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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
Bryaninops sp. A coral goby with many parasites attached... by Paolo Rossi
Bryaninops sp.
A coral goby with many parasites attached on the body, interesting behavior photo
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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I think the contrast of the yellowmouth to the brown body... by Paul Flandinette
I think the contrast of the yellowmouth to the brown body with speckled blue markings is extremely striking so it was worth putting time in to get this shot. Taken with Inon Z240 with fiber optic snoots, 60mm macro and a wet close up lens
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I stayed with this Blacktip grouper for quite a while as ... by Paul Flandinette
I stayed with this Blacktip grouper for quite a while as he flitted from one coral to another, but eventually it got used to me enough so that I could get close
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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PANOCCHIA by Mario Rapini
PANOCCHIA
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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For once ... a tail :-) by Raoul Caprez
For once ... a tail :-)
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Seychelles
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Irridescent tube anemone by Marylin Batt
Irridescent tube anemone
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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COZY BED Sharpnose Puffer Palau by Mickle Huang
COZY BED
Sharpnose Puffer
Palau
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Palau
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Cleaning station by Erich Reboucas
Cleaning station
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Peppered Moray Eel by Henrik Gram Rasmussen
Peppered Moray Eel
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34 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Xenocarcinus tuberculatus Look at the polips attached on... by Paolo Rossi
Xenocarcinus tuberculatus
Look at the polips attached on the body (on the "nose" also), nice camouflage
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Bluefin trevally in Rangali Manta point - West Ari Atoll ... by Boris Pamikov
Bluefin trevally in Rangali Manta point - West Ari Atoll
/ Ambient light
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Grey morays by Paul Flandinette
Grey morays
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57 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Soft Coral by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Soft Coral
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Orange Seahorse by Abimael Márquez
Orange Seahorse
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Goby yawn by Amir Stern
Goby yawn
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Israel
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Simple shot of Grey Moray Eel that I had a chat to at the... by Pete Devereux
Simple shot of Grey Moray Eel that I had a chat to at the Poor Knights NZ. Nice fella!
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tasman Sea New Zealand
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Hawkfish in Bunaken by Paolo Rossi
Hawkfish in Bunaken
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date posted posted: Friday, December 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Two crabs mating in the Manado area by Paolo Rossi
Two crabs mating in the Manado area
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Two juvenile Squid mesmerized by my strobe light. Night ... by John Hill
Two juvenile Squid mesmerized by my strobe light. Night dive, Dumaguete.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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cowrie in a sponge by Marylin Batt
cowrie in a sponge
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Cheer Leader by William Loke
Cheer Leader
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A different view of an anemone... by Janet Mccrudden
A different view of an anemone...
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Maldives
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Snoot close up of a mussel, last weekend. by John De Jong
Snoot close up of a mussel, last weekend.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Twin NEMOS. by Rick Tegeler
Twin NEMOS.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bismarck Sea Papua New Guinea
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blenny in a mussel shell by Mathieu Foulquié
blenny in a mussel shell
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea France
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Fishing by Doris Vierkoetter
Fishing
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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a patient lizardfish showing of his impressive teeth :-) by Mona Dienhart
a patient lizardfish showing of his impressive teeth :-)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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