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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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Hermit crab - night dive in Marsa Shagra :-D by Daniel Strub
Hermit crab - night dive in Marsa Shagra big grin
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Two-banded anemonefish by Louis Van Der Merwe
Two-banded anemonefish
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Peppermint shrimp in gray Stove-pipe sponge 60mm by John Roach
Peppermint shrimp in gray Stove-pipe sponge 60mm
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Eel portrait, Plussee. Canon G10, 1x Inon UCL 165, S2000. by Chris Krambeck
Eel portrait, Plussee.
Canon G10, 1x Inon UCL 165, S2000.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Landlocked Seas/Lakes Germany
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Stone fish by Jonathan Sala
Stone fish
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Juvenile Cocoa Damselfish warning me off its territory on... by Michael Kovach
Juvenile Cocoa Damselfish warning me off its territory on the Big Coral Knoll off the beach in Fort Lauderdale.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Flounder up front & personal! by Suzan Meldonian
Flounder up front & personal!
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22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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golden lace Nudibranch by Michael Drumstas
golden lace Nudibranch
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date posted posted: Friday, March 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Profile of Seahorse by Iyad Suleyman
Profile of Seahorse
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date posted posted: Friday, March 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman United Arab Emirates
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Baby Cattlefish Sigma 70mm macro lens, 1.4x teleconverte... by Iyad Suleyman
Baby Cattlefish
Sigma 70mm macro lens, 1.4x teleconverter
ISO 200, f14, 1/160
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Mimicry. Praslin, Bay Chevalier. Canon Powershot S1 IS. by Chris Krambeck
Mimicry.
Praslin, Bay Chevalier.
Canon Powershot S1 IS.
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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Scorpion Leafe Fish by Jonathan Sala
Scorpion Leafe Fish
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Palau
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Wire coral goby! by John Roach
Wire coral goby!
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Pesce San Pietro by Marco Gargiulo
Pesce San Pietro
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63 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Yellow Chub on the Ledge of Turtles off the beach in Fort... by Michael Kovach
Yellow Chub on the Ledge of Turtles off the beach in Fort Lauderdale.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Shell by Alex Klingen
Shell
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Anguilla
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taken in Anilao by Ken Keong
taken in Anilao
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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Little monster! Xeno crab, it was really difficult to p... by Nadia Chiesi
Little monster!
Xeno crab, it was really difficult to photograph, was placed on a whip coral, and the strong current moved the coral ...
I struggled a lot but then I think this shot is successful!
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Portrait of Anemonefish (no crop) 100 mm macro, ISO 200,... by Iyad Suleyman
Portrait of Anemonefish (no crop)
100 mm macro, ISO 200, f16, 1/160
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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White spotted commensal shrimp Sulawesi, Prince John hou... by Chris Krambeck
White spotted commensal shrimp
Sulawesi, Prince John house reef
video lamp (thank Bruno!)
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Male Sailfin Blenny in full display and fighting spirit. ... by Suzan Meldonian
Male Sailfin Blenny in full display and fighting spirit. I watched this sailfin go from navy blue to light green to white as it went berzerk at its reflection in the lens, defending its territory.
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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A friendly cuttle fish by Lin Dysinger
A friendly cuttle fish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Flolunder on the sand and inside the swim buoy on the bea... by Michael Kovach
Flolunder on the sand and inside the swim buoy on the beach at Fort Lauderdale.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Tiny octopus by Abimael Márquez
Tiny octopus
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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"SPRING CLEAN" :) by Roland Bach
"SPRING CLEAN" smile
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49 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Balearic Sea Spain
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Hippocampus kuda by Carlos Pérez
Hippocampus kuda
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Canon S100 + stacked close-up lenses + handheld torch... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Canon S100 + stacked close-up lenses + handheld torch...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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