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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
These guys are usually down in a crack where it's hard to... by Gordon Harveson
These guys are usually down in a crack where it's hard to get a shot of them. This one just posed....
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Eye shark. Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). by Edson Acioli
Eye shark. Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum).
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South) Brazil
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Fiery red fern coral pops like a giant hand from the seab... by Aj Hiller
Fiery red fern coral pops like a giant hand from the seabed; shot with Nikon 2DX, 10.5mm fisheye at f/11, 1/250, with one Inon Z-240 strobe
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Taken on night dive at Lembeh Straits. by John Miller
Taken on night dive at Lembeh Straits.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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I love starfish the coulours on this one was just stunnin... by Herbert Kelly
I love starfish the coulours on this one was just stunning...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Mozambique
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Red irish lord. Taken with Canon SD550 7.1 MP camera with... by Mathew Connell
Red irish lord. Taken with Canon SD550 7.1 MP camera with canon housing using internal flash with diffuser.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Canada
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Hawkfish by Fatih Sökmen
Hawkfish
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Can u See my Single Tooth.... Taken at Bali using Olympus... by Adrian Schokman
Can u See my Single Tooth.... Taken at Bali using Olympus E-330
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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gobbleguts -found this one on the wreck trail by Dave Baxter
gobbleguts -found this one on the wreck trail
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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5d by Jagwang Koo
5d
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Cyclopterus lumpus (Lump sucker) male with eggs. The male... by John De Jong
Cyclopterus lumpus (Lump sucker) male with eggs. The male protects the eggs till the juvenile fishes come out.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Giant barracuda on the prowl; Nikon D2X, Nikkor 105mm mic... by Aj Hiller
Giant barracuda on the prowl; Nikon D2X, Nikkor 105mm micro-Nikkor, one Inon Z-240 strobe, Aquatica housing
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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This little fella was hiding in the coral I quite like th... by Herbert Kelly
This little fella was hiding in the coral I quite like the shot and the colours...
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date posted posted: Monday, December 28, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Mozambique
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A fast shutter speed to get the black background......noy... by Gordon Harveson
A fast shutter speed to get the black background......noy because he was real fast!
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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Butterfly fish inside a purple sponge - Palancar reef, Co... by Rickey Ferand
Butterfly fish inside a purple sponge - Palancar reef, Cozumel
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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What do you do when the strobes won't fire? Try another t... by Christian Skauge
What do you do when the strobes won't fire? Try another take at getting it together! Norwegian Topknot shot at f4.0, 1/60 and ISO 320 with a small focus light. Sometimes that can work too :-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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paracentrotus lividus.Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strob by Carlos Ernesto
paracentrotus lividus.Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strob
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Lembeh-Cockatoo Waspfish-no cropping by Richard Goluch
Lembeh-Cockatoo Waspfish-no cropping
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Trumpet fish - mouth detail by Alan Lyall
Trumpet fish - mouth detail
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Ornate Ghost-pipefish. by Daniel Norwood
Ornate Ghost-pipefish.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Triggerfish amidst soft coral; Nikon D2X, Aquatica Housin... by Aj Hiller
Triggerfish amidst soft coral; Nikon D2X, Aquatica Housing, one Inon Z-240 strobe, Nikkor 35-80mm lens.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Curious parrotfish seeks conversation with equally curiou... by Aj Hiller
Curious parrotfish seeks conversation with equally curious diver...shot with Nikon D2X, 105mm micro-Nikkor, two Inon Z-240 strobes and Aquatica housing.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Koro Sea Fiji
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Ahhh... by Bernard Maglana
Ahhh...
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Parrot fish another alien species in the mediterranean sea by Alberto Romeo
Parrot fish another alien species in the mediterranean sea
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 27, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Up close and personal by Eric Fly
Up close and personal
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Crab in Crash Boat by Abimael Márquez
Crab in Crash Boat
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 26, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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