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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
Fringehead by Ned Gleason
Fringehead
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Painted comber - Serranus scriba by Stefanos Michael
Painted comber - Serranus scriba
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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coconut by Francisco F Kyle
coconut
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Harlequin Hunting by Alo Cristy
Harlequin Hunting
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Fangtooth Moray - Enchelycore anatina by Stefanos Michael
Fangtooth Moray - Enchelycore anatina
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 17, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Longnose Cowfish by John Roach
Longnose Cowfish
shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus by Stefanos Michael
Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Paracirrhites forsteri by Michael Baukloh
Paracirrhites forsteri
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Coral Shrimp by Regie Casia
Coral Shrimp
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish whe... by Antonio Venturelli
I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish when they are illuminated they show off bright colors on their little bodies. An assortment of beautiful metallic blue spots, bright red-orange lines, bars, & others.
(Canon100,1/200,f16,i.100)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Lemon goby, taken in Anilao by Glenn Carballo
Lemon goby, taken in Anilao
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in i... by Antonio Venturelli
Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in its typical protective shell,taken a few meters deep in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Palermo_ June 2023 (Canon60,1/200,f16,iso200)
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis by Michael Baukloh
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rolling stone by Alexander Konson
Rolling stone
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3 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Saw-blade shrimp D850 w/105 mm lens by John Roach
Saw-blade shrimp
D850 w/105 mm lens
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Priacanthidae by Michael Baukloh
Priacanthidae
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky... by Antonio Venturelli
Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky terrain of Havelock Is. named Bedford's Flatworm , or Persian rug. It’s beauty is not only in how it looks but also in how it moves. Beautiful evolutions!
(Canon100,1/250,f13,i.100)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Shaun the Sheep by John Roach
Shaun the Sheep
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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I see you… by Alexander Konson
I see you…
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis by Stefanos Michael
Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-2... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-200, 20mm). - Els
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena by Stefanos Michael
Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Mom octopus by Min Seok Jeon
Mom octopus
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa by Stefanos Michael
Scorpionfish - Scorpaena scrofa
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 27, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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This is a photo of a lizard fish resting on hard coral. T... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a lizard fish resting on hard coral. Taken at Minilog site during the 2023 Anilao Underwater Shootout.
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Bl... by Antonio Venturelli
Microlife on the Andamans reef.Here we see a beautiful Blenny close-up . Abundant and highly biodiverse, these species mature early, produce many offspring and they are a vital food source for other marine creatures.
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Aeoliscus strigatus (razorfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42m... by E&e Lp
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Aeoliscus strigatus (razorfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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