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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
Vibrant sea urchin by George Solomon
Vibrant sea urchin
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 22, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: English Channel United Kingdom
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Tiger shrimp by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Tiger shrimp
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 22, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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One eye jack by Kelvin H.y Tan
One eye jack
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 19, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Hippocampus guttulatus Back lighted by Cumhur Gedikoglu
Hippocampus guttulatus
Back lighted
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 18, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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BLACKGOBY by Marko Perisic
BLACKGOBY
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 18, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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A beautiful juvenile Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena)... by Stefanos Michael
A beautiful juvenile Mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) hiding behind a sea cucumber (holothuria).
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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UNDERCOVER by Marko Perisic
UNDERCOVER
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 15, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Reconciliation Tuberculate Night Anemone, - Alicia sansi... by Stefan Follows
Reconciliation
Tuberculate Night Anemone, - Alicia sansibarensis
Chaloklum Bay, Thailand
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 14, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Thailand
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EYEBALLING by Marko Perisic
EYEBALLING
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 14, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Bobtail squid by Athanassios Lazarides
Bobtail squid
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Longhorn cowfish portraid (Lactoria cornuta) Lembeh str... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Longhorn cowfish portraid (Lactoria cornuta)
Lembeh strait 2004
Fujifilm Provia 100ASA Nikon F60 and Nikkor 105 macro and Kenko 1.4X Subtronic Alpha Pro Macro F22 1/125
(scanned with Minolta film scan)

Final RoundThrough to 2021 awards final round judging
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 9, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Glowing Frog by Abimael Márquez
Glowing Frog
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 8, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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pair of saddled butterflyfish in Raja Ampat. I followed ... by Phil Bear
pair of saddled butterflyfish in Raja Ampat. I followed them for a while snapping shots and finally got this perfect pose of the two of them!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 8, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus)  by Oksana Maksymova
Geometric moray (Gymnothorax griseus) 
shortlistedShortlisted!
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 8, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Ornate Ghost pipefish also called harlequin—ghost pipefis... by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Ornate Ghost pipefish also called harlequin—ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 8, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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GOBYINTHESAND by Marko Perisic
GOBYINTHESAND
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 6, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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"PINKY" from Seferihisar İzmir Turkey. Olympus EM1 MarkII... by Ahmet Caglar
"PINKY" from Seferihisar İzmir Turkey. Olympus EM1 MarkII Nautıcam Housing.
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Mediterranean striped blenny_2021 (Canon60 mm,t1/200,f/2... by Antonio Venturelli
Mediterranean striped blenny_2021
(Canon60 mm,t1/200,f/20,iso200)
2 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Leafy Sea Dragon by Charles Wright
Leafy Sea Dragon
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Stare by Kelvin H.y Tan
Stare
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Pike by Abimael Márquez
Pike
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Rhinomuraena quaesita by Sofia Tenggrono
Rhinomuraena quaesita
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2021

Final RoundThrough to 2021 awards final round judging
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Boxing shrimp by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Boxing shrimp
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 31, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gobi on bubble coral by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Gobi on bubble coral
shortlistedShortlisted!
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Radial leatherjacket (Acreichthys radiatus) by Jose Maria Abad Ortega
Radial leatherjacket (Acreichthys radiatus)
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Sand goby by Kelvin H.y Tan
Sand goby
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Octopus eye by Yoav Lavi
Octopus eye
4 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, October 25, 2021
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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