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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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"I am the Queen in here"-Canon 100 mm-full frame -Bonaire by Richard Goluch
"I am the Queen in here"-Canon 100 mm-full frame -Bonaire
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date posted posted: Friday, August 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Close up and personnal with a Blue Ring - taken with D200... by David Henshaw
Close up and personnal with a Blue Ring - taken with D200 and 60mm lens with 2T diopter - no cropping - this is as close as it gets!
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date posted posted: Friday, August 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Grouper, Porto Santo, Portugal. by José Carvalho
Grouper, Porto Santo, Portugal.
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A beautiful little Seahorse doing his best to stay camouf... by John Passov
A beautiful little Seahorse doing his best to stay camouflaged.
9 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Taken with D200 and 105mm lens - patience paid off with t... by David Henshaw
Taken with D200 and 105mm lens - patience paid off with this "Egg Carrier"
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Sculptured Slipper Lobster-Canon 100 mm macro,full frame ... by Richard Goluch
Sculptured Slipper Lobster-Canon 100 mm macro,full frame no cropping-Bonaire 2009
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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WHITE BALL ... by Bernard Maglana
WHITE BALL ...
7 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Taken on Inchape II Used a Fujifinepix point and shoot w... by Iain Fryer
Taken on Inchape II
Used a Fujifinepix point and shoot with a single Ikelite strobe
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean United Arab Emirates
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Pufferfish, Porto Santo, Portugal. by José Carvalho
Pufferfish, Porto Santo, Portugal.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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Cling fish inside a featherstar, 60 mm marco lense by Rob De Vries
Cling fish inside a featherstar, 60 mm marco lense
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Triated Frogfish, Crast Boat, Aguadilla, P.R. by Abimael Márquez
Triated Frogfish, Crast Boat, Aguadilla, P.R.
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Green Sea Turtle hiding in a soft coral-Bonaire 2009 by Richard Goluch
Green Sea Turtle hiding in a soft coral-Bonaire 2009
shortlistedShortlisted!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Itchy chin picture taken in Tulamben Fuji S5 pro / 1... by Yves Antoniazzo
Itchy chin picture taken in Tulamben Fuji S5 pro / 105VR
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Two male mandarin fish jousting at dusk by Julian Cohen
Two male mandarin fish jousting at dusk
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"Look into my eyes....... you are feeling sleepy.... very... by Debi Henshaw
"Look into my eyes....... you are feeling sleepy.... very sleepy....." It worked with the hermit crab so vote for me too :o)
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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This image of a Christmas Tree Worm taken while diving in... by Steven Anderson
This image of a Christmas Tree Worm taken while diving in Cozumel.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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Scorpena in anemone by Girts Kravalis
Scorpena in anemone
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Close-up portrait of a Weedy Scorpionfish "Out of the Sha... by David Henshaw
Close-up portrait of a Weedy Scorpionfish "Out of the Shadows"
Taken with D200 and 60mm lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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I know another nimo, yes but not in a normal anemone ... by Yves Antoniazzo
I know another nimo, yes but not in a normal anemone Fuji S5 pro / 105 Vr
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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This one taste good but I refrain since they look better.... by Bernard Maglana
This one taste good but I refrain since they look better....
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Baby, Crash. by Abimael Márquez
Baby, Crash.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Cleaning.. Tulamben/ Bali by Cenk Ceylanoglu
Cleaning..
Tulamben/ Bali
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Pipefish in the seagras in Roses, Spain. Great dive. The ... by Daniel Strub
Pipefish in the seagras in Roses, Spain. Great dive. The pipe fish was found by Buddy Sven big grin
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Blenny in a coral looking disturbed. 60 mm macro. by Rob De Vries
Blenny in a coral looking disturbed. 60 mm macro.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Mimic Octopus Full Frame :o) by Debi Henshaw
Mimic Octopus Full Frame :o)
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date posted posted: Monday, August 3, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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"friend"wolf eel in a pvc structure called the geodome t... by Stephen Sanders
"friend"wolf eel in a pvc structure called the geodome the sea urchins are what it eats.shot was taken by a sea & sea dx1200
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 2, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea United States
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