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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
Standoff. . . by Kevin Bryant
Standoff. . .
20 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Crowned... by Nadya Kulagina
Crowned...
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Philippines
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clown fish ! by Helmy Hashim
clown fish !
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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"The Intruder" - Serranus scriba and isopoda - by Marcello Di Francesco
"The Intruder" - Serranus scriba and isopoda -
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55 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Porcupine fish with a shrimp on its nose. Never seen thi... by Bill Van Eyk
Porcupine fish with a shrimp on its nose. Never seen this before, it's probably just coincidental. But, it may be cleaning its left eye socket as it appears hollow. Once the shrimp swam away the socket and eye looked normal.
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date posted posted: Monday, October 17, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Australia
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She's baaaaack! Don't move a muscle, maybe she won't see... by Suzan Meldonian
She's baaaaack! Don't move a muscle, maybe she won't see me.
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Frogfish Portrait by Tony Cherbas
Frogfish Portrait
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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One of last winter. A Cyclopterus lumpus in close up. by John De Jong
One of last winter. A Cyclopterus lumpus in close up.
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Snowflake moray eel portrait, Lembeh by Michael Gallagher
Snowflake moray eel portrait, Lembeh
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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found in Lembeh; D200 by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh; D200
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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C7070 Olympus Cam, Lagindingan Point, Mis. Or., Phil. by Jun Quiblat
C7070 Olympus Cam, Lagindingan Point, Mis. Or., Phil.
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Looks like a long drop from this tube thingy. by Kevin Bryant
Looks like a long drop from this tube thingy.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Be careful! by Anthony Smith
Be careful!
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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neznam nazev by Radim Fort
neznam nazev
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 16, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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compact camera - no strobes, no flash, no ps/lr editing @... by Tim Ho
by: Tim Ho
compact camera - no strobes, no flash, no ps/lr editing @ 16m
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Saddled Blenny Malacoctenus triangulatus by John Roach
Saddled Blenny Malacoctenus triangulatus
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands
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Blennie in La Ciotat :-D by Daniel Strub
Blennie in La Ciotat big grin
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: France
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Spearing mantis :-D by Daniel Strub
Spearing mantis big grin
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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spanish dancer by Helmy Hashim
spanish dancer
25 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 15, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Face to face with a small frogfish. by Abimael Márquez
Face to face with a small frogfish.
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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The eye of a Crocodile Fish... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
The eye of a Crocodile Fish... :O)...
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date posted posted: Friday, October 14, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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bite my lure! by Eunjae Im
bite my lure!
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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Wuz nearly gummed to death by this one. . . by Kevin Bryant
Wuz nearly gummed to death by this one. . .
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Facing with Banded Sea Snake by Ken Thongpila
Facing with Banded Sea Snake
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55 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Huddled. Striped Catfish found under half a barrel, ther... by John Hill
Huddled. Striped Catfish found under half a barrel, there were about 30 but these were huddled together (not swimming), resting? Not bothered by me getting close to get a full frame shot, although i have croppped the top and bottom slightly smile
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Philippines
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Nudibranch on mucilage. Picture taken at Elba island by Andrea Rufo
Nudibranch on mucilage. Picture taken at Elba island
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Wide Open White: White Mouth Moray by Tony Cherbas
Wide Open White: White Mouth Moray
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, October 13, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Guam
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