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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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Portrait of a Mantis shrimp, Lembeh strait. by Filip Staes
Portrait of a Mantis shrimp, Lembeh strait.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Clown 🤡 by Carsten Schroeder
Clown 🤡
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Protula tubularia AWARD OF PATIENCE by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Protula tubularia
AWARD OF PATIENCE
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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whip coral goby on pose by Yubz Sukamoto
whip coral goby on pose
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Morray by Carsten Schroeder
Morray
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Hiden Blenny, Acapulco México by Alejandro Topete
Hiden Blenny, Acapulco México
44 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Surround Location : Romblon Philippines Canon EOS1D X M... by Yung Sen Wu
Surround
Location : Romblon Philippines
Canon EOS1D X Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F20, 1/160, ISO 800
SEACAM silver CANON EOS1D X Mark II
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Fire Sea Urchin is home to some small fish by Nur Tucker
Fire Sea Urchin is home to some small fish
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Indonesia
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Blenny on hard corals by Nur Tucker
Blenny on hard corals
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 6, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Indonesia
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A ghost morray out of the dark by Martin Klein
A ghost morray out of the dark
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Sushi shrimp Location : Romblon Philippines Canon 5dsr ... by Yung Sen Wu
Sushi shrimp
Location : Romblon Philippines
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F20, 1/200, ISO 800
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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The guardian by Kelvin H.y. Tan
The guardian
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 5, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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He thought I couldn't see him. The Scorpion Fish Portrait by Frankie Rivera
He thought I couldn't see him. The Scorpion Fish Portrait
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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look at me Canon 5dsr Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS U... by Yung Sen Wu
look at me
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F22, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Pipehorse by Khow Jin Chee
Pipehorse
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Monsters lurking in the deep by Wijnand Plekker
Monsters lurking in the deep
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Turtle beauty taken with Nikon AW 130 at snorkeling by Carsten Schroeder
Turtle beauty taken with Nikon AW 130 at snorkeling
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Snooted moray eel - no crop by Taner Atilgan
Snooted moray eel - no crop
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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toclose by Marc Van Den Broeck
toclose
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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red night shrimp by Carsten Schroeder
red night shrimp
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 3, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Lettuce Nudibranch take with Panasonic GH4 & Aquatica Hou... by Alex Ruiz
Lettuce Nudibranch take with Panasonic GH4 & Aquatica Housing in Cozumel, Mexico
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Simle by Cary Bao
Simle
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Seahorse close up, Acapulco México by Alejandro Topete
Seahorse close up, Acapulco México
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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self portrait by Marc Van Den Broeck
self portrait
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Chaos by Carsten Schroeder
Chaos
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Supermacro image of star coral. This so clearly demonstr... by Lowrey Holthaus
Supermacro image of star coral. This so clearly demonstrates why we need to teach new (all) divers to avoid contact with coral. The fragile polyps seen here are so easily damaged by touch. Taken in Bonaire.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Fisheye Closeup by Khaled Zaki
Fisheye Closeup
shortlistedShortlisted!
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Thailand
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