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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
Bargibant's seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) by Julian Hsu
Bargibant's seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti)
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date posted posted: Monday, August 29, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Electric Blue Hermit Crab - Calcinus elegans by Stefanos Michael
Electric Blue Hermit Crab - Calcinus elegans
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 28, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Thailand
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Rhinopias eschmeyeri by Sofia Tenggrono
Rhinopias eschmeyeri
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Tasting the water by Penn De Los Santos
Tasting the water
1 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 25, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Stare down by Penn De Los Santos
Stare down
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Octo by Marivic Maramot
Octo
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 23, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Clown by Penn De Los Santos
Clown
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date posted posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The painted hairy #frogfish (striated frogfish) is defini... by Eric Lambert
The painted hairy #frogfish (striated frogfish) is definitely one of the most grotesque but favorite critters that a diver might encounter while diving in South East Asia.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 22, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Scorpion fish portraid by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Scorpion fish portraid
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 20, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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ELECTRIC CLAM with disco blue pulses of light by Arya I Gede
ELECTRIC CLAM
with disco blue pulses of light
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 19, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Twins by Marc Van Den Broeck
Twins
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 19, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blenny with Marelux SOFT by Magali Marquez
Blenny with Marelux SOFT
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Colourful crab hiding from me by Aksems Kuzucu
Colourful crab hiding from me
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Nudi riding on a porcupine fish by Jeffrey Lim
Nudi riding on a porcupine fish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 15, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The angling Frogfish by Peet J Van Eeden
The angling Frogfish
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 12, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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a shrimp from Hurghada, Egypt. Olympus EM1 Mark2, 60 mm ... by Ahmet Caglar
a shrimp from Hurghada, Egypt. Olympus EM1 Mark2, 60 mm Nauticam Housing.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Blennyfish by Julian Hsu
Blennyfish
Runner Up Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 11, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Taiwan
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Harlequin by Penn De Los Santos
Harlequin
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Olympus Epl1 by Marivic Maramot
Olympus Epl1
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Flamingo Tongue positioned on rock/ When I dive, I like t... by Darius Korin
Flamingo Tongue positioned on rock/ When I dive, I like to looks for the little things often overlooked by divers and that’s how I spotted this little guy.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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Seahorse Portrait by Penn De Los Santos
Seahorse Portrait
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The one with brains is a female shrimp by Peet J Van Eeden
The one with brains is a female shrimp
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Mozambique
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Pygmy Seahorse by Jeffrey Lim
Pygmy Seahorse
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 8, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Helmet by Penn De Los Santos
Helmet
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16 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus by Stefanos Michael
Rocky-shore Hermit Crab - Pagurus anachoretus
3 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 7, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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The other planet called sunburst soft coral by Peet J Van Eeden
The other planet called sunburst soft coral
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 5, 2022
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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