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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
Yawning leaf scorpionfish by Aboy Capili
Yawning leaf scorpionfish
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Orange coral_Vallarta_2022 (Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/13,iso125) by Antonio Venturelli
Orange coral_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/13,iso125)
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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A friendly face under the sea_Vallarta_2022 (Canon 60mm,... by Susanna Randazzo
A friendly face under the sea_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 60mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Harlequin Shrimp by Penn De Los Santos
Harlequin Shrimp
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Come into my parlour said the spider....... by Peet J Van Eeden
Come into my parlour said the spider.......
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Common Octopus - Octopus vulgaris holding tight its eggs. by Stefanos Michael
Common Octopus - Octopus vulgaris holding tight its eggs.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 31, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Silvertip nudibranch grazing on its favourite bryozoans by Peet J Van Eeden
Silvertip nudibranch grazing on its favourite bryozoans
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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The integrate pattern of a square-mouth striped sea anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
The integrate pattern of a square-mouth striped sea anemone
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Jellyfish light show by Stefanos Michael
Jellyfish light show
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Crinoid shrimp by Aboy Capili
Crinoid shrimp
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Taenianotus triacanthus by Aboy Capili
Taenianotus triacanthus
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This is a photo of a mimic octopus, trying to mimic a wun... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
This is a photo of a mimic octopus, trying to mimic a wunderpus. A magnificent friendly little creature. He stopped just righht in front of me an seems to enjoy being photographed. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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The choirboys by Peet J Van Eeden
The choirboys
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Colored Tube Anemone - Cerianthus membranaceus by Stefanos Michael
Colored Tube Anemone - Cerianthus membranaceus
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 26, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Seahorse close up_Vallarta_2022 (Canon100mm,t1/250,f/14,... by Antonio Venturelli
Seahorse close up_Vallarta_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/14,iso 100)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Danzarina Mexicana_Vallarta_2022 (Canon100mm,t1/250,f/14... by Antonio Venturelli
Danzarina Mexicana_Vallarta_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/14,iso 100)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Anemone fish by Aboy Capili
Anemone fish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I was shooting for brooding cardinal fish when I noticed ... by Penn De Los Santos
I was shooting for brooding cardinal fish when I noticed this cute blenny peeking out from its hole on a rock coral.
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 24, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Portrait Seaweed blenny with Retra LSD Nikon D7200 ... by Magali Marquez
Portrait
Seaweed blenny with Retra LSD
Nikon D7200
Nikkor 105mm + subsee +10
Subal housing
Retra Pro, Retra LSD
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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A proud Mother Fiery nudibranch and its ribbon of eggs by Peet J Van Eeden
A proud Mother
Fiery nudibranch and its ribbon of eggs
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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I found this Armina nudibranch crawling on the sand soon ... by Penn De Los Santos
I found this Armina nudibranch crawling on the sand soon as we descended for a dive in Anilao. I had enough time to get the shot that I wanted.
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2022
Winner Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2022 awards final round judging
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Macro close up of Hypsoblennius invemar blenny_Vallarta_2... by Antonio Venturelli
Macro close up of Hypsoblennius invemar blenny_Vallarta_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/20,iso160)
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Goby on sea pen by Aboy Capili
Goby on sea pen
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Just brushed my teeth. Barracuda near Cabilao, Philippi... by Margriet Tilstra
Just brushed my teeth.
Barracuda near Cabilao, Philippines.
Nikon D80 in Ikelite housing with two Ikelite strobes. Nikkor 105mm. ISO100, f/11, 1/160.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Red blenny(Protemblemaria bicirrus)_Vallarta_2022 (Canon... by Susanna Randazzo
Red blenny(Protemblemaria bicirrus)_Vallarta_2022
(Canon 60 mm,t1/200,f/20,iso100)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Elacatinus puncticulatus_2022 (Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/16,i... by Antonio Venturelli
Elacatinus puncticulatus_2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/16,iso125)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 21, 2022
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The hide-away octopus by Peet J Van Eeden
The hide-away octopus
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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