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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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Simple shot of Grey Moray Eel that I had a chat to at the... by Pete Devereux
Simple shot of Grey Moray Eel that I had a chat to at the Poor Knights NZ. Nice fella!
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea New Zealand
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Hawkfish in Bunaken by Paolo Rossi
Hawkfish in Bunaken
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Two crabs mating in the Manado area by Paolo Rossi
Two crabs mating in the Manado area
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Two juvenile Squid mesmerized by my strobe light. Night ... by John Hill
Two juvenile Squid mesmerized by my strobe light. Night dive, Dumaguete.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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cowrie in a sponge by Marylin Batt
cowrie in a sponge
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2011

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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Cheer Leader by William Loke
Cheer Leader
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A different view of an anemone... by Janet Mccrudden
A different view of an anemone...
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Snoot close up of a mussel, last weekend. by John De Jong
Snoot close up of a mussel, last weekend.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Twin NEMOS. by Rick Tegeler
Twin NEMOS.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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blenny in a mussel shell by Mathieu Foulquié
blenny in a mussel shell
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Fishing by Doris Vierkoetter
Fishing
61 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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a patient lizardfish showing of his impressive teeth :-) by Mona Dienhart
a patient lizardfish showing of his impressive teeth :-)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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SINGING Shrimp Goby Seraya Bali by Mickle Huang
SINGING
Shrimp Goby
Seraya Bali
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Octopus in a bottle! Taken between the artificial reefs ... by Phil Davison
Octopus in a bottle! Taken between the artificial reefs on Mabul Island near Sipadan. Canon S90 in a FIX housing, INON strobe
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45 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Spotted Snake Eel by Abimael Márquez
Spotted Snake Eel
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Blue-Spotted Urchin, very rare in the Hawaiian Islands. ... by Kerry Stevenson
Blue-Spotted Urchin, very rare in the Hawaiian Islands. Taken on the Mahi Shipwreck at 95 feet. Nikon Coolpix L22 in Ikelite Housing. ISO 80, f5.5, 1/60, In-camera flash.
57 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Experimenting with fibre optic snoots I managed to find a... by Paul Flandinette
Experimenting with fibre optic snoots I managed to find a grey moray docile enough to allow me to place the snoots on either side of its head, creating this unusual lighting effect as if lighting from the inside out
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

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66 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Ghosts Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin strobo Dumaguete 2011 by Marchione Giacomo
Ghosts
Nikon D200, 60 micro, twin strobo
Dumaguete 2011
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41 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Canon 50D + 100 L by Marco Maccarelli
Canon 50D + 100 L
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Just a tube worm... by Alp Baranok
Just a tube worm...
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Red pencil sea urchin ( echinometra mathaei ) by Charly Kotnik
Red pencil sea urchin ( echinometra mathaei )
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Close up and personal with my first wobbegong. Taken with... by Mona Dienhart
Close up and personal with my first wobbegong. Taken with a 60mm macro lens :-)
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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fishes also sometimes suffers... :-( / oriental sweetli... by Boris Pamikov
fishes also sometimes suffers... :-(
/ oriental sweetlip & cleaner wrasse in Maamigili Beyru - South Ari Atoll
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Spiro.... by Anthony Smith
Spiro....
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Whitespotted Filefish by Abimael Márquez
Whitespotted Filefish
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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grouch by Roman Vyroubal
grouch
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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FLAGFIN SHRIMP GOBY Seraya Bali by Mickle Huang
FLAGFIN SHRIMP GOBY
Seraya Bali
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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