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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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Grouper on cleaning station. Waited long time to get a sh... by Christian Nielsen
Grouper on cleaning station. Waited long time to get a shot with the shrimp in the mouth, but never quite got there. This is my best try. Olympus E330, 50mm macro, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes. Coral Garden, Tulamben.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Eel and cleaner shrimp getting friendly by Graeme Cole
Eel and cleaner shrimp getting friendly
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Aiptasia mutabilis. by Ferdinando Meli
Aiptasia mutabilis.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Crown of Thorns abstract, Komodo, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Crown of Thorns abstract, Komodo, Indonesia
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date posted posted: Monday, October 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I'm happy :-( by Raoul Caprez
I'm happy :-(
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date posted posted: Monday, October 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Clown Fish by Marcello Di Francesco
Clown Fish
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date posted posted: Monday, October 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Little Shrimp... Que du bonheur... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Little Shrimp... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Good parenting, blue ring octopus with eggs by Reidar Opem
Good parenting, blue ring octopus with eggs
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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An oldy from Anilao taken with the Casio Exilim. by Andrew Macleod
An oldy from Anilao taken with the Casio Exilim.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Blue spotted ray taken at Menjangan Island Bali. by Graeme Cole
Blue spotted ray taken at Menjangan Island Bali.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Finally a Harlequin in our own back yard! by Chad Ordelheide
Finally a Harlequin in our own back yard!
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date posted posted: Friday, October 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Kiss me !!! (Cimbacephalu beauforti) by Raoul Caprez
Kiss me !!! (Cimbacephalu beauforti)
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date posted posted: Friday, October 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Tiger Shrimp. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Tiger Shrimp. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
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date posted posted: Friday, October 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Beautiful young platax by the surface.. by Sven Tramaux
Beautiful young platax by the surface..
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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shrimp close to me. takes a time to got it in position. K... by Harald Schottner
shrimp close to me. takes a time to got it in position. Kralendijk, Bonaire. Canon EOS 5 D and Makro 100
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Anthias anthias. by Ferdinando Meli
Anthias anthias.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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My Big Caravan by Jörg Menge
My Big Caravan
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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Lunch Break! "A lot of choices today...I think I'll have... by Richard Witmer
Lunch Break!
"A lot of choices today...I think I'll have the starfish."
D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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5M Mk2 / 100mm Macro by Jagwang Koo
5M Mk2 / 100mm Macro
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Symbiosis on symbiosis - Cyclocoeloma tuberculata and Pli... by Alex Varani
Symbiosis on symbiosis - Cyclocoeloma tuberculata and Pliopontonia furtiva
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Blenny V2. Tiny small fish that lives in the wooden frame... by Rico Besserdich
Blenny V2. Tiny small fish that lives in the wooden frame of our jetty; 1 meter below surface ;-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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clownfish hiding!! by Joe Hoyle
clownfish hiding!!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Sand pipefish by Jagwang Koo
Sand pipefish
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perfect focus on the eyes - this shot is about depth of field (or lack of it) - well done Jagwang!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blennie Gattorugine aux iles medes by André Bruchez
Blennie Gattorugine aux iles medes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Garden eel taken at the coral gardens in Tulamben Bali wi... by Graeme Cole
Garden eel taken at the coral gardens in Tulamben Bali with a 60mm macro lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Feather Duster, Cayman Brac, 40 fsw. by William Goodwin
Feather Duster, Cayman Brac, 40 fsw.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Seraya - Tulamben, Bali by M Faizal Chandra Bayu
Seraya - Tulamben, Bali
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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