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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
Wrasse - Natural light compact camera, no strobes, no fla... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
Wrasse - Natural light compact camera, no strobes, no flash, no additional lenses, no cropping, no PS / LR editing...
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Strawberry Anenomes cover the wreckage of the Ruby E. by Matthew Fischbach
Strawberry Anenomes cover the wreckage of the Ruby E.
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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The Deep! by Suzan Meldonian
The Deep!
shortlistedShortlisted!
34 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Image of Derasa clam with encrustations taken with Sea & ... by Lisa Hinderlider
Image of Derasa clam with encrustations taken with Sea & Sea MMIIEX w/1:3 macro frame & Ys-50 strobe. Taken a few years ago.
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Mantis shrimp from Puerto Galera by John Paul Avila
Mantis shrimp from Puerto Galera
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Crinoid by Tony Cherbas
Crinoid
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, April 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Cantic by Lisa English
Cantic
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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in labor by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
in labor
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Pink anemone taken with an Olympus 5060 on a dive site ne... by Anna Wright
Pink anemone taken with an Olympus 5060 on a dive site near Moofushi
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Under water abstract art. by Charly Kotnik
Under water abstract art.
47 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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One Eyed Monster? No, it's a wobbegong shark's eye and s... by Tony Cherbas
One Eyed Monster? No, it's a wobbegong shark's eye and spiracle.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Indian Clownfish by Mari Lasco
Indian Clownfish
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Sweating! Climbing is hard work! by Lisa English
Sweating! Climbing is hard work!
27 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Don't touch me! Bearded Fire Worm Hermodice carunculata by John Roach
Don't touch me! Bearded Fire Worm
Hermodice carunculata
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Spotted Cleaner Shrimp by John Roach
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2011

Final RoundThrough to 2011 awards final round judging
55 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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beautifull eyes 8) (photo slightly croped) by Mário Monteiro
beautifull eyes 8)
(photo slightly croped)
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Turtle Pattern... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Turtle Pattern... :O)...
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lizardfish, Roatan( I had to wait patiently for the clean... by David Gilchrist
Lizardfish, Roatan( I had to wait patiently for the cleaner shrimp to leave.)
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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changing season by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
changing season
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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found in Dauin; D300 by Thomas Lueken
found in Dauin; D300
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Mediterranean red coral_Corallium rubrum by Mathieu Foulquié
Mediterranean red coral_Corallium rubrum
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, April 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Batfish - inhaling a "lured" lunch- snap ! by Suzan Meldonian
Batfish - inhaling a "lured" lunch- snap !
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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sealife dc1000... by Richard Campbell
sealife dc1000...
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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An angry Flamboyant Cuddlefish. Taken In th Lembeh Strait... by Patrick Smith
An angry Flamboyant Cuddlefish. Taken In th Lembeh Straits out of Kungkungin Bay Resort, North Sulawesi Island , Indonesia .
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Hawksbill stare - this guy came right up to my lens port ... by Michael Gallagher
Hawksbill stare - this guy came right up to my lens port and peered inside....
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Bristly puffer fish Arothron hispidus by Wiljo Jonsson
Bristly puffer fish
Arothron hispidus
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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The Dark Eye...2 by Marco Faimali
The Dark Eye...2
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Tanzania
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