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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

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MACRO OF A CUTTLEFISH by Vittorio Durante
MACRO OF A CUTTLEFISH
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Spanish dance & shrimp...Night Diving in Kenting,TAIWAN. ... by Harry Yang
Spanish dance & shrimp...Night Diving in Kenting,TAIWAN. Casio EX-Z1000
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Taiwan
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Smile! A big Synodus saurus in ambush, surprised at abou... by Alessandro Pagano
Smile!
A big Synodus saurus in ambush, surprised at about 6m depth.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Like crystal (tiger moray). The impressive set of teeth ... by Christian Nielsen
Like crystal (tiger moray).
The impressive set of teeth reminds me of crystal.
The lightning is on purpose by lightning close-up very much from one side. Creating a coming out of shadow effect.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Fleas... Shot on compact camera with natural light... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Fleas...
Shot on compact camera with natural light...
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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"Helena" by Vittorio Durante
"Helena"
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Turtles Can Fly, St. Thomas. by Abimael Márquez
Turtles Can Fly, St. Thomas.
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Microscopic! Shot on compact camera with natural light! by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Microscopic!
Shot on compact camera with natural light!
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Yum yum that was good !!!..... Canon 350D/70mm by Yves Antoniazzo
Yum yum that was good !!!..... Canon 350D/70mm
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Mantis shrimp. Lembeh, Jan 2008. D200 60mm. by Mark Thomas
Mantis shrimp.
Lembeh, Jan 2008.
D200 60mm.
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Moray portrait, Red Sea by Michael Gallagher
Moray portrait, Red Sea
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pretty as a daisy... Christmas tree worms are a favorite! by Lisa Hinderlider
Pretty as a daisy... Christmas tree worms are a favorite!
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Lemme outta here - Shot on compact camera with Natural Li... by Tim Ho
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Lemme outta here - Shot on compact camera with Natural Light...
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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A really small red crab..... Nikonos RS 50mm macro and 2 ... by Alan G. Miller
A really small red crab..... Nikonos RS 50mm macro and 2 Ikelite SS-200's shot on Kodachrome 64.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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This small fish comb (Xyrichthiys novacula) about 1,2 inc... by Alessandro Pagano
This small fish comb (Xyrichthiys novacula) about 1,2 inch long has tried to scare me by opening his mouth and raising the dorsal fin. Depth 25m,Nikon D700, Nikon AFS 105mm f2, 8 VR, Hugyfot housing, housing SB800 Foto Leone, Subtronic Alpha Pro Macr
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Blennies - Sesimbra - Baía da Armação / Feb 6th - "Oh dea... by José Carvalho
Blennies - Sesimbra - Baía da Armação / Feb 6th - "Oh dear, oh dear...I reckon it's one of those underwater photography dudes. What is he doing here in a day like this?!"
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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The wolf Nikon D200/105 VR by Yves Antoniazzo
The wolf Nikon D200/105 VR
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Scorpion Fish - Scorpaena Scrofa by Vittorio Durante
Scorpion Fish - Scorpaena Scrofa
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Honeycomb Moray Eel by Julian Cohen
Honeycomb Moray Eel
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Blue Ring Octopus - Shot on standard compact camera with ... by Tim Ho
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Blue Ring Octopus - Shot on standard compact camera with no strobes, no flash, no wide angle, macro or fish eye lense...
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Disco crab!!! Arrow crab in front of an anemone. I adjust... by Arthur Telle Thiemann
Disco crab!!! Arrow crab in front of an anemone. I adjusted a very narrow DOP to get the anemone completely blured. So the tips appear just as blue spots.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Muraena Helena by Vittorio Durante
Muraena Helena
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Just kind of likt it! by Bernard Maglana
Just kind of likt it!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Raggy Scorpion Fish by Brian Welman
Raggy Scorpion Fish
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Green Moray at the Fredericksted Pier in St. Croix. by Juan Torres
Green Moray at the Fredericksted Pier in St. Croix.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Inside a Barrel Sponge by Juan Torres
Inside a Barrel Sponge
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date posted posted: Friday, February 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Scorpion fish in North Male atoll - Maldives - Lumix FX01 by Patrick Tutt
Scorpion fish in North Male atoll - Maldives - Lumix FX01
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date posted posted: Friday, February 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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