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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

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Tessellated blenny_2022 (Canon100, t1/250,f/20,iso160) by Antonio Venturelli
Tessellated blenny_2022
(Canon100, t1/250,f/20,iso160)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Sun seeking sea-anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
Sun seeking sea-anemone
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Feeding Sea cucumber by Peet J Van Eeden
Feeding Sea cucumber
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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longing — waiting for prey to pass by. by Tommy Harivaldo
longing — waiting for prey to pass by.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Shrimp Goby Olympus Pen Epl by Marivic Maramot
Shrimp Goby
Olympus Pen Epl
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Silvertip Nudibranch grazing on its favourite bryozoan by Peet J Van Eeden
Silvertip Nudibranch grazing on its favourite bryozoan
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Hunchback amphipod by Peet J Van Eeden
Hunchback amphipod
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Fangtooth Moray - Enchelycore anatina by Stefanos Michael
Fangtooth Moray - Enchelycore anatina
0 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Parablennius rouxi_2022 (Canon 100mm,t1/200,f/8,iso125) by Antonio Venturelli
Parablennius rouxi_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/200,f/8,iso125)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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This is a photo of scorpion fish, side view portrait. Tak... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of scorpion fish, side view portrait. Taken in Anilao, Philippines.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 23, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The last safety stop was accompained by this nice hermit ... by Antonio Venturelli
The last safety stop was accompained by this nice hermit crab_La Formica dive site_Sicily_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/14,iso125)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Flabellina by Glenn Carballo
Flabellina
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This is a photo of a Rhinopias Eschemeryi spotted in Anil... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a Rhinopias Eschemeryi spotted in Anilao, Philippines. Quite rare in the area, it was an honor to have photographed this dude.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Dardanus arrosor_2022 (Canon100mm,t1/250,f/14,iso125) by Antonio Venturelli
Dardanus arrosor_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/14,iso125)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 18, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Atlantic Lizardfish - Synodus saurus by Stefanos Michael
Atlantic Lizardfish - Synodus saurus
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 18, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Common Cuttlefish - Sepia officinalis by Stefanos Michael
Common Cuttlefish - Sepia officinalis
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 17, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Candy Crab by Glenn Carballo
Candy Crab
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 16, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Universe in a shell by Jody Parker
Universe in a shell
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Dragon’s Head by Penn De Los Santos
Dragon’s Head
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Elacatinus puncticulatus_Vallarta_2022 (Canon100mm,t1/25... by Antonio Venturelli
Elacatinus puncticulatus_Vallarta_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250, f/20,iso125)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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This is a photo of a file fish swimming on grassy patches... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a file fish swimming on grassy patches. Taken at the ive site Coconut, Anilao, Philippines.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Barnacle Blenny_Vallarta_Mexico_2021 (Canon 100mm,t1/200... by Antonio Venturelli
Barnacle Blenny_Vallarta_Mexico_2021
(Canon 100mm,t1/200,f/13,iso160)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 11, 2022
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This is a closup from a gorgone in Sardinia. by Brenda De Vries
This is a closup from a gorgone in Sardinia.
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 9, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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This is a photo of a yellow sea horse playing hide n seek... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a yellow sea horse playing hide n seek with me on an artificial reef. Taken in Dauin, Negros Island last December during the christmas break.
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 9, 2022
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date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Portrait Jawfish by Magali Marquez
Portrait Jawfish
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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This is a photo of my favourite subject, an octopus (coco... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of my favourite subject, an octopus (coconut octopus). This photo was taken during the 2021 Anilao Underwater Shootout requiring a future date setting in the photos taken during the event.
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 4, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Violet spotted sea anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
Violet spotted sea anemone
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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