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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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The harlequin shrimp battled to dislodge the starfish. T... by Valda Fraser
The harlequin shrimp battled to dislodge the starfish. Then she carried it to a deep crevice and disappeared, along with her mate.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 17, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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fanworms by Marco Fierli
fanworms
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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ombrellini by Marco Fierli
ombrellini
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Playing around with DOF. Nice subject for trying out a fe... by Christian Nielsen
Playing around with DOF. Nice subject for trying out a few settings.
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 16, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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P Fish....... by Billy N
by: Billy N
P Fish.......
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Pretty face by Christian Nielsen
Pretty face
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 15, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bubble Coral Shrimp, brainy by Marco Fierli
Bubble Coral Shrimp, brainy
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, June 14, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Name: please, get out from me by Yemialyanau Valery
Name: please, get out from me
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Korea, Republic of
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Hary squatlobster :-D by Daniel Strub
Hary squatlobster big grin
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Puerto Galera. by Sergey Lisitsyn
Puerto Galera.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Froggy....... by Billy N
by: Billy N
Froggy.......
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Cute frog by Nonna Pokras
Cute frog
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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f8, 1/2000, external strobe. Unfortunally, we have not sh... by Blagodarova Elena
f8, 1/2000, external strobe. Unfortunally, we have not sharks....
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Black Sea Ukraine
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Splendid Toadfish by Abimael Márquez
Splendid Toadfish
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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hard coral abstract by Leena Roy
hard coral abstract
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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Those Thornback Cowfish are often hard to spot but once y... by Beat J Korner
Those Thornback Cowfish are often hard to spot but once you get close to them they amuse me with their 'frozen' face expression.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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"The kind gardener" XZ1 with flash by Diogo Ferreira
"The kind gardener" XZ1 with flash
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Feels whisker dangling good. by Valda Fraser
Feels whisker dangling good.
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Anenome fish at home Lankayan, Borneo by Elaine White
Anenome fish at home
Lankayan, Borneo
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Malaysia
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Mantis Shrimp, Veracruz Mexico by Alejandro Topete
Mantis Shrimp, Veracruz Mexico
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Midas Blenny, Pulau Weh by Doug Anderson
Midas Blenny, Pulau Weh
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Indonesia
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Skunk anemonefish :-D by Daniel Strub
Skunk anemonefish big grin
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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a good night sleep...... by Billy N
by: Billy N
a good night sleep......
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Colorful saddled blenny by Michele Kelly
Colorful saddled blenny
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Panama
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Little red Frog fish by Beate Seiler
Little red Frog fish
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Limber Violet gilled nudibranch negotiating rough terrain by Ralph Turre
Limber Violet gilled nudibranch negotiating rough terrain
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date posted posted: Monday, June 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Dangerous Zone Fortress by Billy N
by: Billy N
Dangerous Zone Fortress
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date posted posted: Monday, June 10, 2013
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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