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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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after 30 minutes of freezing in very cold water I found t... by Charly Kotnik
after 30 minutes of freezing in very cold water I found this small creature and it was worth it.....
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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A Denise Pygmy Sea horse being complemented by the struct... by Steve De Neef
A Denise Pygmy Sea horse being complemented by the structure of the Sea fan. Shot in Cabilao, Philippines
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Squid. It was an 60 min "photo session" with this squid. ... by Rico Besserdich
Squid. It was an 60 min "photo session" with this squid. Was hard to get close ;-) CANON 40d, Ike Housing, IKE DS-125 strobe, CANON EF-S 60 mm makro. no crop.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Symphodus mediterraneus in the Mediterranean Sea. by Ferdinando Meli
Symphodus mediterraneus in the Mediterranean Sea.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Anemone in tidal pools at Yaquina Head, near Newport, OR,... by Kyung Lee
Anemone in tidal pools at Yaquina Head, near Newport, OR, USA. Shot with Canon A520 w/ Canon housing.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: United States
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Goats n Snappers by Lisa Hinderlider
Goats n Snappers
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Not easy to be a hermit-crab :-) Those buddies here had s... by Rico Besserdich
Not easy to be a hermit-crab :-) Those buddies here had some arguement while moving home. Well, the strongest one was not the most clever one ( he is too fat to fit in his desired now home ! ). CANON 40D, with 2 x Sea&sea 110@, 60mm makro
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Symphodus ocellatus in the Mediterranean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
Symphodus ocellatus in the Mediterranean sea.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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I'm posting this more to find out what it is. I think it ... by Alex Klingen
I'm posting this more to find out what it is. I think it is the poisonous stonefish but didn't think they were in the Caribbean, just Pacific, but he does look like the pics on the internet. Appreciate any input
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Anguilla
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Symphodus rostratus in the Mediterranean sea. by Ferdinando Meli
Symphodus rostratus in the Mediterranean sea.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Tyrrhenian Sea Italy
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Bartholomea's hair. Close up to the Anemone Bartholomea ... by Carlos G. Munoz
Bartholomea's hair.
Close up to the Anemone Bartholomea annulata. Photo taken while snorkeling in Colombian Caribbean. Canon G7.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Colombia
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Close-up of a pumkinseed sunfish - abstract - just love t... by Daniel Strub
Close-up of a pumkinseed sunfish - abstract - just love the colours of this lake fish big grin
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Leaf and and trapt air bubbles :-) by Daniel Strub
Leaf and and trapt air bubbles :-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Goby cleaning a Stoplight Parrotfish by Susan Beerman
Goby cleaning a Stoplight Parrotfish
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date posted posted: Friday, July 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Honduras
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Close up of a skittish little goby on the sand at Sunset ... by Paul Colley
Close up of a skittish little goby on the sand at Sunset Reef, just off Compass Point, Grand Cayman.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 30, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Time to go to bed.... Que du bonheur... :O)... by Michel Lonfat
Time to go to bed.... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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A pair Banded cleaner shrimp, Bonaire. by Patrick Smith
A pair Banded cleaner shrimp, Bonaire.
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Parazoanthus axinelle fotografati all'isola Gallinara by Alessandro Brunelli
Parazoanthus axinelle fotografati all'isola Gallinara
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Ligurian Sea Italy
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Turteling. by Andres L-M_larraz
Turteling.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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CONEHEAD /Arrow crab by Andres L-M_larraz
CONEHEAD /Arrow crab
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Crab between the ribs of a barrel sponge. D300/Inon Stro... by Richard Witmer
Crab between the ribs of a barrel sponge. D300/Inon Strobes/105mm+diopter.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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These guys are normally very skitish but he sat there for... by Peter Dreyer
These guys are normally very skitish but he sat there for 8 shots before he sped off. I entered this into the Sony Winter shootout....Got 3rd Place WooHoo, Thanks for voting
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mozambique Channel South Africa
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"Hummm... you have a problem ?".... Hard night for this w... by Michel Lonfat
"Hummm... you have a problem ?".... Hard night for this white Scorpion Fish in the Strait of Lembeh... Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Bearded fireworm by Alex Klingen
Bearded fireworm
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date posted posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Anguilla
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Hide and seek! by Andres L-M_larraz
Hide and seek!
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date posted posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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portrait of a spadfish (platax orbicularis ) shot with Ni... by Simon Gardener
portrait of a spadfish (platax orbicularis ) shot with Nikon D70s with 50mm macro lens
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date posted posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Persian/Arabian Gulf Qatar
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Raya Amarilla by Ronaldo Cavichiolli
Raya Amarilla
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date posted posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Mexico
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