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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
Anemone Anatomy by Sharon English
Anemone Anatomy
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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Giant fan worm by Vittorio Durante
Giant fan worm
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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A brave one ... by Raoul Caprez
A brave one ...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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A pair of coral banded shrimp stylin' in their colorful h... by Lisa Hinderlider
A pair of coral banded shrimp stylin' in their colorful hang-out!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Whip Coral Shrimp - taken in Roatán, Honduras with Nikon ... by Mark Hoevenaars
Whip Coral Shrimp - taken in Roatán, Honduras with Nikon D90 in Aquatica housing with Sea & Sea YS-250 Pro and Sea & Sea YS-110 strobes.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Lizard fish on a rock by Jun Tagama
Lizard fish on a rock
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date posted posted: Monday, May 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Sea Slug +/- 20 mm by Jacques Vieira
Sea Slug +/- 20 mm
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Madagascar
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12mts de profundidad en el arrecife Barracuda, Playa del ... by Enrique Rodea Watkins
12mts de profundidad en el arrecife Barracuda, Playa del carmen, Qroo., México...HOT RED!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Shrimp-of-sorts by Sharon English
Shrimp-of-sorts
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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OCTOPUS by Adolfo Maciocco
OCTOPUS
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Whale Shark at Whale Shark Alley by Maleen Hoekstra
Whale Shark at Whale Shark Alley
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Porcelan knight by Patrick Neumann
Porcelan knight
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Myanmar (Burma)
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I love porcelain crabs, one of my favorites by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
I love porcelain crabs, one of my favorites
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38 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Nudibranch I call it Snowflake. ;-) by Danny Brumbach
Nudibranch
I call it Snowflake. ;-)
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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The grouper opens the mouth with the signal. He is like a... by Mert Gokalp
The grouper opens the mouth with the signal. He is like as if he is hynotized by the shrimps
The shrimps come to clean and wax our big guy.
It only takes 1 minute
The shrimps are probably one of the Urocaridalle species
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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imperator riding a nudi by Patrick Neumann
imperator riding a nudi
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47 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Shrimp's dance away ... at Charly's Point . by Jacques Vieira
Shrimp's dance away ... at Charly's Point .
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Madagascar
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Harlequin Shrimp by Alberto D'este
Harlequin Shrimp
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date posted posted: Friday, May 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Night Dive at Charly's Point , Decoration Crab ... Have a... by Jacques Vieira
Night Dive at Charly's Point , Decoration Crab ... Have a close look .
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Madagascar
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A few stars from the macro world, at Ponta da Passagem - ... by José Carvalho
A few stars from the macro world, at Ponta da Passagem - Sesimbra, Portugal.
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Blennio Maria da toca by Ronaldo Cavichiolli
Blennio Maria da toca
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Brazil
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This unicornfish on a cleaning station was displaying an ... by Paul Colley
This unicornfish on a cleaning station was displaying an unusual series of rapidly-changing colour configurations.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Yellow sea anemones.......and some small guests. (Comp... by Marco Faimali
Yellow sea anemones.......and some small guests.
(Compact camera Nikon Coolpix 8400 in Ikelite Housing and two Epoque ES-150 DS Strobes).
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hide and Seek by Sharon English
Hide and Seek
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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Decoration ... Have a close look ! by Jacques Vieira
Decoration ... Have a close look !
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Madagascar
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Christmas Tree Worms by Lucy Chamberlain
Christmas Tree Worms
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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