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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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Coral polyps at night. I floated down below the coral and... by Susannah H. Snowden-Smith
Coral polyps at night. I floated down below the coral and shot upward, one strobe angled from the side to provide texture and illuminate the back tentacles, and the other strobe giving a touch of fill light. These are the actual colors of the coral.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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hairy harry by Marc Van Den Broeck
hairy harry
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Hawkfish by Goos Van Der Heide
Hawkfish
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date posted posted: Monday, September 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Chirolophis ascanii by Martin Gombrii
Chirolophis ascanii
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Sweden
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False Clowns by Robert Michaelson
False Clowns
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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eyes by Marc Van Den Broeck
eyes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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eyes an legs in a box by Marc Van Den Broeck
eyes an legs in a box
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Zebra Blenny by Tony Cherbas
Zebra Blenny
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Fimbriated Moray shouting:"Back off!" . Canon G12, Inon S... by Dragos Dumitrescu
Fimbriated Moray shouting:"Back off!" . Canon G12, Inon S2000
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Blue ringed octopus by Gino Symus
Blue ringed octopus
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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"Next in Line" This Filefish must have been enjoying his... by Chase Darnell
"Next in Line"
This Filefish must have been enjoying his morning cleaning, as these guys are usually to timid to let divers approach.
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date posted posted: Friday, September 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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MR Fingerbiter ;) No Crop Nikon D7200 Ikelite Housing. by Frank Michels
MR Fingerbiter wink No Crop Nikon D7200 Ikelite Housing.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Artistic fin by Raoul Caprez
Artistic fin
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Portugal
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I've got my eye on you by Marc Van Den Broeck
I've got my eye on you
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Nosy Wrasse 5284x3120 by Marco Fierli
Nosy Wrasse
5284x3120
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Shore Crab by Aksems Kuzucu
Shore Crab
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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spotted moray by Raffaele Livornese
spotted moray
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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E Y E Stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca) Anilao, Philippine... by Irwin Ang
E Y E
Stingray (Dasyatis pastinaca)
Anilao, Philippines. August 2014
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Commensal shrimp Nikon D800E,105 macro lens Moal Boal ... by Marchione Giacomo
Commensal shrimp
Nikon D800E,105 macro lens
Moal Boal . Philippines
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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The invitation... by Andre Philip
The invitation...
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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stripes by Marc Van Den Broeck
stripes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) at Blue Heron Bridge by Nicholas Godfrey
Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) at Blue Heron Bridge
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date posted posted: Monday, September 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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O R A N G E . . Juvenile Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius str... by Irwin Ang
O R A N G E . .
Juvenile Hairy Frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
Anilao, Philippines. October 2014
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date posted posted: Monday, September 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Threatening Lionfish by Andre Philip
Threatening Lionfish
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date posted posted: Monday, September 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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What animal is that? Giant Keyhole Limpet, NRAD, San Diego by Tobias Reitmayr
What animal is that? Giant Keyhole Limpet, NRAD, San Diego
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Juvenile Anemone fish hiding in his anemone by Goos Van Der Heide
Juvenile Anemone fish hiding in his anemone
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date posted posted: Monday, September 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Curious smile by Raoul Caprez
Curious smile
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date posted posted: Monday, September 21, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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