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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
Tailspot goby sifting sand through gillrakers to feed by Laura Dinraths
Tailspot goby sifting sand through gillrakers to feed
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date posted posted: Friday, September 4, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Eye of a crocodile fish by Joachim Neumann
Eye of a crocodile fish
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 3, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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"The Queen" The colors of the Queen Angel Fish are so vi... by Chase Darnell
"The Queen"
The colors of the Queen Angel Fish are so vibrant. It isn't very often they will allow you to get close enough for a face on portrait. I think the Turtle eating right beside this one gave it a reason to stick around.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Into the Stars" One of the prettiest eyed fish around. by Dusty Norman
"Into the Stars"
One of the prettiest eyed fish around.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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colors by Marc Van Den Broeck
colors
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Juvenile Puffer Filefish (Brachaluteres taylori) by Marteyne Van Well
Juvenile Puffer Filefish (Brachaluteres taylori)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Pygmy cuttlefish flashing its tentacles by Marteyne Van Well
Pygmy cuttlefish flashing its tentacles
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Excellent capture
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Sandperch by Joachim Neumann
Sandperch
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Cutie Pie - Redlip Blenny by Richard Micus
Cutie Pie - Redlip Blenny
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Venezuela
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Small moray eel by Beate Seiler
Small moray eel
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Boxer Crab by Joachim Neumann
Boxer Crab
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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I found this little Frogfish ( about 3mm big) on the Hous... by Marcel Waldis
I found this little Frogfish ( about 3mm big) on the House reef in Bohol. i was waiting for a bigger Frogfish to move in a good position to take a picture of it and then i spotted this little one. Olympus OMD EM 1 with 60mm f 2.8 , Nauticam CMC 1
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 30, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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batfish by Eduardo Nadal
batfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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barfish by Eduardo Nadal
barfish
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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M O M M Y by Lilian Koh
M O M M Y
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Juvenile basketstar by Adeline Wee
Juvenile basketstar
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 29, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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This beautiful Seahorse was taken on Cayman Brac. It stay... by Nina Banks
This beautiful Seahorse was taken on Cayman Brac. It stayed in our area for awhile before moving on.
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Exit Buddy ... Koh Similan, Thailand. Canon G10-f4-1100-i... by Stefan Follows
Exit Buddy ... Koh Similan, Thailand. Canon G10-f4-1100-iso100
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date posted posted: Friday, August 28, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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Mouthbrooding tiger cardinalfish by Laura Dinraths
Mouthbrooding tiger cardinalfish
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 27, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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B L A C K Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus) Ani... by Irwin Ang
B L A C K
Striated frogfish (Antennarius striatus)
Anilao, Philippines. April 2015
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Maroon clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) by Thomas Bannenberg
Maroon clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Eye of Crocodile Fish ... looking from eye to eye..... ni... by André Elbing
Eye of Crocodile Fish ... looking from eye to eye..... nice structures of pupills and skin
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Seahorse by Abimael Márquez
Seahorse
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Puerto Rico
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Periclimenes imperator by Dennis Chen
Periclimenes imperator
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mandarinfish, Alcoy, Philippines by Daniel Strub
Mandarinfish, Alcoy, Philippines
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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H. bargibanti, Cabilao, Philippines by Daniel Strub
H. bargibanti, Cabilao, Philippines
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date posted posted: Monday, August 24, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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W A Y A N G Blenny by Lilian Koh
W A Y A N G
Blenny
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 22, 2015
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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