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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
nice octocoral at old buoy dive site in parguera area! PU... by Victor J. Lasanta
nice octocoral at old buoy dive site in parguera area! PUERTO RICO
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Tube dwelling anemone by Alan Lyall
Tube dwelling anemone
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Malta
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Eyes of a Strombus (Vomer vomer)...and I didn't even have... by Brian Mayes
Eyes of a Strombus (Vomer vomer)...and I didn't even have to wrangle the conch, it was just there crawling along. :-)......¸> <((((º> .....Canon G9 & Inon UCL 165
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2009
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eye eye!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Blacktip grouper by Cigdem Cooper
Blacktip grouper
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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I'm new to tropical waters so I was very excited to shoot... by Steve De Neef
I'm new to tropical waters so I was very excited to shoot the clownfish.... I know its been done a million times but I think they still are so photogenic.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippines
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Liparis liparis comes every winter to put there eggs into... by John De Jong
Liparis liparis comes every winter to put there eggs into the Haliclona oculata
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Bars&stripes by Giuseppe Piccioli
Bars&stripes
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Eathing Crab. It looks like he loves worms..... by John De Jong
Eathing Crab. It looks like he loves worms.....
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date posted posted: Monday, March 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: North Sea Netherlands
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Anemone crab on night dive. Taken on Abu Ramada dive site... by Igone Ugaldebere
Anemone crab on night dive. Taken on Abu Ramada dive site in Hurghada.
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Green Turtle Profile by Martin Dalsaso
Green Turtle Profile
10 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, March 9, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Northern Mariana Islands
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Women of Darkness by Abimael Márquez
Women of Darkness
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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The knife, Blue girdled angelfish by Giuseppe Piccioli
The knife, Blue girdled angelfish
15 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Indonesia
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Pigmy sea horse. Tulamben by Cipriano (ripli) Gonzalez
Pigmy sea horse. Tulamben
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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eggs...lots of it.. Canon G10, twin INON Macro, INON Strobe by Ng Steven
eggs...lots of it..
Canon G10, twin INON Macro, INON Strobe
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Philippines
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Finding Nemo Annnnnnennnomi Fish by Christopher Shields
Finding Nemo Annnnnnennnomi Fish
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Green eyes by Reidar Opem
Green eyes
shortlistedShortlisted!
32 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Lion Fish.... Jana Island \ Saudi Arabia with Olympus C8... by Mohammed Al Hamood
Lion Fish....
Jana Island \ Saudi Arabia with Olympus C8080 wz without strobes
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 8, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Arabian Sea Saudi Arabia
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Blenny @ Isabela Island, Galapagos, IS. Ecuador by Frankie Rivera
Blenny @ Isabela Island, Galapagos, IS. Ecuador
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific Ecuador
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secretary blenny living in a fire coral at forest dive si... by Victor J. Lasanta
secretary blenny living in a fire coral at forest dive site in parguera area! PUERTO RICO
8 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Harbor Seal Portrat. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel... by Douglas Klug
Harbor Seal Portrat.
Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 60mm f2.8 lens in Ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes. Shot at f8 1/160 seconds at approximatley 15 feet depth.
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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My Brood! Jawfish with eggs by Debi Henshaw
My Brood! Jawfish with eggs
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 7, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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christmas tree at the forest dive site in parguera area, ... by Victor J. Lasanta
christmas tree at the forest dive site in parguera area, PUERTO RICO
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, March 6, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Cleaning station, Tulamben, Bali by Enje Im
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Cleaning station, Tulamben, Bali
13 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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I SEE YOU by Andres Larraz
I SEE YOU
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (North American coastal) United States
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Sea Horse by Vittorio Durante
Sea Horse
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Italy
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Close up of an Potato Bass getting an quick check up........ by Allen Walker
Close up of an Potato Bass getting an quick check up..... (Grouper - No cropping).
14 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 5, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Mozambique
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Menjangan, Bali by Eunjae Im
Menjangan, Bali
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2009
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Indonesia
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