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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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Sole fish - Leaving the flat and horizontal position to g... by José Carvalho
Sole fish - Leaving the flat and horizontal position to get some food. (Nikkor 105mm)
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 16, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Just one of those Hairy Frogfish from Lembeh. Taken with ... by David Henshaw
Just one of those Hairy Frogfish from Lembeh. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"EYE" Eastern Shovelnose Ray. Fly Point Dive Site in Nels... by Ken Thongpila
"EYE" Eastern Shovelnose Ray. Fly Point Dive Site in Nelson Bay, Australia... No Cropping :-)
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Green eyed monster! Taken in Lembeh by Debi Henshaw
Green eyed monster! Taken in Lembeh
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 15, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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two seahorses Crash Boat PR by Ernesto Rodriguez
two seahorses Crash Boat PR
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Lionfish hovering on a wreck off Nassau, Bahamas. Sealif... by Adam Cohen
Lionfish hovering on a wreck off Nassau, Bahamas. Sealife DC500 macro setting w/external Flash & diffuser.
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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D300-60mm by Larry Polster
D300-60mm
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date posted posted: Friday, August 14, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Ghost-Pipefish (Solenostomus sp.), Tulamben, Bali (Canon ... by Marco Waagmeester
Ghost-Pipefish (Solenostomus sp.), Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Junk Blenny out of his hole, Critter Dive with Bill Tewes... by Larry Polster
Junk Blenny out of his hole, Critter Dive with Bill Tewes, St. Vincent. D300-60mm
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Nikon Coolpix 5700. by Eschelle Knoesen
Nikon Coolpix 5700.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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"Red Face" a portrait of a Giant Squirrelfish taken in th... by David Henshaw
"Red Face" a portrait of a Giant Squirrelfish taken in the Maldives with D100 and 105mm lens.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 13, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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FLAMINGO TONGUE (climbing) by Andres L-M_larraz
FLAMINGO TONGUE (climbing)
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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The Beast by Kimmo Suupohja
The Beast
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Shortfin Scoprionfish on a slope in Wakatobi, Indonesia. ... by Rob De Vries
Shortfin Scoprionfish on a slope in Wakatobi, Indonesia.
60 mm marco lense, Fuju S2 pro.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Frogfish, Aguadilla, P.R. by Abimael Márquez
Frogfish, Aguadilla, P.R.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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'I've got my eye on you Mr Hermit" taken in Menorca by Debi Henshaw
'I've got my eye on you Mr Hermit" taken in Menorca
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Close-up of Orange Painted Frogfish. Taken with D200 and ... by David Henshaw
Close-up of Orange Painted Frogfish. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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An Eel off the coast of Kona Hawaii. Olympus C5060 by Mick Tait
An Eel off the coast of Kona Hawaii. Olympus C5060
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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FLAMINGO TONGUE! by Andres L-M_larraz
FLAMINGO TONGUE!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Canon G9 YS110 by Serhat Tasgedik
Canon G9 YS110
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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"Big Boy"-testing Canon 5D MK II-100 mm macro+ 1,4 Kenko ... by Richard Goluch
"Big Boy"-testing Canon 5D MK II-100 mm macro+ 1,4 Kenko + Macromate f 20
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Ghost Pipefish parked in a Feather Star. Canon 20D 100mm ... by Mick Tait
Ghost Pipefish parked in a Feather Star. Canon 20D 100mm Macro
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Portrait of White Eyed Moray Eel. Taken with D200 and 60m... by David Henshaw
Portrait of White Eyed Moray Eel. Taken with D200 and 60mm lens +2T diopter
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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2 inch striated frogfish smiling to the camera. by Juan Torres
2 inch striated frogfish smiling to the camera.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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I found two different color sekeleton shrimp at night div... by Steve So
I found two different color sekeleton shrimp at night dive. dive site is drop off, tulamben, bali.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Hong Kong
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Octopus intimacy ... the male passing a sperm packet to a... by William Goodwin
Octopus intimacy ... the male passing a sperm packet to a female. Cayman Brac
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date posted posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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I see you, Crash Boat Pier, Aguadilla, P.R. by Abimael Márquez
I see you, Crash Boat Pier, Aguadilla, P.R.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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