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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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Clam with sponge and corals .Taken on the wreck of the Ro... by Patrick Smith
Clam with sponge and corals .Taken on the wreck of the Rodeo, Located off of Fort Lauderdale Florida.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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kish Island by Hamid Shamsi
kish Island
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date posted posted: Friday, July 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Went to dive a new site in Dauin and found this Zebra Cra... by Steve De Neef
Went to dive a new site in Dauin and found this Zebra Crab carrying eggs.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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This is an old film shot of a Graysby with attitude taken... by Patrick Smith
This is an old film shot of a Graysby with attitude taken off of Pompano Beach Florida.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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found in Madeira; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Madeira; D200
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Portugal
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Hello ! by Raoul Caprez
Hello !
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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A resting cuddlefish on a small reef of Atlantis Resort, ... by Patrick Smith
A resting cuddlefish on a small reef of Atlantis Resort, Dumagete.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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mandarin fish mating. sunset dive in Lembeh strait, Nort... by Ahmad Mulla
mandarin fish mating.
sunset dive in Lembeh strait, North Sulawesi.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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"Indian Fan Worm" by Henry Jager
"Indian Fan Worm"
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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red by Antonio Imperio
red
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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Juvenile lionfish, Byron Bay. Taken with a demo Canon 7D ... by Catherine Marshall
Juvenile lionfish, Byron Bay. Taken with a demo Canon 7D and Canon 60mm lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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I am not leaving!!! Mantis Shrimp taken at Kuredu, Maldi... by Gerri Tomlinson
I am not leaving!!!
Mantis Shrimp taken at Kuredu, Maldives in 2009
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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a mouth full of eggs... by Dray Van Beeck
a mouth full of eggs...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A bit grumpy today ? by Rico Besserdich
A bit grumpy today ?
shortlistedShortlisted!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Octopus by Raoul Caprez
Octopus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Disguise :-) by Raoul Caprez
Disguise :-)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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A Peacock Mantis shrimp showing some curiosity towards th... by Steve De Neef
A Peacock Mantis shrimp showing some curiosity towards the camera.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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The back yard at CoCoView. Had never seen one of these bl... by Ron Hyatt
The back yard at CoCoView. Had never seen one of these blennies before. Gave me an excuse just to lay in sand and watch.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Hey good lookin....These eels are so cool... by Lisa Hinderlider
Hey good lookin....These eels are so cool...
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date posted posted: Monday, July 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Blue-spotted sting ray eyeing me up! Cannon powershot g10... by Luke Gordon
Blue-spotted sting ray eyeing me up! Cannon powershot g10 with two Ikelite autoflash 35 strobes!
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date posted posted: Monday, July 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Fiji
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A squirrel fish taking a peek at me on a reef off Jupiter... by Patrick Smith
A squirrel fish taking a peek at me on a reef off Jupiter Florida.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic United States
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Close-up: Eye of a squid by Els Van Den Borre
Close-up: Eye of a squid
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Lembeh strait, North Sulawesi by Ahmad Mulla
Lembeh strait, North Sulawesi
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Asian Sea Indonesia
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This Juvenile Lizard Fish was only about 5cm in length (s... by Allen Walker
This Juvenile Lizard Fish was only about 5cm in length (see grains of sand), but hey that did not stop him catching an anchovy, even if he could not swallow it completely. Was not easy to get him to sit still for this pic.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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PSH by Dave Baxter
PSH
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 11, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Sad Eyes by Nadya Kulagina
Sad Eyes
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Red it is ........Fuji S5 pro/105VR+UCL by Yves Antoniazzo
Red it is ........Fuji S5 pro/105VR+UCL
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date posted posted: Friday, July 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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