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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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The smile of a larva of a DragonFly - Sunday's dive in a ... by Michel Lonfat
The smile of a larva of a DragonFly - Sunday's dive in a small pound... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Leopard Sea Robin by Suzan Meldonian
Leopard Sea Robin
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Sleeping Octopus with sharknose blenny also sleeping. Eve... by Suzan Meldonian
Sleeping Octopus with sharknose blenny also sleeping. Even while sleeping, their colors change! The red is from my strobe, and the aqua from my lycra skin
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Crocodilefish portrait, Komodo, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Crocodilefish portrait, Komodo, Indonesia
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Nice symetrical composition Michael with loads of detail
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ahtapot by Nejdet Demirtas
Ahtapot
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Froggie Nest. This is a group of four frog fish inside t... by Patrick Reardon
Froggie Nest. This is a group of four frog fish inside the wheelhouse of a wreck. Largest (orange, up and right) was a two-foot long fish. Tail of one is orange and to the left. Shot from several feet away with 105 macro.
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Big Eye by Marco Greco
Big Eye
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Zebra Fish by Jagwang Koo
Zebra Fish
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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This bandcheek wrasse followed me for a long time and che... by Atle Ove Martinussen
This bandcheek wrasse followed me for a long time and check me from top to toe. He looked straight into my mask. I believe he never had seen a Norwegian diver before!
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Jelly Bag Caps Lagoon Mushroom Coral Fungia fralinae... by Jörg Menge
Jelly Bag Caps
Lagoon Mushroom
Coral Fungia fralinae
Lagunen-Pilzkoralle
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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shot with nikon D70s and 105 mm macro by Simon Gardener
shot with nikon D70s and 105 mm macro
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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The Flamingo tongue is always an easy subject but they ra... by Andrew Dalgleish
The Flamingo tongue is always an easy subject but they rarely have their full 'tail' extended. Canon 100mm macro, Aquatica 5Dmkii housing, Iklite ds161 strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Cottus Gobio - the eye is just magnificent :-D by Daniel Strub
Cottus Gobio - the eye is just magnificent big grin
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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mantis shrimps by Afflitti Gianluca
mantis shrimps
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Maldives
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found in Dauin; D300 by Thomas Lueken
found in Dauin; D300
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Moray eel portrait II, yellowmouth moray (Gymnothorax nud... by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Moray eel portrait II, yellowmouth moray (Gymnothorax nudivomer)
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Baby octopus in a trash can. Blue Heron Bridge, Jupiter, ... by Mark Hoevenaars
Baby octopus in a trash can. Blue Heron Bridge, Jupiter, Florida.
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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FRESH Gorgonian Sea Fan Annella reticulata (Supergor... by Jörg Menge
FRESH
Gorgonian Sea Fan
Annella reticulata (Supergorgia reticulata)
Riesenfächer (Riesengorgonie)
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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nice little guy, hiding in the bubble corals :) by Harald Fauske
nice little guy, hiding in the bubble corals smile
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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STAR Lagoon Mushroom Coral Lagunen-Pilzkoralle Fun... by Jörg Menge
STAR
Lagoon Mushroom Coral
Lagunen-Pilzkoralle
Fungia fralinae
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Lion Fish shadows by Alexia Dunand
Lion Fish shadows
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Octopus Eye by Rico Besserdich
Octopus Eye
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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One of my favorite nudies by Graeme Cole
One of my favorite nudies
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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--Integrated Inspiration----sealife dc1000-- by Richard Campbell
--Integrated Inspiration----sealife dc1000--
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Amazing to find this hawkfish so calm resting in the corals. by Atle Ove Martinussen
Amazing to find this hawkfish so calm resting in the corals.
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Anomone closeup. No crop. 60mm makro lens with +4 closeup... by Rico Besserdich
Anomone closeup. No crop. 60mm makro lens with +4 closeup lens attached. 2x sea&sea ys110@.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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nose to nose by Rory Ferguson
nose to nose
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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