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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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Ornate Ghost Pipefish in its native surroundings by Rick Cavanaugh
Ornate Ghost Pipefish in its native surroundings
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Neck Crab with incredible decorations. That is all him fi... by Rick Cavanaugh
Neck Crab with incredible decorations. That is all him filling the frame!
When I saw the green antennae, I did not immediately notice they were pieces of sea grass. I thought I found a new species!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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dive site: right off the malecon, close to ship wreck by Graham Daykin
dive site: right off the malecon, close to ship wreck
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cuba
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Abstract.. by Sven Tramaux
Abstract..
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Taken during a shark dive in the Bahamas, this image is o... by Steven Anderson
Taken during a shark dive in the Bahamas, this image is of a Flamingo Tongue.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Sea Horse - Shot on compact camera on natural light... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Sea Horse - Shot on compact camera on natural light...
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Fireworks by Julian Cohen
Fireworks
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date posted posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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christmas tree worm in Anita's reef - Island 5/6 Similan ... by Adriano Trapani
christmas tree worm in Anita's reef - Island 5/6 Similan National Park - THAILAND
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date posted posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Camouflage - Night dive,Bluff Point by Rafal Raszewski
Camouflage - Night dive,Bluff Point
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date posted posted: Friday, January 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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cleaning time by Jon Kreider
cleaning time
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Black Ribbon Eal by Tina Malmgren
Black Ribbon Eal
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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slipper lobster on a night dive. Fuji Velvia Film by Rick Cavanaugh
slipper lobster on a night dive. Fuji Velvia Film
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Hermit on a sea cucumber - Shot on a compact camera with ... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Hermit on a sea cucumber - Shot on a compact camera with natural light
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Anemone fish biting the lens by Julian Cohen
Anemone fish biting the lens
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Nemo found a girlfriend....;) by Sam Taylor
Nemo found a girlfriend....;)
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Shot on Compact Camera with natural lighting... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Shot on Compact Camera with natural lighting...
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Fish coming toward me. Off the South Coast of Antigua. ... by Laurence Zuriff
Fish coming toward me. Off the South Coast of Antigua. Nikon D200 F 6.3. ISO 100, 60mm Focal length.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Antigua & Barbuda
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MAMMA Squilla by Marco Caraceni
MAMMA Squilla
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Fish in Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Taken ... by Matt Jensen
Fish in Hanauma Bay on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Taken with an Olympus stylus 850-sw.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Mystery by Christa Nmi
Mystery
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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I'm sleeping, night dive, Vieques, P.R. by Abimael Márquez
I'm sleeping, night dive, Vieques, P.R.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus) female with Parchmen... by David Andrew
Painted Greenling (Oxylebius pictus) female with Parchment Tube Worms at La Jolla Shores Vallecitos Point
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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LionArt - Extreme close up of the fin of a Lionfish by Debi Henshaw
LionArt - Extreme close up of the fin of a Lionfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Paracirrhites forsteri taken in Dahab. by Raoul Caprez
Paracirrhites forsteri taken in Dahab.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Gobie nain sur un corail fil de fer by André Bruchez
Gobie nain sur un corail fil de fer
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date posted posted: Monday, January 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Coral Polyp macro shot, edited for structure and colors. by Simon Mittag
Coral Polyp macro shot, edited for structure and colors.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, January 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Painted frogfish portrait, Milne Bay, PNG by Michael Gallagher
Painted frogfish portrait, Milne Bay, PNG
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date posted posted: Monday, January 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Papua New Guinea
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