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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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Rhinopias Scorpionfish Anilao, philippines by Aleksandr Marinicev
Rhinopias Scorpionfish
Anilao, philippines
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus by Stefanos Michael
Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus
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date posted posted: Monday, December 19, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Mouth brooding Jawfish by Penn De Los Santos
Mouth brooding Jawfish
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 18, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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hairyfrog fish by Edwin Escleto
hairyfrog fish
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date posted posted: Friday, December 16, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Hippocampus histrix by Sofia Tenggrono
Hippocampus histrix
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Seahorse stare off by Penn De Los Santos
Seahorse stare off
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Parablennius gattorugine What a beautiful branched head ... by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Parablennius gattorugine
What a beautiful branched head tentacles of Tompot blenny.
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7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Pouty by Penn De Los Santos
Pouty
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date posted posted: Monday, December 12, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Boxing Gloves with a sting Spherules or defense mechan... by Peet J Van Eeden
Boxing Gloves with a sting
Spherules or defense mechanism of a False Plum Sea Anemone to defend its territory. These Spherules contain stinging cells or nematocysts
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Shaun the Sheep by Michelle Davis
Shaun the Sheep
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Flathead eye close up. by Penn De Los Santos
Flathead eye close up.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus) Romblon Isla... by Aleksandr Marinicev
Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
Romblon Island, Philippines
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sibuyan Sea Philippines
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Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus by Stefanos Michael
Sea Pony - Hippocampus fuscus
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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coral by Arda Yavuzdogan
coral
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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the common by Edwin Escleto
the common
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Peacock Mantis Shrimp Romblon Island, Three P Beach and ... by Aleksandr Marinicev
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Romblon Island, Three P Beach and Dive Resort
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sibuyan Sea Philippines
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Candy Striped Sea-anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
Candy Striped Sea-anemone
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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coleman shrimp by Edwin Escleto
coleman shrimp
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Goby by Penn De Los Santos
Goby
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Another photo I've taken of a mantis shrimp hiding in his... by Glenn Ian Villanueva
Another photo I've taken of a mantis shrimp hiding in his cave. Taken in Anilao, Philippines.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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The image was obtained by placing in situ a plexiglass, h... by Roberto Boero
The image was obtained by placing in situ a plexiglass, handled by an assistant and lighted by a strobe, behind the fish. All was done carefully and lasted a few seconds, to not disturb the animal (Scorpaena notata, Cap Martin, Roquebrune, France),
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea France
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A feeding sea- anemone by Peet J Van Eeden
A feeding sea- anemone
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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My Best friend by Regie Casia
My Best friend
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Flounder by Abimael Márquez
Flounder
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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blenny by Edwin Escleto
blenny
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Wonderpus by Regie Casia
Wonderpus
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10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Couple Ghostpipe Fish. Macro Close Up. This was taken ... by Jimmela Sabanate
Couple Ghostpipe Fish.
Macro Close Up.
This was taken at Dauin South
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 27, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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