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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
An octopus watching me through its nest by Göksu Kenanoğlu
An octopus watching me through its nest
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date posted posted: Friday, November 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Anemone fish, nemo Red sea by Eduard Bello
Anemone fish, nemo Red sea
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date posted posted: Friday, November 2, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Blackwater Crab by Doris Vierkötter
Blackwater Crab
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Skeleton Flounder by Doris Vierkötter
Skeleton Flounder
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Nudibranch by Eduard Bello
Nudibranch
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Fancy shrimp by Alex Mitchell
Fancy shrimp
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 1, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Beautiful! by Göksu Kenanoğlu
Beautiful!
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi) nightdive,... by Lars Oliver Michaelis
reptilian snake eel (Brachysomophis henshawi)
nightdive, snooted
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sunda Sea Indonesia
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Resting turtle by Eduard Bello
Resting turtle
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Crazy eyes Blenny, La Paz México by Alejandro Topete
Crazy eyes Blenny, La Paz México
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea Of Cortés /Gulf of California Mexico
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M.A.T.R.I.X: Lately I find photographing Ladybugs very ad... by Hani Omar
M.A.T.R.I.X: Lately I find photographing Ladybugs very addictive.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Bodrum / Turkey by Mehmet Öztabak
Bodrum / Turkey
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Anemone fish, nemo by Eduard Bello
Anemone fish, nemo
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Egypt
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Emperor's Shrimp!!! by George Touliatos
Emperor's Shrimp!!!
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 29, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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There is something very cute about Pygmy seahorses. This ... by Hani Omar
There is something very cute about Pygmy seahorses. This one was tricky to shoot because it was constantly moving.
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 28, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Giant Anemone by Gareth Davies
Giant Anemone
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6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Aplysia on a night dive by Arun Madisetti
Aplysia on a night dive
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 26, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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I call this "Hopeful" - experiment with hard and soft foc... by Patricia Sinclair
I call this "Hopeful" - experiment with hard and soft focus together on the main subject
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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Happy Family of CF 1/80; f4 Sony RX100M3 Sea Dragon 2300. by Carlos M Chamorro
Happy Family of CF 1/80; f4 Sony RX100M3 Sea Dragon 2300.
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8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Mantis shrimp by Beate Seiler
Mantis shrimp
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 25, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Purple Seastar by Caner Candemir
Purple Seastar
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Marmara Turkey
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Mantis Shrimp!!! by George Touliatos
Mantis Shrimp!!!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 24, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Octopussy We found this small octopus at a depth of 28... by Peet J Van Eeden
Octopussy
We found this small octopus at a depth of 28 metres while diving yesterday on the Astor Wreck. A chilly 10 degrees Celsius
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 22, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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A good example of a relationship between the Imperial Shr... by Hani Omar
A good example of a relationship between the Imperial Shrimp and a large nudibranch. The shrimp will ride on the nudibranch, receiving transportation, getting exposed to larger areas with more potential food sources while using less energy.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Hermietkreeftje, pagurus bernhardus by Eduard Bello
Hermietkreeftje, pagurus bernhardus
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 21, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands
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Usually the squat shrimp is not easy to photograph becaus... by Hani Omar
Usually the squat shrimp is not easy to photograph because it keeps bouncing as if it is squatting. This one was cooperating smile
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 20, 2018
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Sea urchine, zeeappel, psamechius miliaris by Eduard Bello
Sea urchine, zeeappel, psamechius miliaris
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 20, 2018
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date posted location: Netherlands
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