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A favorite in amongst macro lovers. This sheep Nuru was shot recently in Anilao, Tulamben. Shot with a Nikon Z6ii camera, A Marelux strobe, snoot, and a green colored Orcatorch light.
By Tai Olayori
posted (6 days ago)
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A pair of mushroom coral pipefish
By Tai Olayori
posted (6 days ago)
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Doto ussi
By Tai Olayori
posted (6 days ago)
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La frogfish
By Tai Olayori
posted (5 days ago)
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Hypselodoris infucata nudibranch_March 2025 (CanonRF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
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Planaria rosa ( Prostheceraeus giesbrechtii) -June 2025 (Canon RF100,1/200,f14,iso125)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted 03:20 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
Thailand, July 2008 by Lucy Chamberlain
Thailand, July 2008
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Eye to Eye with Hermit Crab and it's tools! by Juerg Ziegler
Eye to Eye with Hermit Crab and it's tools!
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Honeycombe taken with Sony W17 C.D.C. and external flash ... by Allen Walker
Honeycombe taken with Sony W17 C.D.C. and external flash in Sodwana Bay.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Spotted scorpion fish with Peterson Cleaning shrimp. by Toby Lynch
Spotted scorpion fish with Peterson Cleaning shrimp.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Grenada
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spiny puffer by Durand Gerald
spiny puffer
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Venezuela
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island of korcula by Sidon Kovacevic
island of korcula
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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A Zebra Lionfish by Lucy Chamberlain
A Zebra Lionfish
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Queen angel,(intermediary phase) by Durand Gerald
Queen angel,(intermediary phase)
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 11, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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Beautiful Porcelan Crab in Anemone - very close and smili... by Juerg Ziegler
Beautiful Porcelan Crab in Anemone - very close and smiling at you!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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UW Photographer trying to get a close Makro Photo from Pi... by Juerg Ziegler
UW Photographer trying to get a close Makro Photo from Pigmy Seahorse....
Yes, I know its not so easy
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Seahorse (Hippocampos Barbouri) Very nice seahorse. Ab... by Ann Benwick
Seahorse (Hippocampos Barbouri)
Very nice seahorse. About 6 to 8 inches long. Seen in one of the dive sites in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Queen Angel - DC600 by Andy Boundy
Queen Angel - DC600
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 8, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Cleaning station, D300, 14mm, D125 strobes by Larry Polster
Cleaning station, D300, 14mm, D125 strobes
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 8, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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grouper(any body can tell wich one is the original the on... by Bhoyet Etpison
grouper(any body can tell wich one is the original the one in the bottom or the one on top)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Palau
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Nikon D200, Sea&Sea housing, dual strobes. These guys ar... by Shari Morris
Nikon D200, Sea&Sea housing, dual strobes. These guys are the scourge of the ocean. They are not endemic and have no natural enemies.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Black and White Curly Whirly by Lucy Chamberlain
Black and White Curly Whirly
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Tiger Shrimp on yellow coral by Alex Bonvin
Tiger Shrimp on yellow coral
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A Giant Moray (gymnothorax javanicus) fills the frame. So... by Marko Perisic
A Giant Moray (gymnothorax javanicus) fills the frame. South Red Sea
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pipefish very close - you like me also? by Juerg Ziegler
Pipefish very close - you like me also?
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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D300, 14mm, twin D125 strobes, converted to gray scale us... by Larry Polster
D300, 14mm, twin D125 strobes, converted to gray scale using Lightroom from Adobe
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 5, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Giant French Angel. Sea and Sea 1G with YS strobe by Len Nuttall
Giant French Angel. Sea and Sea 1G with YS strobe
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Netherlands Antilles
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An Anemone Fish, taken in the Red Sea in 2007 by Lucy Chamberlain
An Anemone Fish, taken in the Red Sea in 2007
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sea Anemone seen July 2008 in Grand Cayman. Photo taken ... by Bonnie Conley
Sea Anemone seen July 2008 in Grand Cayman. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Hi - doyou want to join me in this beautiful anemoune ? by Juerg Ziegler
Hi - doyou want to join me in this beautiful anemoune ?
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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His claws were huge! He didn't stick around long though ... by Chris Crediford
His claws were huge! He didn't stick around long though and took off right after the picture.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Honduras
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Mantis Hammer Shrimp with eggs! Hopy you all like this... by Juerg Ziegler
Mantis Hammer Shrimp with eggs!
Hopy you all like this rare shot...
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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"Dude - not now - really!" Nice spotted Moray telling me... by Andy Boundy
"Dude - not now - really!"
Nice spotted Moray telling me off. 80 ft. DC600 w/strobe
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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