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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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mediterranean cowrie_Neosimnia spelta by Mathieu Foulquié
mediterranean cowrie_Neosimnia spelta
21 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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"Couple for life" by Isabella Maffei
"Couple for life"
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43 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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platax by Afflitti Gianluca
platax
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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Bubble Gum Shrimp, colorful, unusual, little guy by Larry Polster
Bubble Gum Shrimp, colorful, unusual, little guy
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Yellow mouth moray. Also named jewelled or starry moray. ... by Mike Dickson
Yellow mouth moray. Also named jewelled or starry moray. (L: Gymnothorax nudivomer).
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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The Eye... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
The Eye... :O)...
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Batwing Coral Crab, nigth dive. by Abimael Márquez
Batwing Coral Crab, nigth dive.
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Snooted Seahorse. My first Snoot. 210 mm Less than 25% crop by Ximena Olds
Snooted Seahorse. My first Snoot. 210 mm Less than 25% crop
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Jellyfish (Catostylus tagi) by Susana Martins
Jellyfish (Catostylus tagi)
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Nemo fishes by Anthony Smith
Nemo fishes
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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:) / Anemone fish / Maldives Clown Digga Thila - South ... by Boris Pamikov
smile
/ Anemone fish / Maldives Clown
Digga Thila - South Ari Atoll
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 4, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Black Frogfish by Suzan Meldonian
Black Frogfish
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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PATTERN A Turkey moray stayed side by side with a vase... by Mickle Huang
PATTERN
A Turkey moray stayed side by side with a vase sponge. They have similar style on the body as if wearing same clothes.
Notheast Coast Taiwan
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Taiwan
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"How's My Hair?" : Arrowhead Crab or Halemeda Algae Crab,... by Tony Cherbas
"How's My Hair?" : Arrowhead Crab or Halemeda Algae Crab, not really sure.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Leatherjacket, trying to blend in with orange sponges. Th... by Bill Van Eyk
Leatherjacket, trying to blend in with orange sponges. This photo taken as it turned around a pylon.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 3, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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Atlantic Brief Squid, Bonaire. by Abimael Márquez
Atlantic Brief Squid, Bonaire.
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A real Fish-Eye by Brad Ryon
A real Fish-Eye
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Soft Coral. by Rick Tegeler
Soft Coral.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Cuttlefish.. by Sven Tramaux
Cuttlefish..
38 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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The singer by Isabella Maffei
The singer
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Night fall Cup Corals peek Pink yellow Slowly cl... by Tony Cherbas
Night fall
Cup Corals peek
Pink yellow
Slowly close
in diver's lights
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 2, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Small fish in coral by Andika Conoras
Small fish in coral
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Purple eyes by Ximena Olds
Purple eyes
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela United States
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:-D by Daniel Strub
big grin
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Living Together by William Loke
Living Together
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 1, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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observe with two eyes / Silverspot squirrelfishes / Sa... by Boris Pamikov
observe with two eyes
/ Silverspot squirrelfishes
/ Sargocentron caudimaculatum
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Clownfish by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Clownfish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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