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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Close-Up

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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
Puffer by Martin Dalsaso
Puffer
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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Crab on the move. D300-60mm by Larry Polster
Crab on the move. D300-60mm
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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I took many photos of this playfull seal, we were heading... by Chloe Taylor
I took many photos of this playfull seal, we were heading for the surface when he started following and biting the camera lense smile Abrolhos Islands
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Life Support. New growth of the kelp that supports all li... by Douglas Klug
Life Support. New growth of the kelp that supports all life on the reefs at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 mm lens in natural light.
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Honeycomb moray (l:Gymnothorax favagineus) Aquarium, D... by Mike Dickson
Honeycomb moray (l:Gymnothorax favagineus)
Aquarium, Damaniyat Islands
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Jelly fish close up by Constantin Ene
Jelly fish close up
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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This pink frogfish is among the most active ones I've eve... by Steve De Neef
This pink frogfish is among the most active ones I've ever seen, it's always moving around and covers quite a bit of distance.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Mediterranean yellow jewels! (Leptosammia pruvoti) by Marco Faimali
Mediterranean yellow jewels! (Leptosammia pruvoti)
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 18, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Golden Moray getting cleaned by a shrimp by Lee Arbo
Golden Moray getting cleaned by a shrimp
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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CONCH EYE by Andres Larraz
CONCH EYE
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Undulated Moray (l: Gymnothorax undulatus) Aquarium, D... by Mike Dickson
Undulated Moray (l: Gymnothorax undulatus)
Aquarium, Damaniyat Islands
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Egg of Scyliorhinus canicula on Red Gorgonia (Paramuricea... by Francesco Pacienza
Egg of Scyliorhinus canicula on Red Gorgonia (Paramuricea clavata).
Taken with Nikon D60 with Nikkor 18-55VR in Easydive Housing with two strobes: Nikon SB-105 and Sea&Sea YS-300 in manual mode.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Frogfish, Secret Bay by Doug Anderson
Frogfish, Secret Bay
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Spotted Porcellanid Crab at Similan Island by Ken Thongpila
Spotted Porcellanid Crab at Similan Island
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date posted posted: Friday, July 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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French Angelfish Got very close and panned. Lucked out... by James Smith
French Angelfish
Got very close and panned. Lucked out to some extent and got a pretty good shot(I think).
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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spinecheek fish hiding from me :) by Cipriano (ripli) Gonzalez
spinecheek fish hiding from me smile
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Canon g9 with inon strobe d2000 z240 by Ernesto Rodriguez
Canon g9 with inon strobe d2000 z240
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Cuttlefish, Punta Asfodeli Jetty, Sardinia by Adolfo Maciocco
Cuttlefish, Punta Asfodeli Jetty,
Sardinia
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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SEA URCHIN W/ROE by Andres Larraz
SEA URCHIN W/ROE
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Shrimp hiding in the spines of a sea urchin. Note: tak... by Mike Dickson
Shrimp hiding in the spines of a sea urchin.
Note: taken in macro mode with my DX1G - no additional lenses.
Photo taken at Fahal Island today at 12:15 local time.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Whip goby by Jane Morgan
Whip goby
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Seahorse, Secret Bay by Doug Anderson
Seahorse, Secret Bay
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Full frontal - Painted Frogfish. Taken with D200 and 60mm... by David Henshaw
Full frontal - Painted Frogfish. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Lobster in Escambron Beach in San Juan PR G9 with built... by Ernesto Rodriguez
Lobster in Escambron Beach in San Juan PR
G9 with built-in flash
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Lionfish by Abimael Márquez
Lionfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Nopelon´s eye by Marco Cunha
Nopelon´s eye
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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clownfish closeup - Canon 450D + 100mm Macro + Kenko 2x TC by Enje Im
by: Enje Im
clownfish closeup - Canon 450D + 100mm Macro + Kenko 2x TC
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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