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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
Reef fish, snorkeling, Maui, Hawaii. by Robert Fleckenstein
Reef fish, snorkeling, Maui, Hawaii.
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Nikon D7000, 60mm Macro Siladen Island by Andrew Green
Nikon D7000, 60mm Macro Siladen Island
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Long nose shrim by Nonna Pokras
Long nose shrim
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Sitting under the wreck, The Mist. Off south shore of St... by Michael Cupolo
Sitting under the wreck, The Mist. Off south shore of St. Thomas, USVI
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date posted posted: Monday, November 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Vir Philippinensis (bubble coral shrimp) by Samantha Buonvino
Vir Philippinensis (bubble coral shrimp)
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date posted posted: Monday, November 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Checking me out... by Nadya Kulagina
Checking me out...
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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looks........ by Afflitti Gianluca
looks........
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Squid trying to tell me "something" with the color displa... by Lisa Hinderlider
Squid trying to tell me "something" with the color display, my side was the white half, the darker half was near another same colored squid. Amazing!
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Happy Mother's Day! by Ebru Girgin
Happy Mother's Day!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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the grace of the shrimp by Samantha Buonvino
the grace of the shrimp
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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nikon D800 E 105 micro by Puddu Massimo
nikon D800 E 105 micro
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Orang Hutan Beyond The Darkness by Paul Ng
by: Paul Ng
Orang Hutan Beyond The Darkness
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Frigfish(es) by Andrea Acri
Frigfish(es)
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Hellooooo! by Michelle Davis
Hellooooo!
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Goby on soft coral Nikon D200 ,60 micro , housing und... by Marchione Giacomo
Goby on soft coral
Nikon D200 ,60 micro , housing underwater . Two strobo
Moal Boal ,Philippines
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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one starry cuttlefish... by Nadya Kulagina
one starry cuttlefish...
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 9, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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The Broadbarred firefish Pterois antennata is a common sp... by Ludovic Hoarau
The Broadbarred firefish Pterois antennata is a common species found in Réunion island waters. This individual was hidden away under an artificial reef.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 8, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Reunion
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Nikon D7000, 60mm macro +5dioptre taken whilst staying at... by Andrew Green
Nikon D7000, 60mm macro +5dioptre taken whilst staying at KBR, Lembeh and diving Nudi Retreat II.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 8, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Flat worm by Nonna Pokras
Flat worm
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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European flounder by Paal Mathiesen
European flounder
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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soft coral porcelain crab,nikon D800 e,105 micro,Gangga i... by Puddu Massimo
soft coral porcelain crab,nikon D800 e,105 micro,Gangga island
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Red beauty with daisies by Nadya Kulagina
Red beauty with daisies
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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cleaning 1 by Afflitti Gianluca
cleaning 1
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 7, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Cuttlefish. by Mehmet Salih Bilal
Cuttlefish.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Topshell Monterey Bay Ca. by Dave Difiore
Topshell Monterey Bay Ca.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Free climbing, Goby on whip coral Nikon D800E, 105 micro... by Marchione Giacomo
Free climbing, Goby on whip coral
Nikon D800E, 105 micro Nikon, twin strobo sea and sea
Gangga Island
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29 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
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Tiger by Nonna Pokras
Tiger
Bronze Medal Bronze Medal 2013
Winner Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2013 awards final round judging

editor's comments

Editor's Comment
Beautiful tiger shrimp with snoot like lighting. Great shot, shows that lighting is the key to make a shot stand out from the crowd.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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