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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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Another macro close-up shot of the sea anemone Radianthus... by Marco Faimali
Another macro close-up shot of the sea anemone Radianthus magnifica
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date posted posted: Friday, April 17, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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spotted moray at two for you dive site in parguera area,P... by Victor J. Lasanta
spotted moray at two for you dive site in parguera area,PUERTO RICO
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Lionfish under the pier by Andy Hamnett
Lionfish under the pier
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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giant clam, looks like a... ah-hem..... Casio exilim ex z... by Andrew Macleod
giant clam, looks like a... ah-hem..... Casio exilim ex z 1200
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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christmas tree worm by John Naylor
christmas tree worm
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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a flat flounder from a different perspective, Secret Bay ... by Wendy Capili
a flat flounder from a different perspective, Secret Bay Anilao
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Close up shot of an octopus (Octopus vulgaris) at Les Deu... by Garnet Hooper
Close up shot of an octopus (Octopus vulgaris) at Les Deux Freres, using stacked INON UCL 165 macro lenses with a Fuji e900 compact in an Ikelite housing and Ikelite DS51 substrobe.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Lizard fish lurking in the sand by Andy Hamnett
Lizard fish lurking in the sand
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Egg carrier la suite......... Fuji S5 pro/105 VR by Yves Antoniazzo
Egg carrier la suite......... Fuji S5 pro/105 VR
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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I was excited when this wire coral shrimp moved into posi... by Jarett Fry
I was excited when this wire coral shrimp moved into position, allowing for better composition of the photo.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Pipe fish? by Adrian Newell
Pipe fish?
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The Red Ghost If you look carefully you'll see a Red Gh... by Chris Crediford
The Red Ghost
If you look carefully you'll see a Red Ghost with two white eyes. The eyes are surrounded by a red head which leads to a neck and lower body. Coming out from the lower body you can even see two arms raised in a V.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Hairy squat lobster, on a Barrel sponge at night by Scott Gietler
Hairy squat lobster, on a Barrel sponge at night
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Yellow head pike blenny, St. Vincent. by Kay Wilson
Yellow head pike blenny, St. Vincent.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Scorpion fish at the Brothers, Les Sablettes in the South... by Garnet Hooper
Scorpion fish at the Brothers, Les Sablettes in the South of France, using stacked Inon UCL 165 lenses and Ikelite D51 substrobe.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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scarlet-striped cleaning shrimp with small split-crown fe... by Victor J. Lasanta
scarlet-striped cleaning shrimp with small split-crown feather duster at the forest dive site in parguera area, PUERTO RICO
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Napoleon snake eel at Secret Bay, anilao by Wendy Capili
Napoleon snake eel at Secret Bay, anilao
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Banded Butterfly fish taken in Bimini, Bahamas. by Pam Wood
Banded Butterfly fish taken in Bimini, Bahamas.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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HAIRY CLAM by Andres Larraz
HAIRY CLAM
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Color Tease. A shy blue-banded goby at Catalina Island. ... by Douglas Klug
Color Tease. A shy blue-banded goby at Catalina Island. Image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f/2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with DS50 strobe. Shot at f/22 and 1/320 second.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Scorpionfish by Bram Bredero
Scorpionfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Finding Nimo! by Suzan Harris
Finding Nimo!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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tiny and shy - Denise's pygmy seahorse by Michael Henke
tiny and shy - Denise's pygmy seahorse
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I took this cuttle fish eye shot in Bodrum, Smuggler Bay.... by Alp Baranok
I took this cuttle fish eye shot in Bodrum, Smuggler Bay. The cuttle fish has burried itself into the sand.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Murena Helena by Vittorio Durante
Murena Helena
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Pygmy lion fish lying on coral. by Andy Hamnett
Pygmy lion fish lying on coral.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Brilliant Beauty. A Spanish Shawl nudibranch on the kelp ... by Douglas Klug
Brilliant Beauty. A Spanish Shawl nudibranch on the kelp at Anacapa. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f2.8 lens in Ikelite Housing with single DS50 strobe. Shot at f/22 and 1/320 second.
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date posted posted: Monday, April 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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