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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
The Dahlia brings some colour in our grey waters. by John De Jong
The Dahlia brings some colour in our grey waters.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Spotface Moray Eel. 1. dive of the trip. Flashsystem did... by Christian Nielsen
Spotface Moray Eel.
1. dive of the trip. Flashsystem didn't work, so had to open up the aperture to get a shot. Funny enough I somehow like the result. Will definately play more around with aperture settings in the future.
105 mm Macro
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Different angle..... by Bernard Maglana
Different angle.....
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Arrow Crab hanging upside down from a sponge. Shot on Kod... by Alan G. Miller
Arrow Crab hanging upside down from a sponge. Shot on Kodachrome 25 using a Nikonos RS and 50 mm lens with twin Ikelite SS 200's in May 2009 under the pier in Frederiksted St Croix.
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 22, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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Hoo Hoo Nikon D200 , 105 micro, twin strobo Komodo 2009 by Marchione Giacomo
Hoo Hoo
Nikon D200 , 105 micro, twin strobo
Komodo 2009
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I never realized until now how difficult it is to photogr... by William Goodwin
I never realized until now how difficult it is to photograph a white fish. First round produced "snowballs" - blown-out at any setting. Had to resort to all sorts of tricks to finally get some decent shots of "Snowball." Frog fish, Bonaire, 75 fsw
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Funny haircut.. by Steve De Neef
Funny haircut..
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Bat fish by Tony Makin
Bat fish
shortlistedShortlisted!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"SHADOW" by Bernard Maglana
"SHADOW"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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A West Australian seahorse under the Ammo Jetty, south of... by Tammy Gibbs
A West Australian seahorse under the Ammo Jetty, south of Perth WA. This little guy was hiding behind some weed but I got a shot when he popped out. My first dive with my new twin Inon Z240's and my fifth dive with my new Nikon D300.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Soft coral goby..... Fuji S5 Pro/105 VR by Yves Antoniazzo
Soft coral goby..... Fuji S5 Pro/105 VR
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Popov's Island by Sergiy Glushchenko
Popov's Island
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sea of Japan Russia
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Off bata Filipines.. teh stone fish! by Andrew Macleod
Off bata Filipines.. teh stone fish!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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seahorse at local dive site by Dave Baxter
seahorse at local dive site
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Deep Purple. Soft Coral close-up Sharm el Sheikh by Adolfo Maciocco
Deep Purple.
Soft Coral close-up
Sharm el Sheikh
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Pink on Pink. lovely tube worms, we've always called the... by Jean Wood
Pink on Pink.
lovely tube worms, we've always called them Christmas tree worms
Wakatobi
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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A young white frogfish meets a grizzled ol' octopus. 75 f... by William Goodwin
A young white frogfish meets a grizzled ol' octopus. 75 fsw, Bonaire.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Sideways Peppermint Shrimp in Branching Vase Sponge... 55... by William Goodwin
Sideways Peppermint Shrimp in Branching Vase Sponge... 55 fsw, Bonaire
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea United States
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Shrimp on whip coral. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm. by Derek Haslam
Shrimp on whip coral. Lembeh straits. D200, 60mm.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Lionfish, the fight for the underwater kingdom in Puerto ... by Abimael Márquez
Lionfish, the fight for the underwater kingdom in Puerto Rico.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Rhinopia Nikon D200, 60mm, twin strobo Komodo 2009 by Marchione Giacomo
Rhinopia
Nikon D200, 60mm, twin strobo
Komodo 2009
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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shrimp, shot with nikon D70s with 105mm macro by Simon Gardener
shrimp, shot with nikon D70s with 105mm macro
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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shot with nikon d70s and 105 mm macro by Simon Gardener
shot with nikon d70s and 105 mm macro
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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Stargazer shot on a Night dive in Komodo. Olympus E330, ... by Christian Nielsen
Stargazer shot on a Night dive in Komodo.
Olympus E330, 50mm macro and 1 Ikelite DS125
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Ambon Scorpionfish playing hide n seek on Hairball 2, Lem... by Soren Egeberg
Ambon Scorpionfish playing hide n seek on Hairball 2, Lembeh Straits
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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A sea spider taken at crossroads reef in Port Elizabeth S... by Anthony Wooldridge
A sea spider taken at crossroads reef in Port Elizabeth South Africa with a Sony W300 and a Fantasea Nano Strobe
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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its a feeding snail... rare opportunity for me :) by Janice Chan
its a feeding snail... rare opportunity for me smile
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date posted posted: Monday, October 19, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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