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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 beautiful Mullus surmuletus in the Mediterrnean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
A beautiful Mullus surmuletus in the Mediterrnean sea.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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yawning trumpetfish by Els Van Den Borre
yawning trumpetfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Cleaning Schrimp... Que du bonheur... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Cleaning Schrimp... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Scrawled Cowfish natural light by Herbert Dubois
Scrawled Cowfish natural light
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico United States
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Secretary blenny, hundreds of fish eggs (Threespot Dansel... by Abimael Márquez
Secretary blenny, hundreds of fish eggs (Threespot Danselfish)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Moray Close -up by Adolfo Maciocco
Moray Close -up
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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French Angelfish Portrait. by Patrick Reardon
French Angelfish Portrait.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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A Sepia officinalis in the Mediterranean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
A Sepia officinalis in the Mediterranean sea.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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simply wonderful.... by Charly Kotnik
simply wonderful....
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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Coral Rock cod. by Charles Wright
Coral Rock cod.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Macro shot for Hard coral at RED SEA - YANBU by Saleh Kheraiji
Macro shot for Hard coral at RED SEA - YANBU
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Saudi Arabia
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Smile and say, "CHEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ" by Michael Schlenk
Smile and say, "CHEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZ"
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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A Cowrie moving down a soft coral. I liked the way the br... by Steve De Neef
A Cowrie moving down a soft coral. I liked the way the bristle star looked like a trail.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The eye of the Octopus by Eric Walker
The eye of the Octopus
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Scorpion fish taken on a night dive on the Barge in the R... by Jackie Campbell
Scorpion fish taken on a night dive on the Barge in the Red Sea. Canon G9 and internal flash. He was so well camoflauged that I almost did not see him sitting there observing everything... <°))))> < - <°))))> <
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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North Cyprus/ İskele by Timucin Ucar
North Cyprus/ İskele
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Agelas oroides in the Mediterranean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
Agelas oroides in the Mediterranean sea.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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3 - Nikonos RS with 50 mm macro and 2 Ikelite SS 200's sh... by Alan G. Miller
3 - Nikonos RS with 50 mm macro and 2 Ikelite SS 200's shot on Kodachrome 64.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Neosimnia spelta, 12mm, Capolumini (CT), Sicily, Ionian S... by Alessandro Pagano
Neosimnia spelta, 12mm, Capolumini (CT), Sicily, Ionian Sea, wreck "Terni", -40m
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Italy
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Squat Lobster. Notice the hairs on the claws and texture... by Richard Witmer
Squat Lobster. Notice the hairs on the claws and texture of the eyes on Hi-Rez. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm + diopter.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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The beautiful design of a Sea-Star... Que du bonheur... :... by Michel Lonfat
The beautiful design of a Sea-Star... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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another old friend from Lembeh and Sipadan: crocodile fis... by Adriano Trapani
another old friend from Lembeh and Sipadan: crocodile fish! this time I went for a close-up as the pattern in their eyes always fascinated me
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Fangtooth moray eel. Very menacing, but harmless. by Jorge Sorial
Fangtooth moray eel. Very menacing, but harmless.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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The Grey Angelfish seem to be very friendly and not shy. ... by Steven Anderson
The Grey Angelfish seem to be very friendly and not shy. This image was taken during a dive trip to Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Scorpion Fish by Eric Walker
Scorpion Fish
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 8, 2010
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date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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found in Sabang; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Sabang; D200
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Goby going in for a clean . by Jacques Vieira
Goby going in for a clean .
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Madagascar
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