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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
this photo I made last sunday. the water temperature was ... by Melita Bubek
this photo I made last sunday. the water temperature was 6oC...freeeeez...but when I saw this crab-cuple, it was much warmer...in my heart :-))
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Smile! by Michael Schlenk
Smile!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Fireworks!!! (Sabella spallanzanii) by Vittorio Durante
Fireworks!!! (Sabella spallanzanii)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Nights miting by Sergiy Glushchenko
Nights miting
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lined Seahorse found at the Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Bea... by Theresa Tracy
Lined Seahorse found at the Blue Heron Bridge in Palm Beach, Florida.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Close up of a crocodile snake eel on the mythic "Pura Vid... by Daniel Strub
Close up of a crocodile snake eel on the mythic "Pura Vida House Reef" in Dauin
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Christmas Tree Worms". Taken with Canon A650IS in macro... by Malia Beggs
"Christmas Tree Worms". Taken with Canon A650IS in macro mode at Pescador Island.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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White hairy frog - it was really friendly and kept follow... by John M Akar
White hairy frog - it was really friendly and kept following the divers.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"Pincushion Starfish"-This was my first view of a starfis... by Malia Beggs
"Pincushion Starfish"-This was my first view of a starfish without arms. It was located at Pescador Island on a coral reef ridge, about 7 meters in depth. I used my Canon A650IS in ambient light only.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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A very young grouper by Vittorio Durante
A very young grouper
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date posted posted: Monday, January 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Shrimp with eggs by Steffen Binke
Shrimp with eggs
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Christmas Tree Worm by Kay Wilson
Christmas Tree Worm
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Funny face :-) by Daniel Strub
Funny face :-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Squat Lobster on a Crinoid, Lembeh, N Sulawesi by Fatt Chuen Foo
Squat Lobster on a Crinoid, Lembeh, N Sulawesi
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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The Eye of a Fresh Water Eel... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
The Eye of a Fresh Water Eel... :O)...
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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When I saw a group of these, I thought I was going to be ... by Malia Beggs
When I saw a group of these, I thought I was going to be a pearl millionaire. But after closely examining it, the first touch was very soft. Not a pearl...but an algae ball. I took this at "Pescador Island" with a Canon A650IS.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) in Anilao. This i... by Jim Chambers
Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) in Anilao. This is the the biggest and best camouflaged frogfish I've ever seen. It was about the size of a football! Look just above the center for the eye.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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The color of fear by Vittorio Durante
The color of fear
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Taken at Lumbalumba house reef, Manado. Canon G9/Ikelite ... by Richard Witmer
Taken at Lumbalumba house reef, Manado. Canon G9/Ikelite DS160. Cropped.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Snowflake morey,Maliko gulch,Maui by Jozef Butala
Snowflake morey,Maliko gulch,Maui
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Turtle Eye by Steffen Binke
Turtle Eye
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date posted posted: Friday, January 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Australia
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Portrait of a Scalefin Anthia (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)... by Jim Chambers
Portrait of a Scalefin Anthia (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) from Anilao.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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A juvenile moray eel, taken last Jan.6 at Samal Island, D... by Elizer, Jr. Villarosa
A juvenile moray eel, taken last Jan.6 at Samal Island, Dava city. Used a Canon 450D with 100mm macro lens on a Hugyfot housing. I used 2 inon stobes on this, f16 , 1/80sec

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if you have a central subject, tilt it to make it more interesting
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date posted posted: Friday, January 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lacy Rhinophias, Lembeh, N Sulawesi by Fatt Chuen Foo
Lacy Rhinophias, Lembeh, N Sulawesi
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date posted posted: Friday, January 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Anemone fish at Tulamben, Bali. This was my first dive t... by Richard Witmer
Anemone fish at Tulamben, Bali. This was my first dive trip with my new Canon G9/Ikelite housing/Ikelite DS160 Strobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Yawning Hawksbill Turtle in North Point (island 9, Simila... by Adriano Trapani
Yawning Hawksbill Turtle in North Point (island 9, Similan National Park - Thailand)
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Clown fish surrounded by anemone. Taken in Micronesia. by Jeremy Conklin
Clown fish surrounded by anemone. Taken in Micronesia.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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