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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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CHANNEL Brain Coral Symphyllia Faltenkoralle by Jörg Menge
CHANNEL
Brain Coral
Symphyllia
Faltenkoralle
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date posted posted: Friday, March 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Crocodile fish close up. Nikon D300, 60mm Macro. by Nick Blake
Crocodile fish close up.
Nikon D300, 60mm Macro.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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TRENCH Lobed Brain Coral (Open Brain Coral) Lobophyll... by Jörg Menge
TRENCH
Lobed Brain Coral (Open Brain Coral)
Lobophyllia sp
Doldenkoralle
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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This shot was taken at Mabul, Malaysia. This little one s... by Stephanie Ti
This shot was taken at Mabul, Malaysia. This little one sure was difficult to find and take. This pygmy was no bigger than 2 rice grains.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Malaysia
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Look into my eyes!!! by Mona Dienhart
Look into my eyes!!!
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY Anenome taken on a night dive w... by Jackie Campbell
HAPPY ST PATRICK'S DAY
Anenome taken on a night dive with uv filters.
Canon S90, fisheye LED500 torch and single Inon D2000 strobe.
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18 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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"What you talkin about Willis?" by Lisa Hinderlider
"What you talkin about Willis?"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Frog Fish by Jagwang Koo
Frog Fish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Sea horse by Jagwang Koo
Sea horse
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Starfish by Wiljo Jonsson
Starfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Greece
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This majestic creature was shot at Richelieu Rock. I used... by Stephanie Ti
This majestic creature was shot at Richelieu Rock. I used a low power strobe and 2 macro lenses. Very minimal editing and no photoshop was used.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Thailand
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Night dive in Cozumel. Canon A640, Canon Housing & Olymp... by Vince Mitchell
Night dive in Cozumel. Canon A640, Canon Housing & Olympus Slave Strobe.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Hello by Lütfi Tanrıöver
Hello
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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eye of the flounder by Mathieu Foulquié
eye of the flounder
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Sargocentron_Syria by Mathieu Foulquié
Sargocentron_Syria
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Syrian Arab Republic
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A common octopus taken at Riybanks in Port Elizabeth Sout... by Anthony Wooldridge
A common octopus taken at Riybanks in Port Elizabeth South Africa
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean South Africa
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Spotted by Adam (Freeflow Diving). An alert and wise look... by Marcus Culley
Spotted by Adam (Freeflow Diving). An alert and wise looking Hysterix snapped with a Cannon S90 at Taci Tolu last weekend. Blue Finned Trevally feeding in the area at the time - fortunately Hysterix made it through unscathed!
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea East Timor
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diff..day..diff..hue...Sealife DC1000... by Richard Campbell
diff..day..diff..hue...Sealife DC1000...
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Nemo's Dad by Carol Cox
Nemo's Dad
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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my friend frogfish Francis from Nuweiba by Mona Dienhart
my friend frogfish Francis from Nuweiba
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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The smile of a larva of a DragonFly - Sunday's dive in a ... by Michel Lonfat
The smile of a larva of a DragonFly - Sunday's dive in a small pound... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Monday, March 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Leopard Sea Robin by Suzan Meldonian
Leopard Sea Robin
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Sleeping Octopus with sharknose blenny also sleeping. Eve... by Suzan Meldonian
Sleeping Octopus with sharknose blenny also sleeping. Even while sleeping, their colors change! The red is from my strobe, and the aqua from my lycra skin
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Turks and Caicos islands
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Crocodilefish portrait, Komodo, Indonesia by Michael Gallagher
Crocodilefish portrait, Komodo, Indonesia
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Nice symetrical composition Michael with loads of detail
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ahtapot by Nejdet Demirtas
Ahtapot
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Aegean Sea Turkey
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Froggie Nest. This is a group of four frog fish inside t... by Patrick Reardon
Froggie Nest. This is a group of four frog fish inside the wheelhouse of a wreck. Largest (orange, up and right) was a two-foot long fish. Tail of one is orange and to the left. Shot from several feet away with 105 macro.
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Big Eye by Marco Greco
Big Eye
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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