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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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Face to face with a flounder by Abimael Márquez
Face to face with a flounder
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37 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Hmmmmm... by Sven Tramaux
Hmmmmm...
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Cratena peregrina by Ferdinando Meli
Cratena peregrina
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date posted posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Mantis Shrimp by Joshua Tappert
Mantis Shrimp
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Solomon Sea Papua New Guinea
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Richileui Rock, there were a pair of these splendid fello... by Maria Machin
Richileui Rock, there were a pair of these splendid fellows in a crevice at around 30m.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Richileui Rock, there were a pair of these splendid fello... by Maria Machin
Richileui Rock, there were a pair of these splendid fellows in a crevice at around 30m.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Whip coral gobbie :-D - Marsa Nakari house reef, zodiac n... by Daniel Strub
Whip coral gobbie big grin - Marsa Nakari house reef, zodiac north. This whip coral was just underneath the cave where we found the hatchin tiger cardinalfish - we spent quite some tim on this spot.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Lauriea siagiani by Alex Varani
Lauriea siagiani
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Fluffy.. a close up of a bearded fireworm. I am fairly ce... by Suzan Meldonian
Fluffy.. a close up of a bearded fireworm. I am fairly certain they have 2 sets of eyes, and wear a rastaman hat.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Cute crabby on Sea Urchin. Nikon D7000 105 mm VR Ikelite ... by Ximena Olds
Cute crabby on Sea Urchin. Nikon D7000 105 mm VR Ikelite strobe and housings Subsee 10+
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Turtle by Abimael Márquez
Turtle
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Dominica
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Candy crab on dendronephthya soft coral - Anilao, Philipp... by Francesco De Marchi
Candy crab on dendronephthya soft coral - Anilao, Philippines
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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hippocampus bargibanti (sp. orange) by Alex Varani
hippocampus bargibanti (sp. orange)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Pigmy seahorse by Marco Maccarelli
Pigmy seahorse
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date posted posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Male tiger cardinalfish (cheliodipterus macrodon) hatchin... by Daniel Strub
Male tiger cardinalfish (cheliodipterus macrodon) hatching eggs big grin
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, May 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Crab sp. Under ledge in Roatan. by David Gilchrist
Crab sp. Under ledge in Roatan.
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date posted posted: Monday, May 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Anthias "à la Mitsch" :-D - sooo beautiful by Daniel Strub
Anthias "à la Mitsch" big grin - sooo beautiful
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date posted posted: Monday, May 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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shot with 105mm macro by Simon Gardener
shot with 105mm macro
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date posted posted: Monday, May 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Octupus Mauritius Round Island Mauritius by Australian Je... by Jean-Yves Bignoux
Octupus Mauritius Round Island Mauritius by Australian Jean-Yves Bignoux based on the tropical island of Mauritius ,Canon 7D EOS ,theseagreen.com
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date posted posted: Monday, May 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mauritius
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Close encounter by Els Van Den Borre
Close encounter
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date posted posted: Monday, May 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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These little fish just wont keep still! by Maria Machin
These little fish just wont keep still!
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Thought this nudi was rather splendid, unsure as to its n... by Maria Machin
Thought this nudi was rather splendid, unsure as to its name. Must get my book out.
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Great Camouflage, Canon G10 DS51 by Alex Saywell
Great Camouflage, Canon G10 DS51
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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flowers for mothersday..sealife dc1000.. by Richard Campbell
flowers for mothersday..sealife dc1000..
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date posted posted: Sunday, May 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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This 2 Gobies was shot in Manado with a Canon 40D. Lens u... by William Loke
This 2 Gobies was shot in Manado with a Canon 40D. Lens used was Canon 60mm Macro Lens & SubSee +10 Diopter. Picture was shot in a very shallow DOF @ f2.8 and 1/250th.
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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Isopod enjoying a free ride on a glasseye's tail (f18; 1/... by Jorge Sorial
Isopod enjoying a free ride on a glasseye's tail (f18; 1/100s; ISO 200)
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Canon 40d/ Ikelite housing with 60mm macro lens. Shot of... by Kyle Mcburnie
Canon 40d/ Ikelite housing with 60mm macro lens.
Shot of a snake eel that was lying in the sand.
Taken in Bonaire spring 2011
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date posted posted: Saturday, May 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf of Venezuela Netherlands Antilles
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