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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 (5 days ago)
5 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
2 votes

sepiola hiding and modulating chromatophores
By Michele Lazzari
posted Yesterday
2 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes


By Salvatore Lauro
posted Yesterday
1 votes

Octopus vulgaris
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Yesterday
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch ( named also G. tumulifera) _February 2024 (Canon EF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted (2 days ago)
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)
Wonderpus swimming by Uwe Schmolke
Wonderpus swimming
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2015

Final RoundThrough to 2015 awards final round judging
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Mouth brooding Cardinal Much patiences waiting for comp... by Wayne Jones
Mouth brooding Cardinal
Much patiences waiting for composition and open mouth to coincide.
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
Great symmetrical portrait. Love these face-offs.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) dancing at night in S... by Henley Spiers
Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) dancing at night in St Lucia
Olympus OMD-EM5, Olympus 60mm
Nauticam housing, S&S YS-D1
f16 1/250 ISO 200
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Eggs creative style Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ike... by Margriet Tilstra
Eggs creative style
Nikon D80, Ikelite housing + two Ikelite strobes (DS161 and DS125), Lense AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, ISO 100, Aperture f/11, Shutterspeed 1/60
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Squarespot Anthias, Female Portrait 3026X2017 by Marco Fierli
Squarespot Anthias, Female Portrait
3026X2017
shortlistedShortlisted!
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 17, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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The Lion's Roar by James Deverich
The Lion's Roar
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2015

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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pregnant Halimeda Ghost Pipefish by Beate Seiler
Pregnant Halimeda Ghost Pipefish
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Fighting male seagoldies by Jenny Strömvoll
Fighting male seagoldies
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Halimeda Ghostpipe pair, male left female right. by James Deverich
Halimeda Ghostpipe pair, male left female right.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Guardin their eggs on a bottle... Olympus PM1 Inon S2000 by Roar Saethre
Guardin their eggs on a bottle... Olympus PM1 Inon S2000
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 15, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Gray Moray by Marcin Michalak
Gray Moray
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Turtle attack by Roar Saethre
Turtle attack
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Funny face by Raoul Caprez
Funny face
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Ecuador
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Chelidonura varian by Michal Rysniak
Chelidonura varian
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 14, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Squid , Camp Cove Sydney 2015-05-13 by Kris O'keeffe
Squid , Camp Cove Sydney 2015-05-13
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Australia
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Mr Shy by Marcin Michalak
Mr Shy
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Ctenophora - Comb Jelly by Jenny Strömvoll
Ctenophora - Comb Jelly
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Mandarin mating in Malapascua. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Mandarin mating in Malapascua.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 9, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Clownfish in his anemone by Jonny Haugstad
Clownfish in his anemone
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Tiny swimmer by Raoul Caprez
Tiny swimmer
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 8, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Frogfish, Bohol in Philippines. by Jonny Haugstad
Frogfish, Bohol in Philippines.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Juvenile Highhat (Pareques acuminatus), St Lucia Olympus... by Henley Spiers
Juvenile Highhat (Pareques acuminatus), St Lucia
Olympus EM5, Olympus 60mm macro
Nauticam housing, S&S YS-D1, Retra LSD Prime
1/250 f16 ISO 200
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Lucia
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Diamond file fish / Little bugger took 10minutes before h... by James Deverich
Diamond file fish / Little bugger took 10minutes before he turned side on to the camera. So cute! Had to wait.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Nemo" portrait. by Jonny Haugstad
"Nemo" portrait.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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fish dream by Taotao Yang
fish dream
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques, Kingscote jetty, Kanga... by Mathieu Foulquié
Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques, Kingscote jetty, Kangaroo island, south Australia)
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17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Crab's transportation by Raoul Caprez
Crab's transportation
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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