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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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schrimp sitting on an anemone by Jim Garber
schrimp sitting on an anemone
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Close up of dive buddy on final ascent from a Red Sea div... by Paul Colley
Close up of dive buddy on final ascent from a Red Sea dive. 60mm macro lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Close up detail of a Hawkfish taken with a 60mm lens and ... by Paul Colley
Close up detail of a Hawkfish taken with a 60mm lens and +2 diopter.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Crocodile fish by Andrew Macleod
Crocodile fish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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nice shrimp in Cancun reef by Javier Sandoval
nice shrimp in Cancun reef
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Plenty of sting rays along the coastal reefs of Marsa Shagra by Daniel Petitmermet
Plenty of sting rays along the coastal reefs of Marsa Shagra
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date posted posted: Monday, December 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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alota life in one space by Joe Quinn
alota life in one space
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Blacktip grouper-40 cm-depth4-160m by Yakout Hegazy
Blacktip grouper-40 cm-depth4-160m
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Within the Somosomo Straight in northern Fiji, this Clown... by Paul Schmieder
Within the Somosomo Straight in northern Fiji, this Clownfish was captured with a Canon T1i and Canon 100mm lens inside an Ikelite housing with twin DS-160 strobes set at TTL mode.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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sweety by Ahmet Yay
sweety
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Grawlllll !!! Don't make me bite you !!! Nikon D200+60... by Andre Yanco
Grawlllll !!! Don't make me bite you !!! Nikon D200+60mm macro dual YS110 strobes with TTL converter
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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This anemone fish struck me with the beautiful maroon ane... by Brandi Mueller
This anemone fish struck me with the beautiful maroon anemone it lived in.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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fire nudi by Serhat Tasgedik
fire nudi
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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This Blue Chromis was captured in Cozumel using a Canon T... by Paul Schmieder
This Blue Chromis was captured in Cozumel using a Canon T1i and Canon 100mm macro lens in an Ikelite housing and using two Ikelite DS-160 substrobes. The site was Palancar Reef at a depth of about 45 ft with excellent viz and minimal current.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 25, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Leaf Scorpion Fish - Canon S 95 by Andy Chan
Leaf Scorpion Fish - Canon S 95
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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These goatfish, called Kumu in the native Hawaiian langua... by Brandi Mueller
These goatfish, called Kumu in the native Hawaiian language, often congregate in large schools.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Atlantic cod, (Gadus morhua) Photo taken in the cold wat... by Jorn Ari
Atlantic cod, (Gadus morhua)
Photo taken in the cold water of Denmark in december.
Olympus E-420 With Ikelite Housing + 1 DS160 & 1 DS161 Strobe and Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC at 24mm
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Denmark
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giant frogfish, manado by Chinchin Law
giant frogfish, manado
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indonesia
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Nice teeth by Willem Mazerant
Nice teeth
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Frogfish gathering Nikon F50, 60 mm Nicro Nikkor lens, I... by Emanuel Gonçalves
Frogfish gathering
Nikon F50, 60 mm Nicro Nikkor lens, Ikelite 200 Flash, Provia 100F
Shot at Kandholhudhoo Thila Reef - North Male Atoll
When shooting macro pics of the frogfish on the right I suddenly noticed this was a family reunion!!!
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Branching anemone using a Canon T1i, Canon 100mm macro le... by Paul Schmieder
Branching anemone using a Canon T1i, Canon 100mm macro lens and Ikelite housing with two Ike DS-160 strobes. Relativley new to macro, I find that my eye has re-tuned toward the glorious beauty of all things small.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Tabel coral by Yakout Hegazy
Tabel coral
12 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Partner shrimp under the sea star... by Ahmet Yay
Partner shrimp under the sea star...
shortlistedShortlisted!
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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My camera sees more than my eye ;-) Loved the colours an... by Rico Besserdich
My camera sees more than my eye ;-)
Loved the colours and structures of this small blenny :-)
Merry christmas to ya all !!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Butterfly fish by Alex Zeni
Butterfly fish
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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I'm the King of the reef by Els Van Den Borre
I'm the King of the reef
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Leafy Sea Dragon at the Rapid Bay Jetty on the Fleurieu P... by Ed Burford
Leafy Sea Dragon at the Rapid Bay Jetty on the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. Taken using an Olympus Mju Tough 8010 compact camera in Olympus PT-048 housing. December 2010
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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