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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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Flatfish in Marsa Shagra - Egypt - Canon S90 with hand t... by Patrick Tutt
Flatfish in Marsa Shagra - Egypt - Canon S90 with hand torch light
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date posted posted: Friday, September 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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He says, my homeee. by Abimael Márquez
He says, my homeee.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Anenome, taken on a night dive with UV filters. They were... by Jackie Campbell
Anenome, taken on a night dive with UV filters. They were amazing to use and I got to see corals, anenomes and fishlife in a whole new light !!
Canon S90, Single D2000 strobe.
Only PS was slight levels and sharpness adjustment.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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:-D by Daniel Strub
big grin
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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A nice symphodus tinca in the night of Mediterranean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
A nice symphodus tinca in the night of Mediterranean sea.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Crown-of-thorns, taken with a Canon G10 and a 350 Epoque ... by Sean Cooper
Crown-of-thorns, taken with a Canon G10 and a 350 Epoque strobe
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Crinoid on nigth dive in Marsa Shagra - Egypt - Canon S90 by Patrick Tutt
Crinoid on nigth dive in Marsa Shagra - Egypt - Canon S90
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A very very curious Perche - intrigued by the reflexion o... by Michel Lonfat
A very very curious Perche - intrigued by the reflexion of my Dom. Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Goldentail Moray by Matt Sullivan
Goldentail Moray
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Close-up of ray eye. Taken in the Gold Coast Seaway. 2010. by Katie Leiter
Close-up of ray eye. Taken in the Gold Coast Seaway. 2010.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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"peeping" by Rafal Raszewski
"peeping"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Face to Face with this "Not very Happy" Male Pumpkinseed,... by Michel Lonfat
Face to Face with this "Not very Happy" Male Pumpkinseed, common sunfish taking care of his nest - great dive with my good friends Dan and JP last month.... Like I always say : Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Inside a jellyfish by Eric Walker
Inside a jellyfish
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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A Long-horned Cowfish not too shy.. by Sven Tramaux
A Long-horned Cowfish not too shy..
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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"I am the king". Black-eyed goby, with a Black Urchin as ... by Scott Gietler
"I am the king". Black-eyed goby, with a Black Urchin as a background. Catalina Island, California. F11, 1/100th, ISO 400
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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This image was taken during a dive in 2007 off Nassau. Th... by Steven Anderson
This image was taken during a dive in 2007 off Nassau. This Nassau Grouper peers out from under a ledge with a small friend in tow.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Bahamas
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Face to face with an adult pike :-D by Daniel Strub
Face to face with an adult pike big grin
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Blu eyes Nikon D200, 60 micro, ywin strobo Lembeh 2010 by Marchione Giacomo
Blu eyes
Nikon D200, 60 micro, ywin strobo
Lembeh 2010
Gold Medal Gold Medal 2010
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging

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It's a 'toofer' and two is always better than one
41 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, September 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Astroides calycularis in the Mediterranean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
Astroides calycularis in the Mediterranean sea.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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This image of a Spotted Cleaner Shrimp was taken in Cozum... by Steven Anderson
This image of a Spotted Cleaner Shrimp was taken in Cozumel this summer. There are always great subjects for photography on land and in the sea when traveling in Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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little sea hare by Chinchin Law
little sea hare
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Taken in Bonaire with D70 in Subal with Inon Strobes. by Rick Cavanaugh
Taken in Bonaire with D70 in Subal with Inon Strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Gold spotted Eel cruising across the sand on a night dive. by Lisa Hinderlider
Gold spotted Eel cruising across the sand on a night dive.
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Flying Gurnard by Rico Besserdich
Flying Gurnard
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date posted posted: Saturday, September 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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The eye of a cuttlefish. What beauty! by Jorge Sorial
The eye of a cuttlefish. What beauty!
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date posted posted: Friday, September 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Seaslug showing off its pretty colors... by Jorge Sorial
Seaslug showing off its pretty colors...
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date posted posted: Friday, September 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Just a boring patch of sand? Or a perfectly camouflaged p... by Michael Gallagher
Just a boring patch of sand? Or a perfectly camouflaged predator?
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date posted posted: Friday, September 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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