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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
"Hitchhiker on Fire" (Periclimenes colemani- Coleman shrimp) by Jovin Lim
"Hitchhiker on Fire" (Periclimenes colemani- Coleman shrimp)
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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seahorse reflection by Dave Baxter
seahorse reflection
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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His mother loves him! by Debi Henshaw
His mother loves him!
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Gorgeous pink paddleflap Rhinopias in Lembeh! by Soren Egeberg
Gorgeous pink paddleflap Rhinopias in Lembeh!
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Small little fish hiding in the coral reef of xphua. by Philippe Duval
Small little fish hiding in the coral reef of xphua.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Face of a friendly Moray. Used flash from side to create... by Christian Nielsen
Face of a friendly Moray.
Used flash from side to create the dark side of the animal.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm and single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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waiting a few minutes,and I get it ! by Frederic Bauwens
waiting a few minutes,and I get it !
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Yawning froggie on nitedive at Jahir, Lembeh Straits by Soren Egeberg
Yawning froggie on nitedive at Jahir, Lembeh Straits
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Anemone by José Carvalho
Anemone
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Scorpionfish by Robert Michaelson
Scorpionfish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Crab Killer! Watch-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9rNj... by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Yellow goby in the sand. by José Carvalho
Yellow goby in the sand.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Abstract color on a Sabella Spallanzani "wheel" . Capo Noli by Ugo Gaggeri
Abstract color on a Sabella Spallanzani "wheel" . Capo Noli
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Fantasmagoric colors of bicolors Gorgonian (paramuricea c... by Francesco Pacienza
Fantasmagoric colors of bicolors Gorgonian (paramuricea clavata. Taken with Nikon D60 with Nikkor 18-55VR in Easydive Leo housing. Two strobes: Nikon Sb-105 and Sea&Sea Ys300.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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tending my garden by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
tending my garden
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Body armor Marginatus -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H... by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Moon jelly central portion detail - full frame by Alan Lyall
Moon jelly central portion detail - full frame
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A beautiful and serene marriage of colours - sponge / ane... by José Carvalho
A beautiful and serene marriage of colours - sponge / anemona tentacles.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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A "quiet" Paracirrhites forsteri taken with my Canon G9 i... by Raoul Caprez
A "quiet" Paracirrhites forsteri taken with my Canon G9 in Dahab.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The Loch Ness Monster? ...no, just a small curious pipef... by Andrea Lughi
The Loch Ness Monster? ...no, just a small curious pipefish!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I like the fantastic pattern on the Puffer Fish. Art in ... by Christian Nielsen
I like the fantastic pattern on the Puffer Fish. Art in nature.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro and a single Ikelite DS125 Flash.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Pipefish by Antoine Desbordes
Pipefish
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) France
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Coral detail by Birgul Erken
Coral detail
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Indonesia
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Small Octopus by Sergiy Glushchenko
Small Octopus
shortlistedShortlisted!
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A banded boxer shrimp by Andrea Lughi
A banded boxer shrimp
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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This image is Knobby Coral, the color and texture were in... by Steven Anderson
This image is Knobby Coral, the color and texture were interesting and caught my eye from a distance. This image was taken during a dive off Roatan.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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another seahorse - trying to eye me off by Dave Baxter
another seahorse - trying to eye me off
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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