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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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Shrimp on bubble coral by Leena Roy
Shrimp on bubble coral
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Pontohi Pygmy in Bunaken by Giroudon Jean-Pierre
Pontohi Pygmy in Bunaken
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Leafy Seadragon... by Federico Betti
Leafy Seadragon...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Dog Faced Pufferfish, Chuuk Lagoon by David Gilchrist
Dog Faced Pufferfish, Chuuk Lagoon
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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The abstract beauty of tunicates by Leena Roy
The abstract beauty of tunicates
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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All fanned out & hovering in the water, a Lionfish lurks. by Lisa Hinderlider
All fanned out & hovering in the water, a Lionfish lurks.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Face by Nonna Pokras
Face
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Top shell Monterey bay California by Dave Difiore
Top shell Monterey bay California
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 25, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"WINDOW" by Oscar Miralpeix
"WINDOW"
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Editor's Comment
Very cool composition. Nice shot Oscar!
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date posted posted: Monday, November 25, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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The Angel in Guanica by Abimael Márquez
The Angel in Guanica
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Napoleon Snake eel by Andre Philip
Napoleon Snake eel
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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panther flounder (both us pantherinus), perfectly conceal... by Olivier Notz
panther flounder (both us pantherinus), perfectly concealed on the sand ground
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Dammelfish in soft coral by Julio Sanjuan
Dammelfish in soft coral
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 24, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Thornback trunkfish during a night dive by Laura Dinraths
Thornback trunkfish during a night dive
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Luminescent nudi laying eggs (i think?) by Brian Pool
Luminescent nudi laying eggs (i think?)
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 23, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Always looking for piles of shells near an opening, somet... by Lisa Hinderlider
Always looking for piles of shells near an opening, sometimes the Octopus is still there!
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date posted posted: Friday, November 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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octopus by Carlos Ernesto
octopus
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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blenny out by Massimo Giorgetta
blenny out
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 22, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Spider in a Sponge! Arrowcrab by Lisa Hinderlider
Spider in a Sponge! Arrowcrab
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Futur maman... by Philippe Brunner
Futur maman...
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Sea Horse by Yoav Lavi
Sea Horse
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 21, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Blenidodei in the coral. Nikon D70, 105 macro by Julio Sanjuan
Blenidodei in the coral. Nikon D70, 105 macro
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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california strawberry Anenomes by Dave Difiore
california strawberry Anenomes
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Shrimp on whip - Pontonnides ankeri by Massimo Giorgetta
Shrimp on whip - Pontonnides ankeri
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 20, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Ophychthys bonaparti by Mathieu Foulquié
Ophychthys bonaparti
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32 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Big kissss by Philippe Brunner
Big kissss
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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Cleanerstation Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Bunaken Islan... by Hans-Gert Broeder
Cleanerstation
Bunaken,Sulawesi,Indonesia, Bunaken Islands
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Editor's Comment
Side fins look like ears which makes this one very cute. Well positioned cleaner fish, nice image.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 19, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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