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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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This photo of typical Maltese fish life was taken beside ... by Ros Parmenter
This photo of typical Maltese fish life was taken beside the wreck of the P31, deliberatley sunk for divers off the island of Gozo
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date posted posted: Monday, January 2, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Saggy Face by Leah Sindel
Saggy Face
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A young specimen of Muraena helena with cleaner shrimp Ly... by Antonio Colacino
A young specimen of Muraena helena with cleaner shrimp Lysimata seticaudata
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date posted posted: Sunday, January 1, 2012
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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More Yellow!! by Carlos Pérez
More Yellow!!
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Lionfish portrait in BW by Lisa Hinderlider
Lionfish portrait in BW
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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A spiral tube worm taken at 35m under water on the wreck ... by Andonis Markou
A spiral tube worm taken at 35m under water on the wreck of the ss cricket near Larnaca Cyprus.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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Spider crab and anemone by Alex Zeni
Spider crab and anemone
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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A porcelain crab with eggs by Pietro Cremone
A porcelain crab with eggs
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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You take the high road and I'll take the low road.... by Larry Polster
You take the high road and I'll take the low road....
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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The first egg released during a research trip in Coral Bay by Nick Thake
The first egg released during a research trip in Coral Bay
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Australia
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Soft coral crab out for a look. by Andy Lerner
Soft coral crab out for a look.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Sepia plangon. Shiprock, Port Hacking by Doug Anderson
Sepia plangon. Shiprock, Port Hacking
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea Australia
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Softcorals at Lembeh Straits, taken by Nikon D300 with ik... by Alex Lok
Softcorals at Lembeh Straits, taken by Nikon D300 with ikeite housing, 2 inon z-240 strobe.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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I greet and farewell to the 2011. by Abimael Márquez
I greet and farewell to the 2011.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Hawksbill Turtle on the First Reef off the Fort Lauderdal... by Michael Kovach
Hawksbill Turtle on the First Reef off the Fort Lauderdale beach at night.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Yellow and more Yellow like sunshine by Carlos Pérez
Yellow and more Yellow like sunshine
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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A hingebeak shrimp at Seraya. by Tammy Gibbs
A hingebeak shrimp at Seraya.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Eledone cihrrosa (Curled Octopus) on some kelp ready to t... by Bjørnar Nygård
Eledone cihrrosa (Curled Octopus) on some kelp ready to take the leap and go in to hiding.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Norwegian Sea Norway
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elegance by Daniele Mirigliano
elegance
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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On a night dive I found this Parrot fish wrapped in its m... by Jim Mcguire
On a night dive I found this Parrot fish wrapped in its mucas bubble for the night. The flash didn't wake him either.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Marshall Islands
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A small goby on ascidia....may be waiting for attaching e... by Paolo Rossi
A small goby on ascidia....may be waiting for attaching eggs...
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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brittle star shot with Nikon D7000 105mm macro by Simon Gardener
brittle star shot with Nikon D7000 105mm macro
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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brittle star shot with 105mm macro by Simon Gardener
brittle star shot with 105mm macro
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Ol' Blue in Ambon Bay by Larry Polster
Ol' Blue in Ambon Bay
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Christopher Hartley by Christopher Hartley
Christopher Hartley
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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A beautiful Christmas tree Worm (Sabellidae: Annelida) fr... by Vishal Bhave
A beautiful Christmas tree Worm (Sabellidae: Annelida) from Okha, Gujarat.
Those are also known as Feather dusters.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea India
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Clown fish with isopode by Davide Lopresti
Clown fish with isopode
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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