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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
Fireworm by Ernesto Rodriguez
Fireworm
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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blénie shootée aux Iles Medes by André Bruchez
blénie shootée aux Iles Medes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Just shot today in freediving apnea, a sponge that seems ... by Alberto Romeo
Just shot today in freediving apnea, a sponge that seems a heart !
Sealife DC-800 natural light.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Flamboyant Cuttlefish feeding and on the move ...Taken wi... by David Henshaw
Flamboyant Cuttlefish feeding and on the move ...Taken with D200 and 105mm lens
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Solanders toby ( Canthigaster solandri ) full frame no cr... by Simon Gardener
Solanders toby ( Canthigaster solandri ) full frame no crop shot with nikon D70s 135mm macro lens with two DS 51 strobes
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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Emperor angelfish ( pomacanthus imerator ) full frame no ... by Simon Gardener
Emperor angelfish ( pomacanthus imerator ) full frame no crop shot with nikon D70s 135mm macro lens with two DS 51 strobes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Oman
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Mediterranean grouper Epinephelus marginatus. Nikon 801s... by Alberto Romeo
Mediterranean grouper Epinephelus marginatus.
Nikon 801s 60 macro+ Ikelite strobe
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pufferfish close-up at Porto Santo Island, Portugal. by José Carvalho
Pufferfish close-up at Porto Santo Island, Portugal.
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Frog Fish by Girts Kravalis
Frog Fish
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Batfish by Debi Henshaw
Batfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"dirty hairy"... frogfish caught by surprise in koh doc mai by Adriano Trapani
"dirty hairy"... frogfish caught by surprise in koh doc mai
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 1, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Flying Gurnard- the fish with paws and wings, it just cra... by Jun Lao
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Flying Gurnard- the fish with paws and wings, it just crawled upfront and spread its wings
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Pederson Cleaner Shrimp off Boynton Beach Florida. by Michael Schlenk
Pederson Cleaner Shrimp off Boynton Beach Florida.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Snorkeling Nikon coolpix 5000 +Sea&Sea housing- natural ... by Alberto Romeo
Snorkeling
Nikon coolpix 5000 +Sea&Sea housing- natural light
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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SPINY LOBSTER/LANGOUSTE/PALINURIDAE THE ONE THAT GOT AW... by Andres L-M_larraz
SPINY LOBSTER/LANGOUSTE/PALINURIDAE
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY...
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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"Hey Good Lookin" Reef Top Pipefish with attitude :o) by Debi Henshaw
"Hey Good Lookin" Reef Top Pipefish with attitude :o)
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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hi, nudibranch in vietnam! by Andre Salvatge
hi, nudibranch in vietnam!
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date posted posted: Friday, July 31, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Vietnam
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Lizzard fish close-up, at Porto Santo Island. by José Carvalho
Lizzard fish close-up, at Porto Santo Island.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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GREEN MORAY by Andres L-M_larraz
GREEN MORAY
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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dahlia anemone and brittle starfish by John Naylor
dahlia anemone and brittle starfish
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea United Kingdom
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Giant moray portrait. Taken at Shark's Bay. by Cigdem Cooper
Giant moray portrait. Taken at Shark's Bay.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Close-up of Orange Painted Frogfish sporting a distinctiv... by David Henshaw
Close-up of Orange Painted Frogfish sporting a distinctive lure in Lembeh. Taken with D200 and 105mm lens.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Christmas tree worm on fire coral, Eagle ray bay, Sharm... by Adolfo Maciocco
Christmas tree worm on fire coral,
Eagle ray bay,
Sharm el Sheikh
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Green sea turtle. Taken with Canon G10. by Sean Cooper
Green sea turtle.
Taken with Canon G10.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Good Day sunshine, out of this sponge came a juv. Banded ... by Steven Anderson
Good Day sunshine, out of this sponge came a juv. Banded Coral Shrimp. This image was taken while diving on Villa Blanco Wall off Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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off Manado. Canon G 10, Inon s2000 strobe,1 macro filter by Andrew Macleod
off Manado. Canon G 10, Inon s2000 strobe,1 macro filter
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Lobster night dive at Escambron Beach, CANON G9 built-i... by Ernesto Rodriguez
Lobster
night dive at Escambron Beach, CANON G9 built-in flash
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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