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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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Sand pipefish by Jagwang Koo
Sand pipefish
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perfect focus on the eyes - this shot is about depth of field (or lack of it) - well done Jagwang!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Blennie Gattorugine aux iles medes by André Bruchez
Blennie Gattorugine aux iles medes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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Garden eel taken at the coral gardens in Tulamben Bali wi... by Graeme Cole
Garden eel taken at the coral gardens in Tulamben Bali with a 60mm macro lens.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Feather Duster, Cayman Brac, 40 fsw. by William Goodwin
Feather Duster, Cayman Brac, 40 fsw.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Seraya - Tulamben, Bali by M Faizal Chandra Bayu
Seraya - Tulamben, Bali
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Profile in red by Daniel Wernli
Profile in red
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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lumens by Jun Lao
by: Jun Lao
lumens
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Nassau Grouper by Abimael Márquez
Nassau Grouper
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) Bahamas
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Clown fish taken at Menjangen Island Bali with Canon 7D w... by Graeme Cole
Clown fish taken at Menjangen Island Bali with Canon 7D with 60mm Macro lens
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Manderin Fish shot at Mimpi Lagoon at Menjangen Bali with... by Graeme Cole
Manderin Fish shot at Mimpi Lagoon at Menjangen Bali with Canon 7D and 60mm macro lens.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Emporer Angelfish by Larissa Roorda
Emporer Angelfish
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Micronesia
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Sweetlips getting a facial by Charles Wright
Sweetlips getting a facial
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Spotted trunk fish in Bonaire by Jim Garber
Spotted trunk fish in Bonaire
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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Close enough ... (Arothron mappa) by Raoul Caprez
Close enough ... (Arothron mappa)
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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lionfish.. by Joe Hoyle
lionfish..
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Magnetic eye... of a Octopus vulgaris. by Ferdinando Meli
Magnetic eye... of a Octopus vulgaris.
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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moray eel :) by Joe Hoyle
moray eel smile
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date posted posted: Friday, October 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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I like anemonefishes... by Olivier Notz
I like anemonefishes...
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date posted posted: Friday, October 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Rockfish-Portrait by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish-Portrait
shortlistedShortlisted!
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date posted posted: Friday, October 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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... by Sergiy Glushchenko
...
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date posted posted: Friday, October 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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baby lionfish! by Joe Hoyle
baby lionfish!
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Turtlely dude!!! Green Sea Turtle portrait - Julian Rocks... by Michael Gallagher
Turtlely dude!!! Green Sea Turtle portrait - Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Deep look by Abimael Márquez
Deep look
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Virgin Islands U.S.
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jawfish with eggs/ baby jawfish in its mouth! by Joe Hoyle
jawfish with eggs/ baby jawfish in its mouth!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Mexico Mexico
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Our guide found this nice xeno crab on a whip coral and r... by Christian Nielsen
Our guide found this nice xeno crab on a whip coral and right next to it, there was another one. Amed and Tulamben are indeed good for critters. olympus E330, 50mm macro, nexus wetlens, 2 Ikelite DS125 strobes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"cou-cou" Blennie shootée aux iles Medes. by André Bruchez
"cou-cou"
Blennie shootée aux iles Medes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Spain
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DANGER by Tevfik Başlı
DANGER
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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