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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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Always compulsively curious! Ringed Blenny Starksia hassi by John Roach
Always compulsively curious! Ringed Blenny Starksia hassi
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Z E B R A Coleman shrimp ( Periclimenes colemani ) Anil... by Irwin Ang
Z E B R A
Coleman shrimp ( Periclimenes colemani )
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Macro by Abdulla Almehairi
Macro
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Rose Tetal Bubble Shell in Nelson Bay Australia by Ken Thongpila
Rose Tetal Bubble Shell in Nelson Bay Australia
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41 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 23, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Golden Tail Moray (Gymnothorax miliaris) Bonaire, Nether... by Beth Watson
Golden Tail Moray (Gymnothorax miliaris)
Bonaire, Netherland Antilles
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2014
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Love the smile.
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Netherlands Antilles
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Blenny- 100mm macro by Vassilis Tsiairis
Blenny- 100mm macro
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 21, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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Just Blendin'. Coconut Octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus?... by Stefan Follows
Just Blendin'. Coconut Octopus - Amphioctopus marginatus? Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.5-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Peek-a-boo, scorpion fish in observation mode by Erna Lucas
Peek-a-boo, scorpion fish in observation mode
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Spain
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Trumpet Fish, Fakarava. Tuamotus, French Polynesia Canon... by Cangemi Paul
Trumpet Fish, Fakarava. Tuamotus, French Polynesia
Canon EOS 7D, EF S 60 mm Hugyfot Housing
1/80 Iso 125 f/16
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific French Polynesia
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anglerfish eye by Oscar Miralpeix
anglerfish eye
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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The Kissing Mandarin by Niall Deiraniya
The Kissing Mandarin
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 20, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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The watcher. Moon Crab - Ashtoret lunaris - ??? Mae Haad,... by Stefan Follows
The watcher. Moon Crab - Ashtoret lunaris - ??? Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f8-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2o Tools +5x2
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 19, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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S P I K Y - S T Y L E Hairy squat lobster ( Lauriea siag... by Irwin Ang
S P I K Y - S T Y L E
Hairy squat lobster ( Lauriea siagian )
Anilao, Philippines. September 2013
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Antedon & squid eggs, night dive by Marco Gargiulo
Antedon & squid eggs, night dive
51 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Who's knocking....OMG! what is that thing! "Front Porch"... by John Roach
Who's knocking....OMG! what is that thing! "Front Porch" Bonaire NA Ringed Blenny Starksia Hassi
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 18, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Spiny Tiger Shrimp-Lembeh by Richard Goluch
Spiny Tiger Shrimp-Lembeh
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Fliyng red by Marco Gargiulo
Fliyng red
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63 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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caribbean octopus at night by Peter Allinson
caribbean octopus at night
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Y O U R - E Y E S Hermit crab ( Paguroidea ) Anilao, P... by Irwin Ang
Y O U R - E Y E S
Hermit crab ( Paguroidea )
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 17, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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"Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck." F. Scot... by Stefan Follows
"Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck." F. Scott Fitzgerald. Reef Cuttlefish - Sepia latimanus. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.5-iso100-Inon D2000 - Lightroom and Photoshop
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Spotted Cleaner shrimp "Vista Blue" Bonaire NA by John Roach
Spotted Cleaner shrimp "Vista Blue" Bonaire NA
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Sharpnose Puffer by J.t. Lewis
Sharpnose Puffer
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Portrait of a damselfish by Marteyne Van Well
Portrait of a damselfish
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 16, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Caught in the act! Mating Blue Ring Octopuses in Lembeh by Marteyne Van Well
Caught in the act! Mating Blue Ring Octopuses in Lembeh
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 15, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Just another Nemo by Lars Peters
Just another Nemo
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 15, 2014
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date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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E G G S Peacock mantis shrimp carries eggs ( Odontodacty... by Irwin Ang
E G G S
Peacock mantis shrimp carries eggs ( Odontodactylus scyllarus )
Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. March 2014
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 14, 2014
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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