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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
peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) presenti... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) presenting its offspring
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Porcelain crab is resting on the top of the sea pen. Poly... by Roman Shpanchenko
Porcelain crab is resting on the top of the sea pen. Polyps are opened for feeding in the strong night current creating magic surrounding for the small crab.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Juvenile Psychedelic frogfish (Histiophryne psychedelica) by Oksana Maksymova
Juvenile Psychedelic frogfish (Histiophryne psychedelica)
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 21, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Cowrie by Kelvin H.y Tan
Cowrie
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 20, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A tip to see it up close: breathe slowly and admire it wi... by Antonio Venturelli
A tip to see it up close: breathe slowly and admire it with respect_Mediterranean moray_2021
(Canon 60mm,t1/125,f/7.1,iso200)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Decorator Spider Crab busy re-organising its borrowed cl... by Peet J Van Eeden
Decorator Spider Crab busy re-organising its borrowed clothes
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Trypterigion Tripteronotus_2021 (Canon60mm,t1/200,f/25,i... by Antonio Venturelli
Trypterigion Tripteronotus_2021
(Canon60mm,t1/200,f/25,iso200)
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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NEMO portrait by Kelvin H.y Tan
NEMO portrait
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 14, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Rhinopias frondosa @ Anilao by Lars Oliver Michaelis
Rhinopias frondosa @ Anilao
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 12, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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A mediterranean moray opens its mouth wide to breathe and... by Antonio Venturelli
A mediterranean moray opens its mouth wide to breathe and shows its pointed teeth_2021
(Canon 60mm,t1/160,f/6.3,iso200)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Hairy shrimp by Kelvin H.y Tan
Hairy shrimp
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Twobar clown fishes protect their anemone home fiercely. by Peet J Van Eeden
Twobar clown fishes protect their anemone home fiercely.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) by Michal Štros
Long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus)
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 7, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Cerianthus membranaceus_Scilla_2021 (Canon60mm,t1/200,f/... by Antonio Venturelli
Cerianthus membranaceus_Scilla_2021
(Canon60mm,t1/200,f/16,iso200)
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 7, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Cymatium parthenopeum Giant Hairy Triton by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Cymatium parthenopeum
Giant Hairy Triton
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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The Brainy Coral The pattern of the coral resembles th... by Peet J Van Eeden
The Brainy Coral
The pattern of the coral resembles the convolutions of a human brain
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date posted posted: Friday, August 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata) ... Taken by C... by Michal Štros
Bearded fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)
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Taken by Canon 80D/Canon EF-S 60mm f/2,8 Macro USM lens and Subsee 5+ Diopter (two YS-D1 strobes)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Dardanus Arrosor_Scilla_2021 (Canon 60mm,t/200,f/20,,iso... by Antonio Venturelli
Dardanus Arrosor_Scilla_2021
(Canon 60mm,t/200,f/20,,iso200)
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Long legged spider crab. It is one of two spider crabs en... by Peet J Van Eeden
Long legged spider crab. It is one of two spider crabs endemic to South African waters
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Photo of a shrimp goby by Kelvin H.y. Tan
Photo of a shrimp goby
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2021

Final RoundThrough to 2021 awards final round judging
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Coral Macro :) by Morgan Bennett-Smith
Coral Macro smile
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Decorator Crab by Oksana Maksymova
Decorator Crab
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The chameleon of the Sea Its real name is “Beautiful... by Peet J Van Eeden
The chameleon of the Sea
Its real name is “Beautiful Cuttlefish” and it is appropriate due to its beautiful warty mantle and three-pronged cirri around its eyes. It has the ability to change color and blend in with its environment.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) South Africa
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Wrasse and Butterflyfish by Morgan Bennett-Smith
Wrasse and Butterflyfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 31, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)  by Oksana Maksymova
Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus) 
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 20, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Nozin' Aroun' Pale Chin Moray Eel - Gymnothorax herrei ... by Stefan Follows
Nozin' Aroun'
Pale Chin Moray Eel - Gymnothorax herrei
Sail Rock, Thailand
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Thailand
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Gunnels by Hugo Hirayama
Gunnels
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 24, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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