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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
snail by Heru Suryoko
snail
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Scorpionfish posing for me by Barbara Schilling
Scorpionfish posing for me
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Indian Ocean Maldives
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Triggerfish face ;-) by Rico Besserdich
Triggerfish face ;-)
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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found in Lembeh by Thomas Lueken
found in Lembeh
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Celebes Sea Indonesia
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A Pumpkinseed, common sunfish jawning.. Que du bonheur...... by Michel Lonfat
A Pumpkinseed, common sunfish jawning.. Que du bonheur... :O)...
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date posted posted: Friday, November 5, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Switzerland
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Sleeping Beauty by Nadya Kulagina
Sleeping Beauty
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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North Cyprus by Timucin Ucar
North Cyprus
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Cyprus
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"don't come any closer !" Juvenile squid ( 8 cm ) shows m... by Rico Besserdich
"don't come any closer !" Juvenile squid ( 8 cm ) shows me the border ;-) Shot was token during a nightdive.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Do you smell my breath?? :-) by Els Van Den Borre
Do you smell my breath?? :-)
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Molucca Sea Indonesia
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Mantis shrimp by Aleksandr Marinicev
Mantis shrimp
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Mimic octopus by Aleksandr Marinicev
Mimic octopus
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Little and very nice Anemone Crab in the waters of Lembeh... by Michel Lonfat
Little and very nice Anemone Crab in the waters of Lembeh Strait... Que du bonheur...
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Trying to Escape by Nadya Kulagina
Trying to Escape
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Tail for background (Murenae melanotis) by Raoul Caprez
Tail for background (Murenae melanotis)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic Cape Verde
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A close view to a sea-anemone. by Rico Besserdich
A close view to a sea-anemone.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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A different smile, Aguadilla, PR. by Abimael Márquez
A different smile, Aguadilla, PR.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico
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Eyes Canon G9 YS110 strobe Close up lens by Serhat Tasgedik
Eyes
Canon G9 YS110 strobe Close up lens
17 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Hairdresser by Victor Amor
Hairdresser
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Atlantic (African coastal) Spain
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Curious... D300+60 mm with +4 dioptre close-up filter. Cr... by Mehmet Demirkan
Curious... D300+60 mm with +4 dioptre close-up filter. Cropped.
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It's hard to get a good clean shot - keeping it simple is difficult!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Red Sea Egypt
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Flying Flatworm by Rico Besserdich
Flying Flatworm
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27 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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The Color is Red by Edy Sutanto
The Color is Red
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Java Sea Indonesia
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Peacock-Worm ( sabella sabella ) closeup by Rico Besserdich
Peacock-Worm ( sabella sabella ) closeup
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Nudibranch by Torresan Patrick
Nudibranch
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Philippine Sea Philippines
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Eye to eye by Stuart Ganz
Eye to eye
18 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Pacific United States
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Rockfish close-up. Mediterenean sea of Turkey. by Rico Besserdich
Rockfish close-up. Mediterenean sea of Turkey.
23 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Mediterranean Sea Turkey
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Mimic octopus by Aleksandr Marinicev
Mimic octopus
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Final RoundThrough to 2010 awards final round judging
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Sulu and Sulawesi Seas Indonesia
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Wanna kiss?? by Johannetta Gordijn
Wanna kiss??
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date posted posted: Monday, November 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Netherlands Antilles
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