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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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Antennarius hispidus (shaggy frogfish) by Alex Varani
Antennarius hispidus (shaggy frogfish)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Green Turtle Portrait by Erich Reboucas
Green Turtle Portrait
31 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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plz by Radim Fort
plz
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Octopus on a night dive by Todd Karberg
Octopus on a night dive
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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A little Secretary Blenny, Acanthemblemaria maria, Tube ... by John Roach
A little Secretary Blenny, Acanthemblemaria maria, Tube Blennies. Maybe it should be a Viking Blenny. Great Cirri!
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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To notice the eyes of the gastropod (Phalium granulatum). by Ferdinando Meli
To notice the eyes of the gastropod (Phalium granulatum).
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Amphioctopus marginatus (coconut octopus) by Alex Varani
Amphioctopus marginatus (coconut octopus)
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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coconut octopus by Afflitti Gianluca
coconut octopus
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Marine chain.... by Marco Faimali
Marine chain....
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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murena by Radim Fort
murena
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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little turtle relaxing in the coral by Todd Karberg
little turtle relaxing in the coral
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Rose Petal Bubble by Tony Cherbas
Rose Petal Bubble
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Sitting on my Hill by Frank Michels
Sitting on my Hill
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Friends Nikon D200 , 60 micro, twin strobo Dumaguete 2011 by Marchione Giacomo
Friends
Nikon D200 , 60 micro, twin strobo
Dumaguete 2011
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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A very patient little octopus on a night dive in St. Giul... by Nadya Kulagina
A very patient little octopus on a night dive in St. Giulian's Bay in Malta.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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big brother is watching you by Georges Boudron
big brother is watching you
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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The Ghost. Scorpaena scrofa by Fernando García
The Ghost.
Scorpaena scrofa
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bay Of Biscay Spain
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bez nazvu by Radim Fort
bez nazvu
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Brunei Darussalam
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This jawfish was peeking out of his hole. by Jeri Curley
This jawfish was peeking out of his hole.
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Moray by Abimael Márquez
Moray
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Eyes of a Flathead: Very patient Flathead as I was trying... by Tony Cherbas
Eyes of a Flathead: Very patient Flathead as I was trying out my 60mm behind a dome port. Very Close. F6.3, 1/200 Strobes positioned to single out the eyes.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Roughead Triplefin. The finer things in life. This little... by John Roach
Roughead Triplefin. The finer things in life. This little guy was 1/2 inch long. He was perfect.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Syngnathus typhle Taken with Nikon D90 and 60mm Micro N... by Francesco Pacienza
Syngnathus typhle
Taken with Nikon D90 and 60mm Micro Nikkor. One strobe Nikonos SB-105. No crop, manual settings. Easydive Housing Leo II.
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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...oooh! she's still there! by Suzan Meldonian
...oooh! she's still there!
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

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Editor's Comment
cute Tompot Blenny Suzan
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Crescent Tail Bigeye by Paul Colley
Crescent Tail Bigeye
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
red and black always catch the eye
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Two-Eyed Lion Fish by Nadia Tagnaouti
Two-Eyed Lion Fish
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Squid by Benjamin Siebs
Squid
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Maldives
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