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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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Scorpionfish in a Barrel Sponge by Tony Cherbas
Scorpionfish in a Barrel Sponge
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Lobster eye, up close and personal. by Patrick Reardon
Lobster eye, up close and personal.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Close up :-D by Daniel Strub
Close up big grin
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21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Napoleon snake eel, muck diving in South Sulawesi by Erich Reboucas
Napoleon snake eel, muck diving in South Sulawesi
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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seppia officinalis by Carlos Ernesto
seppia officinalis
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 28, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Hinge-back shrimp, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Hinge-back shrimp, Tulamben
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48 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Green turtle portrait by Erich Reboucas
Green turtle portrait
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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It's pretty difficult to orient yourself to blend in to a... by Patrick Reardon
It's pretty difficult to orient yourself to blend in to a gorgonian.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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ostracion cubicus by Afflitti Gianluca
ostracion cubicus
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Philippines
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I shooted this Tiny Goby Fish in the afternoon when I div... by Alvin Liu
I shooted this Tiny Goby Fish in the afternoon when I dived at Pramuka Island on July 24th 2011 with my Canon G12 and Inon Strobe D2000
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Hawaiian Monk seal by Stuart Ganz
Hawaiian Monk seal
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23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Compact Camera Natural Light Photography with no PS / LR ... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Compact Camera Natural Light Photography with no PS / LR Editing...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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A Velvet Swimming Crab... by Paul Colley
A Velvet Swimming Crab...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: English Channel United Kingdom
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Dromia personata (Crab) by Ferdinando Meli
Dromia personata (Crab)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Tiny Naked Decorator Crab by Tony Cherbas
Tiny Naked Decorator Crab
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Goldshinny-Wrasse by Carlos Ernesto
Goldshinny-Wrasse
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Denise's seahorse watching over his coral goby buddy by Steve Wright
Denise's seahorse watching over his coral goby buddy
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35 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Going to the Cleaners: Seraya, Bali by Tony Cherbas
Going to the Cleaners: Seraya, Bali
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Compact Camera - Natural Light Photography No strobe, ... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Compact Camera - Natural Light Photography
No strobe, no flash, no PS, no LR editing...
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Scyllarus arctus by Ferdinando Meli
Scyllarus arctus
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Box Baby by Tony Cherbas
Box Baby
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Lizardfish, Tulamben by Doug Anderson
Lizardfish, Tulamben
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, July 25, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Mother Love by Christine Hamilton
Mother Love
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Solomon islands
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Pink Anenomefish slipping in and out of their home on a w... by John Hill
Pink Anenomefish slipping in and out of their home on a wall off Bunaken Island, Sulawesi.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Pygmy by Tony Cherbas
Pygmy
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Before a Dark Entrance by Tony Cherbas
Before a Dark Entrance
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 24, 2011
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Arrow crab from Cozumel by Larry Polster
Arrow crab from Cozumel
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 23, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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