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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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Yellow Mouth Eel took it when I was in Masandam \ Oman by... by Mohammed Al Hamood
Yellow Mouth Eel took it when I was in Masandam \ Oman by Olympus C8080 WZ
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date posted posted: Monday, November 3, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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Stripebelly puffer by Jozef Butala
Stripebelly puffer
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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LOOK AFTER THE LITTLE ONES!!! VERY HARD TO TAKE THIS PICT... by Ramon Magana
LOOK AFTER THE LITTLE ONES!!! VERY HARD TO TAKE THIS PICTURE BUT IT WORTH IT AFTER ALL...
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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This was taken in Monterey, California by Juliana Metzger
This was taken in Monterey, California
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Scorpion Fish looking at you from corals - I can see you,... by Juerg Ziegler
Scorpion Fish looking at you from corals - I can see you, how about you?
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Close up on Scorpion fish Pleace: Masandam \ Oman by ... by Mohammed Al Hamood
Close up on Scorpion fish
Pleace: Masandam \ Oman
by Olympus C-8080 WZ
Cheers
Mohammed
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Oman
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beautiful but deadly... by Juerg Ziegler
beautiful but deadly...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Peacock Flounder seen in Grand Cayon August 2008. Photo t... by Bonnie Conley
Peacock Flounder seen in Grand Cayon August 2008. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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A Royal Angel Fish by Lucy Chamberlain
A Royal Angel Fish
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date posted posted: Monday, September 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I know thery're the rogues of the choral, but very nice a... by Kirk Murray
I know thery're the rogues of the choral, but very nice all the same Taken with Dc500, and urpro filter
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date posted posted: Monday, September 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Spotted Moral Eel - there are a few of these guys around.... by Andy Boundy
Spotted Moral Eel - there are a few of these guys around. 65ft. with Sealife DC600
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 21, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Taken in July 2008 by Lucy Chamberlain
Taken in July 2008
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Portrait of a Coral Grouper. South Red Sea. by Marko Perisic
Portrait of a Coral Grouper. South Red Sea.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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male Labrisomus nuchipinnis, photographed with a compact. by Helena Encarnação
male Labrisomus nuchipinnis, photographed with a compact.

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here's a new critter (for us) shot by a newbie - let's hope you enter some more Helena
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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white spoted octopus by Ofir Avny
white spoted octopus
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date posted posted: Friday, September 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Emperor Angel Fish, Egypt 2008 by Lucy Chamberlain
Emperor Angel Fish, Egypt 2008
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date posted posted: Friday, September 19, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A lovely yellow Christmas Tree Worm by Lucy Chamberlain
A lovely yellow Christmas Tree Worm
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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black-cheeked moray eyeing his lunch Rocktail Bay, South... by Geoff Spiby
black-cheeked moray eyeing his lunch
Rocktail Bay, South Africa
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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CAribbean Spiny Lobster. I cropped this one to show the a... by Andy Boundy
CAribbean Spiny Lobster. I cropped this one to show the amazing colours on these guys - more than just food I think you'll agree! DC600 Sealife w/strobe at 65ft
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Nice to see this on the move. Taken with DC500 with urpro... by Kirk Murray
Nice to see this on the move. Taken with DC500 with urpro filter
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Turtley Awesome! by Lucy Chamberlain
Turtley Awesome!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Thailand, July 2008 by Lucy Chamberlain
Thailand, July 2008
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Eye to Eye with Hermit Crab and it's tools! by Juerg Ziegler
Eye to Eye with Hermit Crab and it's tools!
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Honeycombe taken with Sony W17 C.D.C. and external flash ... by Allen Walker
Honeycombe taken with Sony W17 C.D.C. and external flash in Sodwana Bay.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Spotted scorpion fish with Peterson Cleaning shrimp. by Toby Lynch
Spotted scorpion fish with Peterson Cleaning shrimp.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Grenada
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spiny puffer by Durand Gerald
spiny puffer
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date posted posted: Friday, September 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Venezuela
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island of korcula by Sidon Kovacevic
island of korcula
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date posted posted: Friday, September 12, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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