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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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Sargocentron_Syria by Mathieu Foulquié
Sargocentron_Syria
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Syrian Arab Republic
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A common octopus taken at Riybanks in Port Elizabeth Sout... by Anthony Wooldridge
A common octopus taken at Riybanks in Port Elizabeth South Africa
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Spotted by Adam (Freeflow Diving). An alert and wise look... by Marcus Culley
Spotted by Adam (Freeflow Diving). An alert and wise looking Hysterix snapped with a Cannon S90 at Taci Tolu last weekend. Blue Finned Trevally feeding in the area at the time - fortunately Hysterix made it through unscathed!
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea East Timor
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diff..day..diff..hue...Sealife DC1000... by Richard Campbell
diff..day..diff..hue...Sealife DC1000...
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Nemo's Dad by Carol Cox
Nemo's Dad
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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my friend frogfish Francis from Nuweiba by Mona Dienhart
my friend frogfish Francis from Nuweiba
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The smile of a larva of a DragonFly - Sunday's dive in a ... by Michel Lonfat
The smile of a larva of a DragonFly - Sunday's dive in a small pound... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Leopard Sea Robin by Suzan Meldonian
Leopard Sea Robin
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Sleeping Octopus with sharknose blenny also sleeping. Eve... by Suzan Meldonian
Sleeping Octopus with sharknose blenny also sleeping. Even while sleeping, their colors change! The red is from my strobe, and the aqua from my lycra skin
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Crocodilefish portrait, Komodo, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Crocodilefish portrait, Komodo, Indonesia
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Nice symetrical composition Michael with loads of detail
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ahtapot by Nejdet Demirtas
Ahtapot
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Froggie Nest. This is a group of four frog fish inside t... by Patrick Reardon
Froggie Nest. This is a group of four frog fish inside the wheelhouse of a wreck. Largest (orange, up and right) was a two-foot long fish. Tail of one is orange and to the left. Shot from several feet away with 105 macro.
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Big Eye by Marco Greco
Big Eye
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Zebra Fish by Jagwang Koo
Zebra Fish
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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This bandcheek wrasse followed me for a long time and che... by Atle Ove Martinussen
This bandcheek wrasse followed me for a long time and check me from top to toe. He looked straight into my mask. I believe he never had seen a Norwegian diver before!
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Jelly Bag Caps Lagoon Mushroom Coral Fungia fralinae... by Jörg Menge
Jelly Bag Caps
Lagoon Mushroom
Coral Fungia fralinae
Lagunen-Pilzkoralle
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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shot with nikon D70s and 105 mm macro by Simon Gardener
shot with nikon D70s and 105 mm macro
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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The Flamingo tongue is always an easy subject but they ra... by Andrew Dalgleish
The Flamingo tongue is always an easy subject but they rarely have their full 'tail' extended. Canon 100mm macro, Aquatica 5Dmkii housing, Iklite ds161 strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Cottus Gobio - the eye is just magnificent :-D by Daniel Strub
Cottus Gobio - the eye is just magnificent big grin
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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mantis shrimps by Afflitti Gianluca
mantis shrimps
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Maldives
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found in Dauin; D300 by Thomas Lueken
found in Dauin; D300
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Moray eel portrait II, yellowmouth moray (Gymnothorax nud... by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Moray eel portrait II, yellowmouth moray (Gymnothorax nudivomer)
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Baby octopus in a trash can. Blue Heron Bridge, Jupiter, ... by Mark Hoevenaars
Baby octopus in a trash can. Blue Heron Bridge, Jupiter, Florida.
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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FRESH Gorgonian Sea Fan Annella reticulata (Supergor... by Jörg Menge
FRESH
Gorgonian Sea Fan
Annella reticulata (Supergorgia reticulata)
Riesenfächer (Riesengorgonie)
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date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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nice little guy, hiding in the bubble corals :) by Harald Fauske
nice little guy, hiding in the bubble corals smile
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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STAR Lagoon Mushroom Coral Lagunen-Pilzkoralle Fun... by Jörg Menge
STAR
Lagoon Mushroom Coral
Lagunen-Pilzkoralle
Fungia fralinae
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
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date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Lion Fish shadows by Alexia Dunand
Lion Fish shadows
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date posted posted: Friday, March 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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