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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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"Walk the line" :-)) by Rico Besserdich
"Walk the line" :-))
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date posted posted: Monday, April 11, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hawlk fish playing hide and seek amongst some coral. Can... by Jackie Campbell
Hawlk fish playing hide and seek amongst some coral.
Canon ixus 980 and single Inon D2000 strobe.
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Sudan
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Sponge Abstract by Tony Cherbas
Sponge Abstract
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Give me a kiss !!! (Cimbacephalus beauforti) by Raoul Caprez
Give me a kiss !!!
(Cimbacephalus beauforti)
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Scorpion fish near Cayman Brac. If the fish doesn't move ... by Robert Michaelson
Scorpion fish near Cayman Brac. If the fish doesn't move when you get near to it, it knows something you don't smile
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 10, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Oyster Grin by Tony Cherbas
Oyster Grin
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Shrimp with eggs. Kirby's Rock, Anilao Batangas, Philippines by Donny Zarsadias
Shrimp with eggs. Kirby's Rock, Anilao Batangas, Philippines
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Red Sea Bannerfish by Olivier Notz
Red Sea Bannerfish
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 9, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Close-Up Lobster at V.J.Levels Dive Site in Parguera Area... by Victor J. Lasanta
Close-Up Lobster at V.J.Levels Dive Site in Parguera Area, Lajas P.R.
Canon G-10, Fisheye lens, Manual set
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date posted posted: Friday, April 8, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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So when I asked the guys at ReefNet what this was, they d... by John Roach
So when I asked the guys at ReefNet what this was, they did not know. When I asked Bill Tewes from Dive St Vincent, he did not know. When I asked Ellen Muller from Bonaire, same thing. Have I found a new species?
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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An angel watching me, Vieques, PR. by Abimael Márquez
An angel watching me, Vieques, PR.
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Frogfish in Malapascua, Philippines by John Paul Avila
Frogfish in Malapascua, Philippines
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Mrs. Fangtooth Moray Eel going to the dentist to get a cl... by Jorge Sorial
Mrs. Fangtooth Moray Eel going to the dentist to get a cleansing by Dr. Striped Cleaner Shrimp. Another patient is waiting...
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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wise look,... green sea turtle in ambient light,red filte... by Jozef Butala
wise look,... green sea turtle in ambient light,red filter used
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date posted posted: Thursday, April 7, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Moray eel portrait VI (Gymnothorax favagineus). by Bea & Stef Primatesta
Moray eel portrait VI (Gymnothorax favagineus).
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Gulf Of Oman Oman
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Whip Eel, or locally known as the Jimmy Durante Eel (Bacy... by Suzan Meldonian
Whip Eel, or locally known as the Jimmy Durante Eel (Bacycanichthys scutanicarus) rarely seen -a true sand dweller.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Ever colorful reef squid! by Lisa Hinderlider
Ever colorful reef squid!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Prawn. Aughrusmore pier, Connemara by Mark Thomas
Prawn.
Aughrusmore pier, Connemara
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (European coastal) Ireland
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Found this octopus on this morning's dive to the Blue Hol... by Rachel Parry
Found this octopus on this morning's dive to the Blue Hole, with Manta Diving in Lanzarote. Some great shots from this dive including one of a hungry catfish, this octopus in a tube was my favourite because it was so in focus, with his eye wide open!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Spain
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Spirograph in the Cousteau Marine Park by Alex Zeni
Spirograph in the Cousteau Marine Park
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Guadeloupe
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"Up periscope" by John Roach
"Up periscope"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Portait of an Angel fish by Beate Seiler
Portait of an Angel fish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Daedulus Reef, Red Sea, Anenome Ciity.... Fuji point and ... by Katie Hollamby
Daedulus Reef, Red Sea, Anenome Ciity.... Fuji point and shoot
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Juvenile Scorpionfish by Tony Cherbas
Juvenile Scorpionfish
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Banda Sea Indonesia
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Here's looking at you ... by Stuart Ganz
Here's looking at you ...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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Bothus lunastus by John Roach
Bothus lunastus
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Starfish and sea urchin by Wiljo Jonsson
Starfish and sea urchin
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ionian Sea Greece
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