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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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Lobster hiding under an overhang by Bruce Campbell
Lobster hiding under an overhang
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands (British)
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found in a German lake, D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in a German lake, D200
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 22, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Germany
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Seaweed Blenny by Suzan Meldonian
Seaweed Blenny
35 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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This flower is for you. by Abimael Márquez
This flower is for you.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Dardanus arrosor by Ferdinando Meli
Dardanus arrosor
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Houdini act. . . by Kevin Bryant
Houdini act. . .
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 21, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Tiger Shrimp by William Loke
Tiger Shrimp
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26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Hermit The Crab by Tony Cherbas
Hermit The Crab
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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Red :) Flasher scorpionfish in Lembeh, Canon S90 with du... by Jackie Campbell
Red smile
Flasher scorpionfish in Lembeh, Canon S90 with dual inon strobes
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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curious anemone fish by Cipriano (ripli) Gonzalez
curious anemone fish
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 20, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Small (juvenile) white sea urchins, I think?? by J. Daniel Horovatin
Small (juvenile) white sea urchins, I think??
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Buddies? by Kevin Bryant
Buddies?
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Lion fish perched in this bright yellow crinoid made a ni... by Marylin Batt
Lion fish perched in this bright yellow crinoid made a nice photo.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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It seemed that this little fellow is laughing at me by Svetoslav Dimitrov
It seemed that this little fellow is laughing at me
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Harlequin shrimp by Ken Thongpila
Harlequin shrimp
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46 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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"Who are you?" This is about what this pink skunk clownfi... by Fabrice Jaine
"Who are you?" This is about what this pink skunk clownfish must have been thinking as I popped my mask in front of him, in a remote atoll of Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Coral Sea Papua New Guinea
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This Image was taken dring the Sodwana bay shootout 2011 ... by Michael Hindley
This Image was taken dring the Sodwana bay shootout 2011 shootout.co.za
and got 3rd place Open Macro unrestricted
36 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Bridled Burrfish (Chilomycterus antennatus) Perched on a ... by Brad Ryon
Bridled Burrfish (Chilomycterus antennatus) Perched on a reef at Little Little Bight, Utila
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Standoff. . . by Kevin Bryant
Standoff. . .
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Crowned... by Nadya Kulagina
Crowned...
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Philippines
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clown fish ! by Helmy Hashim
clown fish !
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"The Intruder" - Serranus scriba and isopoda - by Marcello Di Francesco
"The Intruder" - Serranus scriba and isopoda -
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55 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Porcupine fish with a shrimp on its nose. Never seen thi... by Bill Van Eyk
Porcupine fish with a shrimp on its nose. Never seen this before, it's probably just coincidental. But, it may be cleaning its left eye socket as it appears hollow. Once the shrimp swam away the socket and eye looked normal.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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She's baaaaack! Don't move a muscle, maybe she won't see... by Suzan Meldonian
She's baaaaack! Don't move a muscle, maybe she won't see me.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Frogfish Portrait by Tony Cherbas
Frogfish Portrait
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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One of last winter. A Cyclopterus lumpus in close up. by John De Jong
One of last winter. A Cyclopterus lumpus in close up.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Snowflake moray eel portrait, Lembeh by Michael Gallagher
Snowflake moray eel portrait, Lembeh
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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