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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
D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a strobes by Kay Burn Lim
D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a strobes
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date posted posted: Friday, January 30, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Symphodus Tinca sleeping by Vittorio Durante
Symphodus Tinca sleeping
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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say AHHHHH - Nikon D300, 105mm, 2xDS125 by Michael Henke
say AHHHHH - Nikon D300, 105mm, 2xDS125
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Scrawled Filefish from Little Cayman Island. Jim was reco... by Deborah Chambers
Scrawled Filefish from Little Cayman Island. Jim was recovering from surgery and couldn't dive on this trip, so I took his D300 down and had a blast with it.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma veliferum) from the Bligh Water o... by Jim Chambers
Sailfin Tang (Zebrasoma veliferum) from the Bligh Water of Fiji. Nikon D100 with 60mm lens. From 2003, this was one of my first dive trips with a digital camera.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Say aahhhh!! Giant Moray getting a clean-up by two wrass... by Erich Reboucas
Say aahhhh!!
Giant Moray getting a clean-up by two wrasses.
Jackfish Alley, Sharm.
Macro 50mm, D80
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Scorpionfish taken with my Canon S7 and CloseUp Lens and ... by Beate Krebs
Scorpionfish taken with my Canon S7 and CloseUp Lens and INON strobe Z240
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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found in Lembeh by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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One of my favorite subjects. by Stuart Ganz
One of my favorite subjects.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Emperor Shrimp on Sea Cucumber, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, C... by Fatt Chuen Foo
Emperor Shrimp on Sea Cucumber, Lembeh, North Sulawesi, Canon G9, Inon macro lens, Inon strobes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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close -up to a chain moray at v.j.levels dive site in par... by Victor J. Lasanta
close -up to a chain moray at v.j.levels dive site in parguera area.PUERTO RICO
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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worm , taken with my Canon S70 and CloseUp Lens , Inon St... by Beate Krebs
worm , taken with my Canon S70 and CloseUp Lens , Inon Strobe Z240
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Threadfin hawkfish by Martin Dalsaso
Threadfin hawkfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Northern Mariana Islands
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found in Lembeh, D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh, D200
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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This Blenio was not really aware of a spy with a camera, ... by Bernardo Mello
This Blenio was not really aware of a spy with a camera, wondering what he was thinking..
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Brazil
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Christmas Tree worm on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by t... by Michael Kovach
Christmas Tree worm on the Inside Reef at Lauderdale by the Sea
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Beautiful weedy sea dragon. This one was carrying eggs. :-) by Kristen Hardy
Beautiful weedy sea dragon. This one was carrying eggs. :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Eye of a Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti). I like ... by Michael Henke
Eye of a Crocodilefish (Cymbacephalus beauforti). I like the blue reflection in the eye. Nikon D300, 105mm
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Twisted Outlook". I am not sure if this Green Moray Eel... by Malia Beggs
"Twisted Outlook". I am not sure if this Green Moray Eel just swallowed a sour fish or its mouth was deformed from birth or battle. Canon A650IS with macro and ambient light.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Clown & anemone by Sergiy Glushchenko
Clown & anemone
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date posted posted: Monday, January 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Very photogenic rockcod by Sharon English
Very photogenic rockcod
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Vanuatu
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"Crown of Thorns"Sea Star. These are definitely not a fr... by Malia Beggs
"Crown of Thorns"Sea Star. These are definitely not a friend to an underwater photographer. Their thorns can penetrate about anything. Ambient light source with Canon A650IS around the area of Anda, Bohol.
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Blowhole, Oahu Whitemouth Moray by Scott Rettig
Blowhole, Oahu Whitemouth Moray
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Interesting animal!!! by Bernardo Mello
Interesting animal!!!
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Brazil
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We found this Frogfish on an exploratory beach dive Nth o... by Sam Taylor
We found this Frogfish on an exploratory beach dive Nth of Madang. Nikon D-70 & 105mm
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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Lined Seahorse found at Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Beach, ... by Theresa Tracy
Lined Seahorse found at Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Editor's Comment
nice shot - I like the vignette framimg too!
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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sea urchin by Gino Brun
sea urchin
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 25, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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