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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 (2 days ago)
4 votes

Cirkewwa Marine Park
By Pieter Firlefyn
posted (4 days ago)
2 votes

Cratena nudibranch_September2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (5 days ago)
1 votes

Thuridilla hopei_October 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

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

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (2 days ago)
1 votes

eyes
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

Goniobranchus collingwoodi nudibranch ( named also G. tumulifera) _February 2024 (Canon EF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted Monday, December 23, 2024
0 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted 09:21 CST Today (10 hours ago)
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
hiding by Marc Van Den Broeck
hiding
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Oxycirrhites typus (longnose hawkfish). (f/5.6, 1/80, ISO... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Oxycirrhites typus (longnose hawkfish). (f/5.6, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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metal by Marc Van Den Broeck
metal
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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stings by Marc Van Den Broeck
stings
shortlistedShortlisted!
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 20, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny). (f/8, 1/80, ISO... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 20, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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bottlehome by Marc Van Den Broeck
bottlehome
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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CORYPHELLINA EXOPTATA REUNION 2023 by Didier Pasquini
CORYPHELLINA EXOPTATA
REUNION 2023
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Orange Ball Corallimorph under UV by Arun Madisetti
Orange Ball Corallimorph under UV
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 14, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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sexy art by Marc Van Den Broeck
sexy art
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 14, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Close up on the bright eyes for this little Hermit crab. ... by Antonio Venturelli
Close up on the bright eyes for this little Hermit crab. Photo taken during a dive in Scilla in 2021
(Canon60,1/200,f20,iso200)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 12, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Nimble Spray/Urchin Crab - Percnon gibbesi by Stefanos Michael
Nimble Spray/Urchin Crab - Percnon gibbesi
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 11, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Mantis shrimp juvenile by Julian Hsu
Mantis shrimp juvenile
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Gymnothorax monochrous (drab moray) (f/13, 1/15, ISO-100,... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Gymnothorax monochrous (drab moray) (f/13, 1/15, ISO-100, 25mm). - Erik
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Mediterranean Sponge - Dysidea pallescens by Stefanos Michael
Mediterranean Sponge - Dysidea pallescens
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Octopus displaying its beauty in his den by Jessica Dekker
Octopus displaying its beauty in his den
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Sea Squirt - Herdmania momus by Stefanos Michael
Sea Squirt - Herdmania momus
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Crab at Nemo’s Science Garden in Noli, Italy by Jessica Dekker
Crab at Nemo’s Science Garden in Noli, Italy
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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smile by Marc Van Den Broeck
smile
shortlistedShortlisted!
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Prostheceraeus Giesbrechtii_July 2023 (Canon100,1/200,f1... by Antonio Venturelli
Prostheceraeus Giesbrechtii_July 2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso200)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Plotosus lineatus (striped eel catfish) kissing the lens.... by E&e Lp
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Plotosus lineatus (striped eel catfish) kissing the lens. (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 39mm). - Els
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny). (f/14, 1/160, I... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny). (f/14, 1/160, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 28, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Spicara smaris by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Spicara smaris
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 27, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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eye by Marc Van Den Broeck
eye
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 27, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Pipefish and bugs by Min Seok Jeon
Pipefish and bugs
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Bothus pantherinus (leopard flounder). (f/8, 1/60, ISO-10... by E&e Lp
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Bothus pantherinus (leopard flounder). (f/8, 1/60, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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MURENE RUBAN - Rhinomuraena quaesita REUNION 2023 by Didier Pasquini
MURENE RUBAN - Rhinomuraena quaesita
REUNION 2023
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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A macro shot of a spinyhead blenny, about 1 inch in lengt... by Alan Butterworth
A macro shot of a spinyhead blenny, about 1 inch in length, peeking out from its tubular home in the coral. Its got so much character - highly entertaining fish!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 22, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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