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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 striatus by Luis Arpa
Antennarius striatus
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date posted posted: Monday, June 26, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Nemo. Found. by Alexander Konson
Nemo. Found.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Wire Coral Shrimp ….Home sweet home by John Roach
Wire Coral Shrimp ….Home sweet home
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 25, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Happy blenny by Regie Casia
Happy blenny
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 24, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This image of a Polka-Dot BatFish (Ogcocephalus cubifrons... by Stefan Grutkowski
This image of a Polka-Dot BatFish (Ogcocephalus cubifrons) was taken at Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach, FL on an Olympus TG6.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Fringehead by Ned Gleason
Fringehead
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date posted posted: Monday, June 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Painted comber - Serranus scriba by Stefanos Michael
Painted comber - Serranus scriba
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date posted posted: Monday, June 19, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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coconut by Francisco F Kyle
coconut
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Harlequin Hunting by Alo Cristy
Harlequin Hunting
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 18, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Fangtooth Moray - Enchelycore anatina by Stefanos Michael
Fangtooth Moray - Enchelycore anatina
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 17, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Longnose Cowfish by John Roach
Longnose Cowfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 10, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus by Stefanos Michael
Wrasse - Pteragogus trispilus
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Paracirrhites forsteri by Michael Baukloh
Paracirrhites forsteri
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Coral Shrimp by Regie Casia
Coral Shrimp
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish whe... by Antonio Venturelli
I admit it: I like gobies. These amazing little fish when they are illuminated they show off bright colors on their little bodies. An assortment of beautiful metallic blue spots, bright red-orange lines, bars, & others.
(Canon100,1/200,f16,i.100)
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Lemon goby, taken in Anilao by Glenn Carballo
Lemon goby, taken in Anilao
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in i... by Antonio Venturelli
Close up photo of an Hermit Crab ( Dardanus arrosor) in its typical protective shell,taken a few meters deep in the Tyrrhenian Sea near Palermo_ June 2023 (Canon60,1/200,f16,iso200)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Pseudanthias squamipinnis by Michael Baukloh
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rolling stone by Alexander Konson
Rolling stone
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Saw-blade shrimp D850 w/105 mm lens by John Roach
Saw-blade shrimp
D850 w/105 mm lens
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13 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 3, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Priacanthidae by Michael Baukloh
Priacanthidae
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date posted posted: Friday, June 2, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky... by Antonio Venturelli
Another photo of this small creature that roams the rocky terrain of Havelock Is. named Bedford's Flatworm , or Persian rug. It’s beauty is not only in how it looks but also in how it moves. Beautiful evolutions!
(Canon100,1/250,f13,i.100)
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 1, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea India
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Shaun the Sheep by John Roach
Shaun the Sheep
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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I see you… by Alexander Konson
I see you…
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Jordan
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Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis by Stefanos Michael
Juvenile Scorpionfish - Scorpaena maderensis
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-2... by E&e Lp
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Antennarius commerson (giant frogfish). (f/8, 1/40, ISO-200, 20mm). - Els
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena by Stefanos Michael
Mediterranean Moray - Muraena helena
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date posted posted: Monday, May 29, 2023
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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