fajardo, P>R. by Abimael Márquez
Face to Face with a Squirrelfish, Fajardo, P> R.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Curious Octopus by Mário Monteiro
Curious Octopus
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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fishing frog by Mathieu Foulquié
fishing frog
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Fire worm @ 16x close up; Crash Boat Aguadilla PR Sea Lif... by Carlos Pérez
Fire worm @ 16x close up; Crash Boat Aguadilla PR Sea Life 1200 Manual Set
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Floral Moray on Vetchies Pier - off Durban. This is South... by Bryan Hart
Floral Moray on Vetchies Pier - off Durban. This is South Africa's version of muck diving... taken in ambiant light , free diving in 3m of water at 1pm
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Red polyps. Taken with Nikon D60 with Nikkor 18-55VR in E... by Francesco Pacienza
Red polyps. Taken with Nikon D60 with Nikkor 18-55VR in Easydive Leo Housing. One strobe Nikon SB105; Manual mode.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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"Walk the line" :-)) by Rico Besserdich
"Walk the line" :-))
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hawlk fish playing hide and seek amongst some coral. Can... by Jackie Campbell
Hawlk fish playing hide and seek amongst some coral.
Canon ixus 980 and single Inon D2000 strobe.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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