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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
Subject : Pregnant Pygmy Location : Lembeh - Sulawesi, I... by Joice Laksana
Subject : Pregnant Pygmy
Location : Lembeh - Sulawesi, Indonesia
Story behind the pic : It's my 1st time to see this cute creature. when we found it, i'm so happy ! i found 1 pygmy and it's pregnant ! this is one of my fave creature under water.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Bigeye by Dray Van Beeck
Bigeye
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Nudi, indian ocean, Khor Fhakkan. by Eschelle Knoesen
Nudi, indian ocean, Khor Fhakkan.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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Grouper getting detailed. Little Cayman 105mm Nikon D300 by Larissa Roorda
Grouper getting detailed. Little Cayman
105mm Nikon D300
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Olympus m1030 SW by Iason Lambos
Olympus m1030 SW
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Two Fingered Salute" by Debi Henshaw
"Two Fingered Salute"
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could afford a squarer crop but a nice study nonetheless
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Scorpionfish portrait, taken at night in the Red Sea by Michael Gallagher
Scorpionfish portrait, taken at night in the Red Sea
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Portrait of whitespotted moray eel (Gymnotorax meleagris)... by Alberto Romeo
Portrait of whitespotted moray eel (Gymnotorax meleagris). . Nikon 8o1s+60 macro - Ikelite Housing&strobe
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Sole fish eyes by José Carvalho
Sole fish eyes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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In the Kavieng harbour at the evening we saw a lot of man... by Vincenzo Spinelli
In the Kavieng harbour at the evening we saw a lot of mandarin fish!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Eye of a wrasse - Sesimbra, Portugal. Nikkor 105mm. by José Carvalho
Eye of a wrasse - Sesimbra, Portugal. Nikkor 105mm.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Eye of an eagle ray, Gruta do Ilhéu de Cima, Porto Santo,... by José Carvalho
Eye of an eagle ray, Gruta do Ilhéu de Cima, Porto Santo, Portugal. Nikon D90, Hugyfot housing, Nikkor 105mm.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Portrait of Clown Frogfish. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens. by David Henshaw
Portrait of Clown Frogfish. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Malaysia
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Trumpet Fish by Julian Cohen
Trumpet Fish
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Tiger tune-up - Pederson shrimp cleaning a tiger grouper'... by William Goodwin
Tiger tune-up - Pederson shrimp cleaning a tiger grouper's gills - Cayman Brac
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Portrait of Red Bigeyes (Priacanthus armur) in Sud Egyp... by Alberto Romeo
Portrait of Red Bigeyes (Priacanthus armur) in Sud Egyptian Red Sea.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sand diver or Lizardfish found in Lembeh by Debi Henshaw
Sand diver or Lizardfish found in Lembeh
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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The detail of this Bearded Fireworm is so interesting, ye... by Steven Anderson
The detail of this Bearded Fireworm is so interesting, yet can sting and leave a bit of pain. This image was taken during a dive on Columbia Deep. This great dive can be done when diving off Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Close Turtle Eye taken at the Rowley Shoals. Hey Blue Ey... by Mick Tait
Close Turtle Eye taken at the Rowley Shoals. Hey Blue Eyes! Olympus C5060
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Eel at the Rowley Shoals. Olympus C5060 by Mick Tait
Eel at the Rowley Shoals. Olympus C5060
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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found in Lembeh; d200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; d200
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Germany
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Frogfish in Dauin. This one has changed colors over the l... by Steve De Neef
Frogfish in Dauin. This one has changed colors over the last month. First found it on some blue sponges where he was light pink. Now he's turning blueish slowly. 60mm, single strobe.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Baby Octopus by Abimael Márquez
Baby Octopus
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Bargabanti pigmee seahorse hiding in a fan. 60 mm marco l... by Rob De Vries
Bargabanti pigmee seahorse hiding in a fan. 60 mm marco lense.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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found in Lembeh, D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh, D200
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Parrot Pectoral Fin. Bonaire by Jim Garber
Parrot Pectoral Fin. Bonaire
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Cracked Earth Abstract by Debi Henshaw
Cracked Earth Abstract
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 23, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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