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Underwater Photo Contest | Macro - Close-Up

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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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Stare long enough on a portion of the coral reef, and you... by Antonio Venturelli
Stare long enough on a portion of the coral reef, and you are guaranteed to catch some movement, a tiny fish like these blennies & gobies abundant on these barriers_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f18,iso125)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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These worms live inside corals where they hide from preda... by Susanna Randazzo
These worms live inside corals where they hide from predators. Their bodies stay hidden except their colorful crowns which are feather-like appendages that resemble fir trees , giving Christmas tree their name.
(Canon60,1/200,f/13,iso100)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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The weird face of Naso unicornis (short-nose unicornfish)... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
The weird face of Naso unicornis (short-nose unicornfish). (f/8, 1/80, ISO-200, 42mm). - Els
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A squat shrimp often called sexy shrimp because of its pr... by Antonio Venturelli
A squat shrimp often called sexy shrimp because of its provocative dance. Their quirky abdominal movements, often in sync with one another, are amusing to observe and can captivate divers for long underwater time!
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso125)
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date posted posted: Monday, April 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Seahorse in a blaze of lights by Jacek Bugajski
Seahorse in a blaze of lights
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date posted posted: Monday, April 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Donald Duck Shrimp by Jacek Bugajski
Donald Duck Shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Blanket Octopus durning Blackwater Diving by Jacek Bugajski
Blanket Octopus durning Blackwater Diving
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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✨Sailing the abyss, just beneath the surface, glides natu... by Jacek Bugajski
✨Sailing the abyss, just beneath the surface, glides nature's marvel - the Paper Nautilus🐚 Wrapped in tender shyness, it conceals its beauty, like a pearl hidden within a shell. May this mystery stir the hearts of explorers and let a dash of poetry
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Big eyes close up of a little shrimp photographed at Aqua... by Susanna Randazzo
Big eyes close up of a little shrimp photographed at Aquarium dive site, in Havelock island, Andamans_India_2023.
(Canon60,1/200,f14,iso100)
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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A still goby looking at me with curiosity. The gobies usu... by Antonio Venturelli
A still goby looking at me with curiosity. The gobies usually stay within their territory in the rock but will go out and explore occasionally as in this photo taken at the Aquarium dive site _Havelock island_India_2023
(Canon 100,1/250,f14,iso125)
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Big Island, Hi by Alison Ranheim
Big Island, Hi
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Dendrodoris denisoni by Min Seok Jeon
Dendrodoris denisoni
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Korea, Republic of
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Paracirrhites forsteri (black-sided hawkfish). (f/6.3, 1/... by E&e Lp
by: E&e Lp
Paracirrhites forsteri (black-sided hawkfish). (f/6.3, 1/80, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 28, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Mouth brooding cardinal fish by Penn De Los Santos
Mouth brooding cardinal fish
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Weboctopus and eggs by Min Seok Jeon
Weboctopus and eggs
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 23, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Korea, Republic of
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Big Island, Hawaii by Alison Ranheim
Big Island, Hawaii
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Goby fish posing for me by Paolo Bocci
Goby fish posing for me
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date posted posted: Monday, March 20, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Lysiosquillina maculata (Banded mantis shrimp). Very rare... by E&e Lp
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Lysiosquillina maculata (Banded mantis shrimp). Very rare encounter in Hurghada. (f/8, 1/125, ISO-100, 50mm). - Erik
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date posted posted: Monday, March 20, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sunday stroll. Antennarius maculatus (warty frogfish). (f... by E&e Lp
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Sunday stroll. Antennarius maculatus (warty frogfish). (f/6.3, 1/100, ISO-100, 50mm, only natural light). - Erik
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 16, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Diving in Havelock Island, Andamans_2023 (Canon100,1/200... by Antonio Venturelli
Diving in Havelock Island, Andamans_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso125)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 15, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Big Island, Hawaii by Alison Ranheim
Big Island, Hawaii
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date posted posted: Monday, March 13, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Sitting on whipcoral image taken with Nikon D850, 105mm m... by Roy Spraakman
Sitting on whipcoral image taken with Nikon D850, 105mm macro lens, f8, 1/250th, ISO 100, Exp -5
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 12, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Coral blenny_Aquarium dive site_Havelock island_2023 (Ca... by Antonio Venturelli
Coral blenny_Aquarium dive site_Havelock island_2023
(Canon100,1/200,f14,iso100)
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 11, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Lemon Goby by Rudy Janssen
Lemon Goby
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date posted posted: Friday, March 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Pair of Chromodoris Willani, Anilao, Phillipines. Nikon ... by Roy Spraakman
Pair of Chromodoris Willani, Anilao, Phillipines.
Nikon D850 in DX mode, 105mm, f36, 1/320th, ISO 100
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Translucent coral goby_2023 (Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso100) by Susanna Randazzo
Translucent coral goby_2023
(Canon60, 1/200,f18,iso100)
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date posted posted: Monday, March 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Hypnotic Eyes by Penn De Los Santos
Hypnotic Eyes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 4, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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