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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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Jaws Orifice of a Giant Sea Clam. It is only legend th... by Peet J Van Eeden
Jaws
Orifice of a Giant Sea Clam. It is only legend that a giant sea clam can drown a diver
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 19, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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Bohemian Rhapsody Snooted Super Klipfish at Stone Dog in... by Kate Jonker
Bohemian Rhapsody
Snooted Super Klipfish at Stone Dog in Gordon's Bay.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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This cardinal fish was found in a bottle at the sandy bot... by Kin-Soon Cheong
This cardinal fish was found in a bottle at the sandy bottom, hiding away from the ripping current outside. It paced back and forth looking at bit wary of me peering into its hiding place.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Feather-star Fantasy in Zanzibar by Peet J Van Eeden
Feather-star Fantasy in Zanzibar
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Tanzania
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Feather-star in False Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa by Peet J Van Eeden
Feather-star in False Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Scrambled eggs with a splash of ketchup A beautiful Pain... by Alex Mitchell
Scrambled eggs with a splash of ketchup
A beautiful Painted Frogfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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The Eye of the Beholder Eye of a tiny cuttlefish, shot u... by Kate Jonker
The Eye of the Beholder
Eye of a tiny cuttlefish, shot using reverse ring macro with coloured lights.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Shrimp in Tunicate by Violet Ting
Shrimp in Tunicate
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date posted posted: Monday, April 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Stunned by Tianhong Wang
Stunned
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date posted posted: Monday, April 16, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Spinecheek Anemonefish -- Florida Islands, Solomon Islands by Billy Watson
Spinecheek Anemonefish -- Florida Islands, Solomon Islands
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 14, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Solomon Sea Solomon islands
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Kiss my red lips Candy-striped anemone(Korsaranthus na... by Peet J Van Eeden
Kiss my red lips
Candy-striped anemone(Korsaranthus natalensis) in False bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
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date posted posted: Friday, April 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Did you know that this octopus usually burries themselves... by Robert Smits
Did you know that this octopus usually burries themselves in the sand, making it next to impossible to get a good photo of them? Photographed with a +5 Sea and Sea wet diopter and snoot.
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date posted posted: Friday, April 13, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Trumpetfish, Vista Blue, Bonaire by Tobias Reitmayr
Trumpetfish, Vista Blue, Bonaire
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 12, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Holding each other. Husband and wife... by Eduard Bello
Holding each other. Husband and wife...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Emperor shrimp on spanish dancer's gills by Pietro Cremone
Emperor shrimp on spanish dancer's gills
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Yellow mouth moray at Lighthouse Dahab by Nadine Bielser
Yellow mouth moray at Lighthouse Dahab
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A fluorescent strawberry Anemone- the reason for this abi... by Peet J Van Eeden
A fluorescent strawberry Anemone- the reason for this ability is not clearly understood. A way of communication?
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 11, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Tomada en Daphne, Galápagos, Ecuador con Sony RX 100MKV y... by Alvaro Sepulveda Tolosa
Tomada en Daphne, Galápagos, Ecuador con Sony RX 100MKV y preobjetivo macro más flash sea&sea ds y2
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Muraena from Hawaii by Veronika Matějková
Muraena from Hawaii
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Did you know that there are thirty species of clownfish r... by Robert Smits
Did you know that there are thirty species of clownfish recognized? and that Anemonefish are omnivorous and can feed on undigested food from their host anemones, and the fecal matter from the anemonefish provides nutrients to the sea anemone?
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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The Hedgehog The hedgehog or walking sea anemone(Preac... by Peet J Van Eeden
The Hedgehog
The hedgehog or walking sea anemone(Preactis millardae) is unique to the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
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date posted posted: Monday, April 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Yellowmouth grouper, Red Beryl, Bonaire by Tobias Reitmayr
Yellowmouth grouper, Red Beryl, Bonaire
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date posted posted: Monday, April 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Nice smile.... by Joerg Blessing
Nice smile....
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 9, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Fluorescent Strawberry Anemones in False Bay, Cape Penins... by Peet J Van Eeden
Fluorescent Strawberry Anemones in False Bay, Cape Peninsula, South Africa.
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Hay I'm gonna get you. Painted Frogfish by Marylin Batt
Hay I'm gonna get you. Painted Frogfish
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Harlequin Shrimp by Marylin Batt
Harlequin Shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 8, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Mullus surmuletus & Symphodus melanocercus Observation f... by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Mullus surmuletus & Symphodus melanocercus
Observation for food sharing
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 7, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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