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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
toro by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
toro
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Close up of a scorpion fish in Marsa Alam Egypt by Tanja Hofmann
Close up of a scorpion fish in Marsa Alam Egypt
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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This image of a Blenny was taken at Blue Heron Bridge. Gr... by Steven Anderson
This image of a Blenny was taken at Blue Heron Bridge. Great diving and ranks with some of the muck diving found around the world.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Night shot of a masked puffer fish on the house reef in M... by Blaza Jovanovic
Night shot of a masked puffer fish on the house reef in Marsa Shagra, Egypt; Canon 720is in Ikelite housing and Inon Z240 strobe
54 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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White Frogfish on a sponge at Capt Don's Habitat, Bonaire... by Robert Michaelson
White Frogfish on a sponge at Capt Don's Habitat, Bonaire
I apologize to all. Don't know how the same image is entered here three times. Have asked to have two removed.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Cuttlefish, full frontal by Michael Gallagher
Cuttlefish, full frontal
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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Lionfish...ari atoll by Jon Kreider
Lionfish...ari atoll
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date posted posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Sea Star Marsa Alam, February 2010 by Dunja Dujmovic
Sea Star
Marsa Alam, February 2010
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date posted posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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ASTROIDI SU ROCCIA CONTORNATI DA SPUGNA ARANCIO by Elena Li Pera
ASTROIDI SU ROCCIA CONTORNATI DA SPUGNA ARANCIO
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Camouflaged flounder fish in sandy bottom. Dive Site: Cra... by Pedro Padilla
Camouflaged flounder fish in sandy bottom. Dive Site: Crash Boat in Aguadilla Puerto Rico.
Nikon D80 With 105mm Shoot 1/15 sec at f/27 ISO 100.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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The Phantom. A small scorpionfish with selective illumina... by Arthur Telle Thiemann
The Phantom. A small scorpionfish with selective illumination.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Bad viz for 1st dive on Mabul :( White froggy at the be... by John Hill
Bad viz for 1st dive on Mabul frown
White froggy at the beginning of the dive smile
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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reef lizardfish Marsaalam Red sea Egypt by Karim Salah
reef lizardfish
Marsaalam
Red sea
Egypt
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Close encounter, St. Thomas by Abimael Márquez
Close encounter, St. Thomas
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Underwater Bouquet! Happy Valentine! by Bernard Maglana
Underwater Bouquet! Happy Valentine!
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Grubby by Tony Makin
Grubby
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Standing on a Star... Shot on compact camera with no f... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Standing on a Star...
Shot on compact camera with no flash & no strobes...
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malaysia
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Love between three, Aguadilla, P.R. by Abimael Márquez
Love between three, Aguadilla, P.R.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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MACRO OF A CUTTLEFISH by Vittorio Durante
MACRO OF A CUTTLEFISH
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Spanish dance & shrimp...Night Diving in Kenting,TAIWAN. ... by Harry Yang
Spanish dance & shrimp...Night Diving in Kenting,TAIWAN. Casio EX-Z1000
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Taiwan
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Smile! A big Synodus saurus in ambush, surprised at abou... by Alessandro Pagano
Smile!
A big Synodus saurus in ambush, surprised at about 6m depth.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Like crystal (tiger moray). The impressive set of teeth ... by Christian Nielsen
Like crystal (tiger moray).
The impressive set of teeth reminds me of crystal.
The lightning is on purpose by lightning close-up very much from one side. Creating a coming out of shadow effect.
Olympus E330, 14-54mm, single Ikelite DS125 strobe.
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40 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Fleas... Shot on compact camera with natural light... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Fleas...
Shot on compact camera with natural light...
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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"Helena" by Vittorio Durante
"Helena"
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Turtles Can Fly, St. Thomas. by Abimael Márquez
Turtles Can Fly, St. Thomas.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Microscopic! Shot on compact camera with natural light! by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Microscopic!
Shot on compact camera with natural light!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Yum yum that was good !!!..... Canon 350D/70mm by Yves Antoniazzo
Yum yum that was good !!!..... Canon 350D/70mm
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date posted posted: Monday, February 8, 2010
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date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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