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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 Fish inside Anemone. by Brian Gonzales
Anemone Fish inside Anemone.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Finally a fish that approves of Coca Cola. photographed ... by Heok Hui Tan
Finally a fish that approves of Coca Cola.
photographed at Lembeh Straits, March 2010
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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RANOPIA by Juan Valenciano
RANOPIA
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Black Tip Grouper by Paul Colley
Black Tip Grouper
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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You like my smile, Aguadilla, P.R. by Abimael Márquez
You like my smile, Aguadilla, P.R.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Close up of flower coral in Masa Alam, Egypt by Tanja Hofmann
Close up of flower coral in Masa Alam, Egypt
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Home sweet home Fuji S5 pro/105 VR by Yves Antoniazzo
Home sweet home Fuji S5 pro/105 VR
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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"Fighting Puffers" Canon SD750,macro mode,Fantasea Nano ... by Jozef Butala
"Fighting Puffers"
Canon SD750,macro mode,Fantasea Nano flesh
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date posted posted: Monday, March 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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2 frogfishes by Jagwang Koo
2 frogfishes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This is the shot I took right after the one that just won... by William Goodwin
This is the shot I took right after the one that just won the Global National Geographic Photographic Competition (Nature category). I was astounded that the little crustacean held still that long. Peppermint shrimp in a branching vase sponge 75 fsw.
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date posted posted: Monday, March 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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shot with nikon D70s with 105mm macro by Simon Gardener
shot with nikon D70s with 105mm macro
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date posted posted: Monday, March 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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I have seen this squid at a night dive. Looks like I told... by Roland Bach
I have seen this squid at a night dive. Looks like I told him: "Hands up". Sure, I said nothing like that. :-)
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a nice natural history study Roland
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date posted posted: Monday, March 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Fire Worm on the Halliburton wreck by Susan Beerman
Fire Worm on the Halliburton wreck
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Hermit Crab. Taken at Blue Heron Bridge in West Palm Beac... by Eric Walker
Hermit Crab. Taken at Blue Heron Bridge in West Palm Beach. Used a Olympus Stylus 6000 with a Olympus housing ( no strobe ).
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Bearded scorpionfish comfortably resting on a vase coral ... by Carlo Greco
Bearded scorpionfish comfortably resting on a vase coral with barbells sticking out of the coral edge
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Tiger Moray Wonder the pain it must be to close that mou... by Christian Nielsen
Tiger Moray
Wonder the pain it must be to close that mouth !!
Palm Mar Cave, Tenerife.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Spain
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Clown fish up close. by John Miller
Clown fish up close.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Underwater Beehive..... by Bernard Maglana
Underwater Beehive.....
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Angel fish by Alex Zeni
Angel fish
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date posted posted: Friday, March 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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Parrot fish eye by Carlo Greco
Parrot fish eye
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Palau
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Toothy Grin. I wanted to fill the shot so crept closer a... by John Hill
Toothy Grin. I wanted to fill the shot so crept closer and closer. This was a large Lizard fish who didn't seem bothered by me until my flash went off. Canon G10 plus Inon Macro Lense.
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date posted posted: Friday, March 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Safety Blanket by Brian Welman
Safety Blanket
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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continuing with the squid ... by Abimael Márquez
continuing with the squid ...
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Variation of the rules, Vieques by Abimael Márquez
Variation of the rules, Vieques
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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the teeth of a nor west Blowfish by Dave Baxter
the teeth of a nor west Blowfish
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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