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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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A shot of cleaner shrimp and Clown Fish. Out of KBR resor... by Patrick Smith
A shot of cleaner shrimp and Clown Fish. Out of KBR resort, Lembeth Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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seashells by Hisham Elshafie
seashells
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Sepia officinalis. Olympus c-7070 and YS-60 strob by Carlos Ernesto
Sepia officinalis. Olympus c-7070 and YS-60 strob
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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shrimp in anemone by Javier Sandoval
shrimp in anemone
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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My underwater candles... by Sinan Kamiloglu
My underwater candles...

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Not an exciting subject but elevated by repetition into the distance along a diagonal
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A Hairy Frogfish.Out of KBR , Lembeth Straits,Sulawesi Is... by Patrick Smith
A Hairy Frogfish.Out of KBR , Lembeth Straits,Sulawesi Island, Indonesia .
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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giant triton close-up by Rico Besserdich
giant triton close-up
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Yellow mouth Moray by Hisham Elshafie
Yellow mouth Moray
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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vir philippinensis on colourfull plerogyra sinuosa by Alex Varani
vir philippinensis on colourfull plerogyra sinuosa
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A tiny blenny looking a bit surprised. by Joe Quinn
A tiny blenny looking a bit surprised.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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little Blenny in apnea macro ... by Durand Gerald
little Blenny in apnea macro ...
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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Christmas tree or feather star? by Reidar Opem
Christmas tree or feather star?
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Bigeyes... by Cenk Ceylanoglu
Bigeyes...
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Maldives
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Angry scorpion by Sinan Kamiloglu
Angry scorpion
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Croc-Fish Eye by Rico Besserdich
Croc-Fish Eye
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Fungia sp - scelrite close up by Alex Varani
Fungia sp - scelrite close up
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Face to face with this little Damsel Fish... in the Red S... by Michel Lonfat
Face to face with this little Damsel Fish... in the Red Sea...
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date posted posted: Monday, December 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Gain chiton by Yakout Hegazy
Gain chiton
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The Champion! As it's a good boxer, here is my champ.. by Sinan Kamiloglu
The Champion!
As it's a good boxer, here is my champ..
75 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Patterns. by Andy Lerner
Patterns.
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Fiji
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Stars in his eyes! Frog Fish on a night dive. D300/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Stars in his eyes! Frog Fish on a night dive. D300/105mm.
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A very tidy froggie - sharp, clean and sitting comfortably in the frame. Not a knock-out shot but one we'd all like in our portfolio
33 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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This barracuda is called Hans by the divers. I saw him th... by Olivier Notz
This barracuda is called Hans by the divers. I saw him the first time in 1999. He is roaming around the bay, hunting...
He is still well, I saw him last October :-)
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Star fish by Hisham Elshafie
Star fish
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Red frog fish with a huge mouth by Sinan Kamiloglu
Red frog fish with a huge mouth
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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cuple by Juan Cardona
cuple
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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nice portret :) by Charly Kotnik
nice portret smile
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Banded Coral Shrimp Tolo/Ol' Blue, Bonaire Dec 11, 2010 by Bob Bethune
Banded Coral Shrimp
Tolo/Ol' Blue, Bonaire
Dec 11, 2010
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date posted posted: Friday, December 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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