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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
Batfish, Roughneck...St. Croix, USVI D300-60mm by Larry Polster
Batfish, Roughneck...St. Croix, USVI D300-60mm
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Virgin Islands U.S.
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batfish with cleaner by Dave Baxter
batfish with cleaner
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lizard Fish. Canon 7D, 100mm macro. by Ryan Pedlow
Lizard Fish. Canon 7D, 100mm macro.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Scorpion Portrait by Brian Welman
Scorpion Portrait
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Very nice sponge with shiny eyes. by Durand Gerald
Very nice sponge with shiny eyes.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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Anemone fish in Marsa Alam, Egypt by Tanja Hofmann
Anemone fish in Marsa Alam, Egypt
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date posted posted: Friday, February 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lion Fly - secret Bay Bali by Andy Chan
Lion Fly - secret Bay Bali
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Wonderpus! by Reidar Opem
Wonderpus!
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Hanging at a safety stop when I noticed myself in the bub... by Patrick Reardon
Hanging at a safety stop when I noticed myself in the bubbles.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Trumpet fish by Johannetta Gordijn
Trumpet fish
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Nicely cloloured feather star shrimp. Canon G10 plus Ino... by John Hill
Nicely cloloured feather star shrimp. Canon G10 plus Inon Macro lenses
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Grat Barrier Reef Giant Clam by Fabrizio Bianchi
Grat Barrier Reef
Giant Clam

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
nice abstract
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Squid attacking Rabbitfish taken on a night dive. An opp... by Paul Colley
Squid attacking Rabbitfish taken on a night dive. An opportunity shot; first saw the action in a torch light within peripheral vision, but had only a few attempts for the image before the squid disappeared into the dark.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Anglerfish Canon 1Ds MarkII with 100mm Macro lense and t... by Aleksandr Marinicev
Anglerfish
Canon 1Ds MarkII with 100mm Macro lense and twin Inon strobes
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Jelly Dance Secret Bay - Bali by Andy Chan
Jelly Dance
Secret Bay - Bali
shortlistedShortlisted!
43 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hello brother !! by Durand Gerald
Hello brother !!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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Sneaking, sneaking... Always fun to get close to these g... by Eric Fly
Sneaking, sneaking... Always fun to get close to these guys!
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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tethys fimbria by Elena Li Pera
tethys fimbria
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pterois taken in Sharm El Sheick with a Canon G9 and a si... by Raoul Caprez
Pterois taken in Sharm El Sheick with a Canon G9 and a single DS125 Ikelite strobe.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Looking at me? by Johannetta Gordijn
Looking at me?
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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"Shy Guy" by Brian Welman
"Shy Guy"
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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tiny hermit by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
tiny hermit
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Vietnam
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cheeky by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
cheeky
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Vietnam
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giant moray eel maintenance, koh Bon - Thailand by Adriano Trapani
giant moray eel maintenance, koh Bon - Thailand
50 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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clownfish closeup - 100mm macro lens + 2x tc by Enje Im
by: Enje Im
clownfish closeup - 100mm macro lens + 2x tc
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Cuttlefish in Marsa Alam, Egypt by Tanja Hofmann
Cuttlefish in Marsa Alam, Egypt
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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