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Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Santa Barbara Janolus at Monterey Wharf #2. We have been seeing these up here the last bunch of years in the fall. They used to not be this far north.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
1 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
1 votes

Big coral canyons in Gardens of the queen.
By Noel Lopez
posted (3 days ago)
1 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

Bay Pipefish in eel grass at Monterey Wharf #2. He was hiding in the eel grass and was difficult to get a clear shot of, but I managed to capture this dramatic image.
By David Lehrian
posted (6 days ago)
0 votes

A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
posted (5 days ago)
0 votes

Goloath grouper encounter
By Noel Lopez
posted (4 days ago)
0 votes

Looking at me looking at you (taken under permit) A Pilot Whale
By Arun Madisetti
posted (2 days ago)
0 votes

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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
Home sweet home Fuji S5 pro/ 105 VR by Yves Antoniazzo
Home sweet home Fuji S5 pro/ 105 VR
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Curious fish on deep wreck in the Gulf of Mexico by Anna Peteranecz
Curious fish on deep wreck in the Gulf of Mexico
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Coleman shrimp family Nikon D200 , 60 micro, twin strobo... by Marchione Giacomo
Coleman shrimp family
Nikon D200 , 60 micro, twin strobo
Bima bay 2009
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Sagartia troglodytes is so common in our waters, that mos... by John De Jong
Sagartia troglodytes is so common in our waters, that most divers don’t even look at it. That’s a pity, because if you see them in close up you will discover the beauty of this animal.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Sleeping time ! Picture of an Arothron taken during a ni... by Raoul Caprez
Sleeping time !
Picture of an Arothron taken during a night dive in Sharm El Sheikh.
shortlistedShortlisted!
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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sea worm by Abdullah Samman
sea worm
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Parrotfish portrait, taken at night in the Maldives by Michael Gallagher
Parrotfish portrait, taken at night in the Maldives
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009

Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

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Editor's Comment
This is a common subject but very few have this color contrast
49 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Scorpion fish Night time, Swan River. by Glenn Storey
Scorpion fish Night time, Swan River.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Father Clown with NEMO and the Star by Petr Teuchner
Father Clown with NEMO and the Star
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Eel, Nikonos RS, 50 mm macro and 2x converter, Ikelite su... by Alan G. Miller
Eel, Nikonos RS, 50 mm macro and 2x converter, Ikelite substrobe 400 on Kodachrome 64
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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"Red Sea Walkman" Taken at El Quadim Bay, El Quseir. by Henry Jager
"Red Sea Walkman"
Taken at El Quadim Bay, El Quseir.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Striated Frogfish by Julian Cohen
Striated Frogfish
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Cuttlefish by Girts Kravalis
Cuttlefish
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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This image of a Deepwater Gorgonian was taken while divin... by Steven Anderson
This image of a Deepwater Gorgonian was taken while diving off Nassau in 2008.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Common Prawn, Night Dive at Menai Straits Nikon D80 60mm by Alan Fryer
Common Prawn, Night Dive at Menai Straits
Nikon D80 60mm
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Irish Sea United Kingdom
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The guardian of the Blue Hole of Dahab. Picture taken wi... by Raoul Caprez
The guardian of the Blue Hole of Dahab.
Picture taken with a Canon G9.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis) by Jorge Sorial
Squat shrimp (Thor amboinensis)
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Blenny. Calanques de Cassis. Canon G10 & Inon D2000. by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Blenny. Calanques de Cassis. Canon G10 & Inon D2000.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Muraena helena- apnea skindiving- Pantelleria island by Alberto Romeo
Muraena helena- apnea skindiving- Pantelleria island
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Blénie nain sur un corail fil de fer by André Bruchez
Blénie nain sur un corail fil de fer
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2009

Final RoundThrough to 2009 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
another different background for a familiar shot
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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sharp by Enje Im
by: Enje Im
sharp
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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white by Enje Im
by: Enje Im
white
26 Votes
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Hawksbill close-up. What lens do you choose in Komodo ? ... by Christian Nielsen
Hawksbill close-up.
What lens do you choose in Komodo ? Difficult choice. However even with a macro set-up you could do something interesting on a typical wide angle subject. Hope you like it.
Olympus E330, 50mm Macro, single Ikelite DS125 Strobe.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Squirrelfish on my last frame for that roll of film, Koda... by Alan G. Miller
Squirrelfish on my last frame for that roll of film, Kodachrome 64 with Nikonos V 35 mm lens with the close up attachment and Nikon SB 105
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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Tulamben - Liberty Wreck by M Faizal Chandra Bayu
Tulamben - Liberty Wreck
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Tube Anemone in the Swan river Perth. Night dive Using Ca... by Glenn Storey
Tube Anemone in the Swan river Perth. Night dive Using Canon 50d 60mm lens.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Squid by Girts Kravalis
Squid
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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