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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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Shot No: 6 of 6 The end, poor shrimp:( by William Loke
Shot No: 6 of 6
The end, poor shrimp:(
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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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Mantis Shrimp by John Roach
Mantis Shrimp
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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HIPPOCAMPUS RAMULOSUS Olympus E-PL2 - Panasonic Leica 45... by Maurizio Pasi
HIPPOCAMPUS RAMULOSUS
Olympus E-PL2 - Panasonic Leica 45mm macro
2x Inon S2000
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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This is a Jewel Anemone taken on macro and used focus lig... by Shayne Seddon
This is a Jewel Anemone taken on macro and used focus light to get the glow effect
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea New Zealand
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"In the spotlight" compact camera shooting on "manual"... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
"In the spotlight"
compact camera shooting on "manual" with handheld torchlight...no PS, no LR editing done to the photo...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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rana pescatrice lophius piscatorius by Walter Bassi
rana pescatrice
lophius piscatorius
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Pygmy Seahorse in Its Living Environment!!! by William Loke
Pygmy Seahorse in Its Living Environment!!!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Ribbon Eel @ f2.8 by William Loke
Ribbon Eel @ f2.8
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Found this orangutan crab on an anenome in a ripping curr... by Kip Nead
Found this orangutan crab on an anenome in a ripping current, but hunkered down and got the shot.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This past weekend, several of us monitored a pregnant sea... by Suzan Meldonian
This past weekend, several of us monitored a pregnant seahorse. It began sporatic contractions- and if you look real close you can see one of the premies that popped out.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Lizzzard by Mona Dienhart
Lizzzard
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date posted posted: Monday, January 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Oxycirrhites typus by Afflitti Gianluca
Oxycirrhites typus
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date posted posted: Monday, January 30, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Man do I have a headach by Marylin Batt
Man do I have a headach
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Cratena lineata by J. Daniel Horovatin
Cratena lineata
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Nudibranch - Chelidonura (I think) by J. Daniel Horovatin
Nudibranch - Chelidonura (I think)
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I like his polka dotted eyes! by Lisa Hinderlider
I like his polka dotted eyes!
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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The Boss! by Spencer Burrows
The Boss!
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 29, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Moray W/cleaner Shrimp. by Stuart Ganz
Moray W/cleaner Shrimp.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Hippocampus hippocampus, short-snouted seahorse by Jorge Sorial
Hippocampus hippocampus, short-snouted seahorse
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Neosimnia spelta, a mollusk that adopts the color of the ... by Jorge Sorial
Neosimnia spelta, a mollusk that adopts the color of the sea fan, whether red or yellow.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Symphodus tinca. by Ferdinando Meli
Symphodus tinca.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Snake Eel by William Loke
Snake Eel
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Not just humans that are obsessed with Colourful slugs - ... by Spencer Burrows
Not just humans that are obsessed with Colourful slugs - So are Fish - This little fella was hovering over pretty creature for a few moments, so I tried to capture the moment.
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date posted posted: Saturday, January 28, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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The look of intelligence by Suzan Meldonian
The look of intelligence
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date posted posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Apogon imberbis by Antonio Colacino
Apogon imberbis
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date posted posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Check up at the dentist! Grouper having a clean. by Spencer Burrows
Check up at the dentist! Grouper having a clean.
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date posted posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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The eye of a Bullhead, freshwater sculpin... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
The eye of a Bullhead, freshwater sculpin... :O)...
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date posted posted: Friday, January 27, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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