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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 (5 days ago)
2 votes

Cratena nudibranch_September2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Thuridilla hopei_October 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f14,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Hypselodoris bullokii nudibranch_March 2024 (CanonEF100,1/200,f16,iso100)
By Antonio Venturelli
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

collors
By Marc Van Den Broeck
posted (2 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 Yesterday
0 votes

Pterois miles Please Help!I'm falling.
By Cumhur Gedikoglu
posted Tuesday, December 24, 2024
0 votes

BLENNIE - Ecsenius lineatus ILE DE LA REUNION 2024
By Didier Pasquini
posted 05:47 CST Today (2 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
Hippocampus histrix by Sofia Tenggrono
Hippocampus histrix
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Seahorse stare off by Penn De Los Santos
Seahorse stare off
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Parablennius gattorugine What a beautiful branched head ... by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius gattorugine
What a beautiful branched head tentacles of Tompot blenny.
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Pouty by Penn De Los Santos
Pouty
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 12, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Boxing Gloves with a sting Spherules or defense mechan... by Peet J Van Eeden
Boxing Gloves with a sting
Spherules or defense mechanism of a False Plum Sea Anemone to defend its territory. These Spherules contain stinging cells or nematocysts
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Shaun the Sheep by Michelle Davis
Shaun the Sheep
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Flathead eye close up. by Penn De Los Santos
Flathead eye close up.
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) Romblon Isla... by Aleksandr Marinicev
Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
Romblon Island, Philippines
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sibuyan Sea Philippines
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Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus by Stefanos Michael
Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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coral by Arda Yavuzdogan
coral
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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the common by Edwin Escleto
the common
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp Romblon Island, Three P Beach and ... by Aleksandr Marinicev
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Romblon Island, Three P Beach and Dive Resort
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sibuyan Sea Philippines
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Candy Striped Sea-anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
Candy Striped Sea-anemone
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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coleman shrimp by Edwin Escleto
coleman shrimp
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Goby by Penn De Los Santos
Goby
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Another photo I've taken of a mantis shrimp hiding in his... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
Another photo I've taken of a mantis shrimp hiding in his cave. Taken in Anilao, Philippines.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The image was obtained by placing in situ a plexiglass, h... by Roberto Boero
The image was obtained by placing in situ a plexiglass, handled by an assistant and lighted by a strobe, behind the fish. All was done carefully and lasted a few seconds, to not disturb the animal (Scorpaena notata, Cap Martin, Roquebrune, France),
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3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea France
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A feeding sea- anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
A feeding sea- anemone
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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My Best friend by Regie Casia
My Best friend
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Flounder by Abimael Márquez
Flounder
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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blenny by Edwin Escleto
blenny
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Wonderpus by Regie Casia
Wonderpus
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11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Couple Ghostpipe Fish. Macro Close Up. This was taken ... by Jimmela Sabanate
Couple Ghostpipe Fish.
Macro Close Up.
This was taken at Dauin South
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 27, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Face to face with a cute Amblyglyphidodon indicus (Maldiv... by E&e Lp
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Face to face with a cute Amblyglyphidodon indicus (Maldives damselfish) - Els
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 27, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rider by Ryan John Ecija
Rider
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Mystique close-up of the eye and forehead of a orbicular ... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Mystique close-up of the eye and forehead of a orbicular burrfish (Cyclichthys orbicularis). One strobe. - Els
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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A cute little fellow by Mani Craciunescu
A cute little fellow
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 21, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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