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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
His claws were huge! He didn't stick around long though ... by Chris Crediford
His claws were huge! He didn't stick around long though and took off right after the picture.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (South America coastal) Honduras
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Mantis Hammer Shrimp with eggs! Hopy you all like this... by Juerg Ziegler
Mantis Hammer Shrimp with eggs!
Hopy you all like this rare shot...
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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"Dude - not now - really!" Nice spotted Moray telling me... by Andy Boundy
"Dude - not now - really!"
Nice spotted Moray telling me off. 80 ft. DC600 w/strobe
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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White Seahorse during night dive at Lighthouse, Malapascua by Juerg Ziegler
White Seahorse during night dive at Lighthouse, Malapascua
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Hungry Stargazer eating Lionfish ! by Juerg Ziegler
Hungry Stargazer eating Lionfish !
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Trumpetfish - a very long, fat and healthy guy at 75 ft -... by Andy Boundy
Trumpetfish - a very long, fat and healthy guy at 75 ft - he was unafraid so I could get pretty close DC600 w strobe
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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"Flowers in the Deep Sea" - Beautiful Soft Corlas by Juerg Ziegler
"Flowers in the Deep Sea" - Beautiful Soft Corlas
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date posted posted: Friday, August 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Mysterious face by Rob De Vries
Mysterious face
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date posted posted: Friday, August 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Halmahera Sea Indonesia
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Photo taken July 2008 at Grand Cayman with a Canon SD 550 by Bonnie Conley
Photo taken July 2008 at Grand Cayman with a Canon SD 550
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date posted posted: Friday, August 22, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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The secret of my crystal white teeth? Give your dentist f... by Gordana Zdjelar
The secret of my crystal white teeth? Give your dentist freedom of access. And be careful not to snap your jaws - good dentists are difficult to find these days.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Split-Crown Feather Duster seen July 2008 at Grand Cayman... by Bonnie Conley
Split-Crown Feather Duster seen July 2008 at Grand Cayman. This is one of several I saw. They were extremely shy. The photo was taken with a Canon SD550.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 18, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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Eye to Eye with Devilfish ! by Juerg Ziegler
Eye to Eye with Devilfish !
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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The moment of separation for three Midring Blue Ring Octo... by Brian Mayes
The moment of separation for three Midring Blue Ring Octopus (Hapalochlaena sp.4). I'm not sure what the bright blue rings mean, perhaps blissful happiness or utter disappointment. ..¸> <((((º> `·.¸.·´¯`·...¸> <((((º> `·..Canon G9
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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A Lettered Perch (Serranas scriba) takes a look into the ... by Marko Perisic
A Lettered Perch (Serranas scriba) takes a look into the lens. Komiza Vis island
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Adriatic Sea Croatia
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Jelly Dome - inspiration for the next olympic stadium? by Lyndon Cubillan
Jelly Dome - inspiration for the next olympic stadium?
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mindanao Sea Philippines
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Black Durgon - not black at all as you can see - they loo... by Andy Boundy
Black Durgon - not black at all as you can see - they look black up to about 2 ft. away and then you start to notice the colours - only lighting with a flash shows how amazing they really are. 45 ft. Sealife DC600 w/strobe
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date posted posted: Friday, August 8, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Cayman islands
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sweethearts - 2 frogfish (antennarius pictus). saw these ... by Lyndon Cubillan
sweethearts - 2 frogfish (antennarius pictus). saw these guys in a night dive in the now famous Ducomi Jetty, Philippines.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 4, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Visayan Sea Philippines
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Triplefin on Red Whip Coral taken at Tatchai, Thailand wi... by Fatt Chuen Foo
Triplefin on Red Whip Coral taken at Tatchai, Thailand with Olympus SP350, double Inon macro converter lens, Inon strobe
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Andaman Sea Thailand
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a porcelain crab in a hard coral by Jessica Hugo
a porcelain crab in a hard coral
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) South Africa
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Close up of Graeffe's Sea Cucumber (Pearsonothuria graeff... by Brian Mayes
Close up of Graeffe's Sea Cucumber (Pearsonothuria graeffei) showing the underside of the sticky mouth pads it uses to gather up detritus... > <((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸> <((((º> ·.¸¸Canon G9
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Ray with blue spot disease. ;-) or Blue-Spotted Ribbonta... by Brian Mayes
Ray with blue spot disease. ;-) or Blue-Spotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma).. <0/// < <... <0/// < <...Canon G9
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) inside a giant clam. <><><><... by Brian Mayes
Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus) inside a giant clam. <> <> <> <> Canon G9
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Crab on a sea urchin. Lembeh Streit. by Ugo Gaggeri
Crab on a sea urchin. Lembeh Streit.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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The flamboyant cuttlefish. Lembeh Streit. by Ugo Gaggeri
The flamboyant cuttlefish. Lembeh Streit.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 27, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Colourful crab hiding under coral.<><><>Canon G9, Inon UC... by Brian Mayes
Colourful crab hiding under coral. <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165, Rangiputa Bay, NZ
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date posted posted: Saturday, April 26, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific New Zealand
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Xeno Crab, Canon S70, Macro Lens by Beate Krebs
Xeno Crab, Canon S70, Macro Lens
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bohol Sea Philippines
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Chain Moray (Echidna catenata)<><><>Canon G7, Inon UCL-16... by Brian Mayes
Chain Moray (Echidna catenata) <> <> <> Canon G7, Inon UCL-165, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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