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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
small gobbi in a coral by Yoav Lavi
small gobbi in a coral
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Anemone details 100mmm, 1/160sec at f9.0 by Andrea Pirondini
Anemone details
100mmm, 1/160sec at f9.0
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 25, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Spider crab. Merry Christmas by Todd Moseley
Spider crab. Merry Christmas
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ceram Sea Indonesia
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Juvenile Pinnate Batfish by Marteyne Van Well
Juvenile Pinnate Batfish
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Moray eel by Yoav Lavi
Moray eel
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Thalassoma pavo #2 by Marco Gargiulo
Thalassoma pavo #2
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 24, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Daisy by Marco Gargiulo
Daisy
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Thalassoma pavo by Marco Gargiulo
Thalassoma pavo
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Boxer crab with pon pons and eggs by Raffaele Livornese
Boxer crab with pon pons and eggs
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Shrimp portrait I took this shot using my old Olympus SP... by Ivan Manzanares
Shrimp portrait
I took this shot using my old Olympus SP510uz internal flash only no strobe
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Wonderpus in action by Andrea Pirondini
Wonderpus in action
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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This little guy was definitely not camera shy, I think it... by John Pappas
This little guy was definitely not camera shy, I think it liked looking at itself in my lens. Taken at about 60 ft. Nikon D90 lens, Tamaron 90 MM Macro, Ikelite HSG.. 2 DS161 strobes.. ISO 200, Shutter Speed1/250/ F13. Taken in Curacao
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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M O U T H B R O O D I N G Cardinal fish with eggs (Apogo... by Irwin Ang
M O U T H B R O O D I N G
Cardinal fish with eggs (Apogonidae)
Anilao, Philippines. August 2014
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Hermit Crab by Kf Leong
Hermit Crab
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Check out the veins on the brain by James Deverich
Check out the veins on the brain
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 22, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Decorator crab by Stuart Ganz
Decorator crab
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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EYE by Walter Bassi
EYE
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Bargibanti, the Christmas Sea Horse by Andrea Pirondini
Bargibanti, the Christmas Sea Horse
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Porcelaincrab by Volker Lonz
Porcelaincrab
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Perfect dramatic lighting , great work.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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gasteropode conchigliato by Scozio Salvatore
gasteropode conchigliato
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Lembeh hairy frog fish or one of my childhood nightmares! by Elaine Wallace
Lembeh hairy frog fish or one of my childhood nightmares!
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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last breath by Scozio Salvatore
last breath
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Hypnotized Shrimp by Ivan Manzanares
Hypnotized Shrimp
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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S M I L E Strombus vomer (Euprotomus vomer) Anilao, Ph... by Irwin Ang
S M I L E
Strombus vomer (Euprotomus vomer)
Anilao, Philippines. June 2014
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date posted posted: Friday, December 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Pastel Princess. Sea Hare - Aplysia oculifera. Chaloklum,... by Stefan Follows
Pastel Princess. Sea Hare - Aplysia oculifera. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/500-f2.8-iso200
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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A small Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) hides i... by Alan Duncan
A small Coconut Octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) hides in a discarded Coca Cola bottle beneath Chaloklum pier, Koh Phangan, Thailand.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Thailand
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Yellow couples "hairy goby" by Hon Ping
Yellow couples "hairy goby"
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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