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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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drunken nudi by Marc Van Den Broeck
drunken nudi
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 15, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hair crest by Salvatore Ianniello
Hair crest
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Masked Butteflyfish / Chaetodon semilarvatus by Olivier Notz
Masked Butteflyfish / Chaetodon semilarvatus
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Bluestripped Flagblenny photographed at Palau Pef, Raja A... by Norm Vexler
Bluestripped Flagblenny photographed at Palau Pef, Raja Ampat
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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isabela saehorse by Marc Van Den Broeck
isabela saehorse
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Location: Anilao Batangas Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV ... by Songda Cai
Location: Anilao Batangas
Camera: Canon 5D Mark IV
Lens: EF100mmMacro
Housing: Seacam
Strobes: Seacam Flash 150
Settings: 1/200 ,F19 iso 400
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 14, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Manthis shrimp with snooted strobe light by Raffaele Livornese
Manthis shrimp with snooted strobe light
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mr Frog showing his best angle by Frankie Rivera
Mr Frog showing his best angle
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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One of the most beautiful Nudibranchs - Kunie's Chromodoris by Norm Vexler
One of the most beautiful Nudibranchs - Kunie's Chromodoris
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Porcellain crab. Lembeh Nikon D800 , 105 mscro , two strobo by Marchione Giacomo
Porcellain crab. Lembeh
Nikon D800 , 105 mscro , two strobo
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 13, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Common Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Canon EF... by Yung Sen Wu
Common
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEACAM silver CANON EOS5D MKIII
SEACAM SEAFLASH 150 DIGITAL
RETRA LSD
Howshot M50 Video Light 5000/Lumen
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9 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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white rain by Marc Van Den Broeck
white rain
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, May 12, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Angry Face by Simon Chong
Angry Face
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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Plum colored sea anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
Plum colored sea anemone
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Beautiful patterns of nature! by Norm Vexler
Beautiful patterns of nature!
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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this photo from the Sealine (Golden beach) in Qatar by Tamer Fouad
this photo from the Sealine (Golden beach) in Qatar
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Qatar
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ugly beautiful by Marc Van Den Broeck
ugly beautiful
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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A crown of thorns by Peet J Van Eeden
A crown of thorns
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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All green Location :Mactan Island Philippines Canon 5ds... by Yung Sen Wu
All green
Location :Mactan Island Philippines
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F22, 1/200, ISO 100
SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2
SEA &SEA YS-D1
RETRA LSD
Nauticam SMC-1
Rgblue system 02 premium
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 9, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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Seahorse close up, Acapulco México by Alejandro Topete
Seahorse close up, Acapulco México
45 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Mexico
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Octopus vulgaris SIPHON by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Octopus vulgaris
SIPHON
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Backlit ribbon eel by Taner Atilgan
Backlit ribbon eel
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Awesome capture! Great job on the lighting!
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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A flying spanish dancer by Fabrizio Torsani
A flying spanish dancer
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Juvenile triplefin goby by Philippe Eggert
Juvenile triplefin goby
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date posted posted: Monday, May 8, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Map Puffer in Your face by Henley Spiers
Map Puffer in Your face
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Network Pipefish at Pef, Raja Ampat. by Norm Vexler
Network Pipefish at Pef, Raja Ampat.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Background Location :Lembeh Indonesias Canon 5dsr Cano... by Yung Sen Wu
Background
Location :Lembeh Indonesias
Canon 5dsr
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM Lens: F18, 1/250, ISO 400
SEA &SEA MDX-5D Mark III ver.2
SEA &SEA YS-D1
RETRA LSD
Rgblue system 02 premium
Nauticam SMC-1
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 7, 2017
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Taiwan
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