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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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Transparent glass shrimp close up_Jan 2024 (Canon100,1/2... by Antonio Venturelli
Transparent glass shrimp close up_Jan 2024
(Canon100,1/200,f13,iso100)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Vietnam
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Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros by Stefanos Michael
Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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The tiny crabs are colorful, with many details and two be... by Antonio Venturelli
The tiny crabs are colorful, with many details and two beautiful curious eyes that emerge from the shell to scrutinize the external environment like this one photographed in Goa_India_December_2023
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date posted posted: Monday, January 29, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea India
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ended up with one not two the other was too shy to come o... by Ravinthran Dhamodaram
ended up with one not two the other was too shy to come out!!
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date posted posted: Monday, January 29, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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ended up with one not two the other was too shy to come o... by Ravinthran Dhamodaram
ended up with one not two the other was too shy to come out!!
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date posted posted: Monday, January 29, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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MURENE PONCTUEE - GYMNOTHORAX MELEAGRIS RODRIGUES 2023 by Didier Pasquini
MURENE PONCTUEE - GYMNOTHORAX MELEAGRIS
RODRIGUES 2023
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 27, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Goby with eggs by Julian Hsu
Goby with eggs
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 25, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus by Stefanos Michael
Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Like the similar Vir colemani, this small shrimp live amo... by Antonio Venturelli
Like the similar Vir colemani, this small shrimp live among the bulbous tentacles of the coral Pleurogyra sinuosa. V. philippinensis has purple lines on its appendages while V. colemani has purple circles.Nha Trang _Jan2024
(Canon100,1/200,f9,i.100)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 23, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Vietnam
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Leafy seadragon by Sofia Tenggrono
Leafy seadragon
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date posted posted: Monday, January 22, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Detail of a green coral at shallow depth. I was intrigued... by Antonio Venturelli
Detail of a green coral at shallow depth. I was intrigued by the small octopuses that cover it. Done scuba diving in India_Goa, Dec_2023
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date posted posted: Monday, January 22, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea India
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Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros by Stefanos Michael
Reticulated Filefish - Stephanolepis diaspros
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 21, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Rinding by Regie Casia
Rinding
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 18, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Brittle Star - Ophioderma longicauda by Stefanos Michael
Brittle Star - Ophioderma longicauda
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Southern Blue Devil Fish in its den by Sofia Tenggrono
Southern Blue Devil Fish in its den
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 14, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Phyllodesmium serratum Located under Port Victoria Jetty. by Roy Spraakman
Phyllodesmium serratum Located under Port Victoria Jetty.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 12, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Grumpy Cardinal by Penn De Los Santos
Grumpy Cardinal
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date posted posted: Friday, January 12, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Froggy by Regie Casia
Froggy
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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One of the favorite subjects of a lot of photographers. A... by Brenda De Vries
One of the favorite subjects of a lot of photographers. Always nice to encounter. This nice murene.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Small colorful creatures of the Indian Ocean_Dec-2023 (C... by Antonio Venturelli
Small colorful creatures of the Indian Ocean_Dec-2023
(Canon100,1/200,f10,iso100)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea India
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Robust ghost pipefish by Jimmela Sabanate
Robust ghost pipefish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lizardfish like to be a shark by Hansruedi Wuersten
Lizardfish like to be a shark
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Ancylomenes kobayashii NOSY BE 2022 by Didier Pasquini
Ancylomenes kobayashii
NOSY BE 2022
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date posted posted: Monday, January 8, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Madagascar
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Olympus by Marivic Maramot
Olympus
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 7, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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"Clowning Around" Fiji Anemonefish (aka Clownfish) Beqa... by Owen Palmer
"Clowning Around"
Fiji Anemonefish (aka Clownfish)
Beqa Lagoon, Fiji
Panasonic LX100
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 7, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Mouth brooding Cardinal fish by Penn De Los Santos
Mouth brooding Cardinal fish
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date posted posted: Friday, January 5, 2024
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Leafy seadragon - Phycodurus eques by Sofia Tenggrono
Leafy seadragon - Phycodurus eques
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date posted posted: Friday, January 5, 2024
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date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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