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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
Found this octopus on this morning's dive to the Blue Hol... by Rachel Parry
Found this octopus on this morning's dive to the Blue Hole, with Manta Diving in Lanzarote. Some great shots from this dive including one of a hungry catfish, this octopus in a tube was my favourite because it was so in focus, with his eye wide open!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Spain
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Spirograph in the Cousteau Marine Park by Alex Zeni
Spirograph in the Cousteau Marine Park
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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"Up periscope" by John Roach
"Up periscope"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Portait of an Angel fish by Beate Seiler
Portait of an Angel fish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Daedulus Reef, Red Sea, Anenome Ciity.... Fuji point and ... by Katie Hollamby
Daedulus Reef, Red Sea, Anenome Ciity.... Fuji point and shoot
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile Scorpionfish by Tony Cherbas
Juvenile Scorpionfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Here's looking at you ... by Stuart Ganz
Here's looking at you ...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Bothus lunastus by John Roach
Bothus lunastus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Starfish and sea urchin by Wiljo Jonsson
Starfish and sea urchin
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Greece
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Green Moray Eel portrait, taken at night in the Red Sea, ... by Michael Gallagher
Green Moray Eel portrait, taken at night in the Red Sea, Egypt
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Look at my nose by John Watson
Look at my nose
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"can you see me now?" Seaweed Blenny hiding out in a ... by Suzan Meldonian
"can you see me now?"
Seaweed Blenny hiding out in a Black Sponge
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Banded Jawfish with Eggs by Suzan Meldonian
Banded Jawfish with Eggs
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Camoflaged Crab by John Watson
Camoflaged Crab
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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CONCH EYES, REVISITED by Andres L-M_larraz
CONCH EYES, REVISITED
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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The eye of the EU-Bullhead :-D by Daniel Strub
The eye of the EU-Bullhead big grin
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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shot with nikon D70s and 105mm macro by Simon Gardener
shot with nikon D70s and 105mm macro
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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shot on a night dive by Simon Gardener
shot on a night dive
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Fangtooth Moray Eel with Striped Cleaner Shrimp doing its... by Jorge Sorial
Fangtooth Moray Eel with Striped Cleaner Shrimp doing its job.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Mixed Sea horses! by Eschelle Knoesen
Mixed Sea horses!
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Oriental Flying Gurnard Close-up (Dactyloptena orientalis) by Marco Faimali
Oriental Flying Gurnard Close-up (Dactyloptena orientalis)
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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unfolded color..Sealife DC1000 by Richard Campbell
unfolded color..Sealife DC1000
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date posted posted: Monday, April 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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This Hawksbill Turtle was a bit lazy as I swam up to him ... by Steven Anderson
This Hawksbill Turtle was a bit lazy as I swam up to him while he was eating algae off the reef. This image was taken during a dive on Tunich a slopping wall and reef off Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Batfish hiding... by Roine Gabrielsson
Batfish hiding...
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Turks and Caicos islands
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Alien Encounter, Grand Cayman Night Dive With Caribbean ... by Jason Eastman
Alien Encounter, Grand Cayman
Night Dive With Caribbean Reef Squid.
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Picasso Triggerfish by Paul Colley
Picasso Triggerfish
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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A yellow faced moray isn't giving me a very warm welcome by Rylan Stewart
A yellow faced moray isn't giving me a very warm welcome
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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