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2024 has been the year of the bait ball in Bonaire. This tired turtle is looking for a place to rest, oblivious of the cyclone of big eye scan just meters away. Shot with a Nikon Z8/Nauticam housing/INON z330 strobes.
By Leslie Howell
posted (3 days ago)
4 votes

Cirkewwa Marine Park
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (6 days ago)
2 votes

Thuridilla hopei_October 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (3 days ago)
0 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch ( named also G. tumulifera) _February 2024 (Canon EF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Yesterday
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted Wednesday, December 25, 2024
0 votes

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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are in MID WATER not touching anything (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)

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Pantomime. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Pantomime.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Fire dartfish by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Fire dartfish
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Porcupine fish photographed at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico wi... by Laurie Slawson
Porcupine fish photographed at Puerto Vallarta, Mexico with a Canon EOS 70-D, Canon 100 mm macro lens, and two Inon D-2000 strobes.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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S I M P L I C I T Y
 Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon ka... by Irwin Ang
S I M P L I C I T Y

Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)

Lembeh strait, Indonesia.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Red Background by Violet Ting
Red Background
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indonesia
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Murky but incredibly alive waters of UAE by Taner Atilgan
Murky but incredibly alive waters of UAE
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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WTHIN THE LIGHT by Marko Perisic
WTHIN THE LIGHT
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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TOBY Grand Komodo by Manbd Uidive
TOBY
Grand Komodo
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Speckled damselfish by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Speckled damselfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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BLACK INK by Marko Perisic
BLACK INK
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Underwater lantern by Christopher Teoh
Underwater lantern
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Big mantis shrimp swimming by David Ferreira
Big mantis shrimp swimming
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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spooky by Marc Van Den Broeck
spooky
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Hippocampus guttulatus Speckled seahorse by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Hippocampus guttulatus
Speckled seahorse
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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FILEFISH Raja Ampat - GRAND KOMODO by Manbd Uidive
FILEFISH
Raja Ampat - GRAND KOMODO
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Octopus vulgaris by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Octopus vulgaris
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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FLAT WORM by Jagwang Koo
FLAT WORM
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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This is a first for me i dive Ducht waters a lot and at a... by Marko Perisic
This is a first for me i dive Ducht waters a lot and at a certain time of the year this species of crab is on mass.This particular one was floating in about 1-2m of water was lucky enough to get a few shots off.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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A dwarf lionfish flying over a soft coral by Michal Stros
A dwarf lionfish flying over a soft coral
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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On a date by Michal Stros
On a date
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Dancing Wonderpus Octopus by Michal Stros
Dancing Wonderpus Octopus
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Incredible shot of a special critter, love it
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Parablennius rouxi My sweet light pink ear house by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Juvenile Parablennius rouxi
My sweet light pink ear house
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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signal goby yawn~ by Leon Zhao
signal goby yawn~
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 30, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Thalassoma pavo by Alberto Gallucci
Thalassoma pavo
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15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 29, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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SWIRL When I took this shoot , I used aperture of 6.3 t... by Tianhong Wang
SWIRL
When I took this shoot , I used aperture of 6.3 to blur the background to highlight the subject, but at the same time using the adjacent colors in the background, and then vivid contrast in harmony
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 28, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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FLAMBOYANT YOS Lembeh by Manbd Uidive
FLAMBOYANT
YOS Lembeh
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 27, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) in flames by Thomas Bannenberg
cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) in flames
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 26, 2017
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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