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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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This way, please ! by Jörg Menge
This way, please !
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Germany
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Batfish, stacked lens by Abimael Márquez
Batfish, stacked lens
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Frogfish by Abimael Márquez
Frogfish
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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I personally like the detail of this giant clam by Mona Dienhart
I personally like the detail of this giant clam
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"Predator closeup". Nightdive, CANON 40D, Ike housing, Ik... by Rico Besserdich
"Predator closeup". Nightdive, CANON 40D, Ike housing, Ike DS-125 strobe, CANON 60mm macro lens.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 24, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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A Belted Sandfish on Mammoth Rock Reef , in the Gulf of M... by Patrick Smith
A Belted Sandfish on Mammoth Rock Reef , in the Gulf of Mexico, off Clearwater Beach, Florida.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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CENTEPIDE by Andres L-M_larraz
CENTEPIDE
37 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Janolus nudibranch on kelp, photo taken in Southern Calif... by Scott Gietler
Janolus nudibranch on kelp, photo taken in Southern California.
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33 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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preggy pygmy : ) by Chinchin Law
preggy pygmy : )
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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blue ribbon treat by Jun Lao
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blue ribbon treat
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Friendly Face. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm. by Richard Witmer
Friendly Face. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm.
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Nice crop Richard
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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walking tall and who's leading who - Banded Coral Shrimp ... by Steven Anderson
walking tall and who's leading who - Banded Coral Shrimp make their way to the tip of a Barrel Sponge - this photo was taken during a morning dive off Roatan.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Found in a beer bottle! by Tim Blakeley
Found in a beer bottle!
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 22, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Bahamas
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A beautiful Leptopsammia pruvoti in the Mediteranean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
A beautiful Leptopsammia pruvoti in the Mediteranean sea.
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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transparent eggy!!! (commensal shrimp) by Chinchin Law
transparent eggy!!! (commensal shrimp)
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date posted posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Myriapora truncata whit bubbles of my ARA in underwater c... by Ferdinando Meli
Myriapora truncata whit bubbles of my ARA in underwater cave.
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date posted posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Close to the squid :-) by Rico Besserdich
Close to the squid :-)
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24 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Frog fish on Mitsio by Jacques Vieira
Frog fish on Mitsio
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Madagascar
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The Bat Fish by Eric Walker
The Bat Fish
11 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Green Moray Another Perspetive. Nikon D80 with 15mm le... by Pedro Padilla
Green Moray Another Perspetive.
Nikon D80 with 15mm lens f/16 @ 1/30s ISO100.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Beautiful little seahorse by Veronika Matějková
Beautiful little seahorse
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Croatia
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A little Gobi resting beneathe the dock at Buddy Dive Res... by Patrick Smith
A little Gobi resting beneathe the dock at Buddy Dive Resort,Bonaire.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Blenny by Rico Besserdich
Blenny
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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The Prince Albert wreck at CoCoView. Olympus c5050 with ... by Ron Hyatt
The Prince Albert wreck at CoCoView. Olympus c5050 with Sea & Sea strobe. Not sure what type blennie this is, but he was very patient with me.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Honduras
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azizkoraie by Aziz Koraie
azizkoraie
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Pakistan
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Comming out from the dark ... :-D by Daniel Strub
Comming out from the dark ... big grin
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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A closeup of the Mediterranean lizard fish. by Fabrizio Frixa
A closeup of the Mediterranean lizard fish.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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