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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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A Lionfish hunting over a Red Sea reef. 60mm AF Macro le... by Paul Colley
A Lionfish hunting over a Red Sea reef. 60mm AF Macro lens & twin strobes.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Froggy hanging on the superstructure of the wreck by Brian Mayes
Froggy hanging on the superstructure of the wreck
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date posted posted: Monday, June 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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A close up of a scorpion fish. Canon 450D 90mm macro by Bradley Mihelich
A close up of a scorpion fish.
Canon 450D
90mm macro
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date posted posted: Monday, June 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Although I have seen many "smoking" sponges during spawni... by Lisa Hinderlider
Although I have seen many "smoking" sponges during spawning season, I had not seen any release eggs until this one.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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This snake eel, after I took this picture, sprung out of ... by John Paul Avila
This snake eel, after I took this picture, sprung out of its hole, and almost bit me.... I think it was because of the flash...
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sibuyan Sea Philippines
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Picture of a blåstål (laptrus mixtus) by Harald Fauske
Picture of a blåstål (laptrus mixtus)
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Norway
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Taken with Olympus C8080 by Charly Kotnik
Taken with Olympus C8080
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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A shot of a male Anthias taken at night on the wreck of t... by Paul Colley
A shot of a male Anthias taken at night on the wreck of the Thistlegorm. 60mm AF lens with twin strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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A Picasso Triggerfish blowing sand from his gills. 60mm ... by Paul Colley
A Picasso Triggerfish blowing sand from his gills. 60mm macro lens with twin strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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nice scorpionfish by John Paul Avila
nice scorpionfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Green Moray Eel just chillin' by Susan Beerman
Green Moray Eel just chillin'
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Undulated Moray. Gymnothonax undulatus by Marko Perisic
Undulated Moray. Gymnothonax undulatus
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Puffer portrait. Night dive in the Maldives. Canon G9 an... by Jackie Campbell
Puffer portrait.
Night dive in the Maldives. Canon G9 and internal flash only.
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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A Southern Stingray seen on a night dive off Grand Cayman by Paul Colley
A Southern Stingray seen on a night dive off Grand Cayman
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Shy Surprise ... by Jovin Lim
Shy Surprise ...
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date posted posted: Friday, June 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Emperor Shrimp - Periclimenes imperator by Eunjae Im
Emperor Shrimp - Periclimenes imperator
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date posted posted: Friday, June 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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My friend Frogy by Abimael Márquez
My friend Frogy
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date posted posted: Friday, June 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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A couple of frogfish, note the female in front to give bi... by Abimael Márquez
A couple of frogfish, note the female in front to give birth, the male is back (right).
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date posted posted: Friday, June 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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sunset dive, saw this cute blue ring~ by Tommy Liu
sunset dive, saw this cute blue ring~
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date posted posted: Friday, June 18, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Philippines
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My first hairy blenny lol by Durand Gerald
My first hairy blenny lol
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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I love to get in close and explore the abstract patterns ... by Paul Duxfield
I love to get in close and explore the abstract patterns and symmetry in nature.Underwater there is always something pretty to shoot.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Frogfish-2010 by Abimael Márquez
Frogfish-2010
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Baby seahorse by Jacques Vieira
Baby seahorse
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel Madagascar
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Eagle ray portrait - Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia by Michael Gallagher
Eagle ray portrait - Julian Rocks, Byron Bay, Australia
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Australia
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Thankyou little blennie for finally popping up (and smili... by John Hill
Thankyou little blennie for finally popping up (and smiling). G10
+ UCL 165 + a little patience...
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Malaysia
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squid by Jagwang Koo
squid
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Gnathophyllum elegans by Antonio Franco
Gnathophyllum elegans
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Italy
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