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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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Cleaning Station by Marcello Di Francesco
Cleaning Station
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date posted posted: Monday, February 6, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Coral polops Feeding by Marylin Batt
Coral polops Feeding
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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night encouner in Lembeh by Mona Dienhart
night encouner in Lembeh
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Bristle worm by Peet Van Eeden
Bristle worm
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Blue Froggy by Marcello Di Francesco
Blue Froggy
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Portrait of a lion fish by Abimael Márquez
Portrait of a lion fish
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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s pietro by Salvatore Ianniello
s pietro
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 5, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Calappa granulata, a deep sea crab. by Antonio Colacino
Calappa granulata, a deep sea crab.
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Paranemonia cinerea (Thau lagoon) by Mathieu Foulquié
Paranemonia cinerea (Thau lagoon)
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: France
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A very tiny flabellina on sponge with that kind of "2001:... by Blaza Jovanovic
A very tiny flabellina on sponge with that kind of "2001: A Space Odyssey" feel
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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"Who? Me?" by Christine Hamilton
"Who? Me?"
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date posted posted: Saturday, February 4, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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This is the 1st shot in the series of 6 of a Greedy Flamb... by William Loke
This is the 1st shot in the series of 6 of a Greedy Flamboyant Cuttlefish whacking the hell out of a popcorn shrimp(Periclimenes kororensis) Enjoy!
Shot No: 1 of 6
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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in a stealthy position with beak ready to strike, who's t... by William Loke
in a stealthy position with beak ready to strike, who's the victim?!?!?!?!
Shot No: 2 of 6
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Porcupinefish close up by Paul Colley
Porcupinefish close up
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Spotted Moray by Paul Colley
Spotted Moray
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) United Kingdom
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sea horse by Afflitti Gianluca
sea horse
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19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, February 3, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I was on a night dive along the coast of Maui near Kaanap... by Steven Smeltzer
I was on a night dive along the coast of Maui near Kaanapali. There are some lava flows and tubes in the vicinity and I happened to spot this Candy Cane Shrimp which normally is only found inside the lave tube. Lucky find. Right place right time.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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A melibe of some sort? by J. Daniel Horovatin
A melibe of some sort?
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Curious ? by Raoul Caprez
Curious ?
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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hippocampus histrix - posing - by Alex Varani
hippocampus histrix - posing -
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Scary Hairy (snooted in Lembeh) by Mathieu Foulquié
Scary Hairy
(snooted in Lembeh)
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Bang!!! you can hear it!!! its a popcorn shrimp (Periclim... by William Loke
Bang!!! you can hear it!!! its a popcorn shrimp (Periclimenes kororensis)
Shot No: 3 of 6
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Poor shrimp being swallowed with eyes wide open! Shot No... by William Loke
Poor shrimp being swallowed with eyes wide open!
Shot No: 4 of 6
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Trumpetfish concealing itself in a colourful blend of fan... by John Hill
Trumpetfish concealing itself in a colourful blend of fan corals. S-95 + Single Strobe, Bunaken Island.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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..and wait for it.. here comes another contraction ! Sea... by Suzan Meldonian
..and wait for it.. here comes another contraction ! Seahorse giving birth
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Snoot Frog!! by Marco Maccarelli
Snoot Frog!!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Shot No: 5 of 6 by William Loke
Shot No: 5 of 6
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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